The Canadiens were able to keep it together this time around, maintaining their lead against the Carolina Hurricanes and winning the game. It was less than a week ago that these two teams faced off, with the Canadiens allowing the Hurricanes to score three goals in under six minutes after they were leading by one goal after two periods.
Carolina came into last night’s game as the hottest team in the league, having won five games in a row before losing to the Canadiens.
It was a fairly slow first period as the two teams played carefully and conservatively to ensure that neither of them gave up any high-quality scoring chances.