Steven Kampfer came close kneeing Daniel Carr and was assessed a minor penalty for tripping. John Scott got some time on the subsequent powerplay, which at the end end had some good chances with Lars Eller and Alex Galchenyuk on the ice.
The Habs drew another powerplay on the same shift that John Scott had a huge hit that made the Bell Centre erupt. On the first shift of the powerplay, Alex Galchenyuk scored his 28th goal of the season on another perfect one-time set up by Max Pacioretty.