Hockey teams will have stinkers throughout a season, and Thursday night should go down as a night you just file and forget about. Move on to the next game.
It would be much easier if a continuous problem for the Montreal Canadiens didn’t rear its ugly head once more.
The Canadiens allowed seven goals against the Minnesota Wild in a 7-1 road loss Thursday. The home team went a perfect four-for-four on the man advantage. To make matters worse, the Wild scored a shorthanded marker on the Canadiens’ lone power play opportunity of the night.