The Montreal Canadiens lost 6-2 to the Florida Panthers on Thursday night at the Bell Centre. It was a very testy affair, one that saw the game get out of hand a little in the third period as a result. The most unfortunate part about the game getting out of hand as it did, was that it could easily have been avoided.
I’ve been happy to write about good officiating several times recently, but of course, nothing lasts forever — least of all, good officiating in the National Hockey League.
In the interest of keeping this article concise, I’ll stick with just two highlights of clear penalties that were missed, one for each team.