Mike Condon was a factor to start the game, making four stops on the eight shot attempts the Kings mustered in the first five minutes of the first period. The Habs only produced a mere two shot attempts in the same span. After spending the first six minutes on the defense, the Habs started to generate some chances with the fourth line creating chances and forcing Jonathan Quick to make a couple of good saves.
The Habs had suddenly leapt to a lead in shots on net at the ten-minute mark of the first period (7-5).