I’m usually reticent to be up in arms about the Montreal Canadiens winning, or even getting loser points this season. The issue I have with Tuesday night’s game, however, is that they were soundly outplayed by the Carolina Hurricanes, and earned a useless point they didn’t deserve on the back of some key Jake Allen saves.
But such a game doesn’t need to be bereft of positivity, as problematic as it may be for the tank effort. Luckily, there were some performances that stood out as noteworthy outside of Allen’s stellar goaltending. Most notably, in my opinion, were the efforts of Mike Matheson and Rafaël Harvey-Pinard.