The Habs know how to do ceremonies, and last night’s home opener was no exception. The crowd was into it, the drums were a nice touch, and the torch went from Jacques Demers to Max Pacioretty before the later joined his teammates grouped around the logo at centre ice.
Once the puck dropped, the Habs wasted absolutely no time getting on the board. Marc-Andre Fleury made a huge save on Alex Galchenyuk, but had no answer for the shot of Pacioretty 23 seconds into the game. The Habs followed that up with a few little hiccups in their own end, but between Montoya and the defencemen, they made it through the first five minutes unscathed.