Fair warning, this may be a little more rant-like than I’d want. The Montreal Canadiens lost their last game at home before heading out on the road. It was a slow and sloppy start as Anthony Beauvillier scored to make it 1-0 1:24 into the game. Coincidently, it was Paul Byron‘s first shift at center which Habs fans weren’t happy with anyway.
However, the rest of the first period started going Montreal’s way after Matthew Barzal put the Islanders up by two. At the end of the first 20 minutes, the game was tied thanks to Nicolas Deslauriers and Byron (redemption).