After the catastrophic 10-0 loss last time out against Columbus, the Habs seemed determined to not let the ghost of that game haunt them.
Through the first period, they played hard, but not necessarily in sync, and Al Montoya made some excellent saves early. Mark Barberio impressed early, leading the rush on several occasions, and generally continuing to prove that he’s belonged in the NHL for a while.
The Habs iced the puck a million times (in reality it was more like seven), and drew the first penalty of the game about half way through the period.