Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens mount comeback, defeat Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2
Global News
The Montreal Canadiens took on the Pittsburgh Penguins on home ice at the Bell Centre on Monday.
It’s been a tale of two Montreal Canadiens in the short sample size that is this season so far.
The Canadiens at home were entertaining and enjoyable in their win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. However, on the road, their two contests were a struggle.
In both Detroit and Washington, the Canadiens had difficulty generating any offence at all in two losses. Of course, their job is not to entertain the other team’s fans when they play road games, but they will need to prove they can generate a competitive game away from the Bell Centre.
The theory that they could make for an enjoyable night of hockey at home got a test in Montreal on Monday night with the Pittsburgh Penguins in town. The Habs were the better team for most of the night, and justice was finally served with a comeback 3-2 win.
The lines were changed by head coach Martin St. Louis for this contest, and the changes worked in a significant way. Just about all of the forwards seemed rejuvenated by the new trios.
The top line lost Josh Anderson and found Sean Monahan. He seemed to have a pace that suited Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield a lot better. Also, Monahan has a strong awareness as a defensive forward. That’s something that helps Suzuki and Caufield who can show a lack of structure in their own zone still at times. They need a third forward who is responsible. Monahan also had a good read on where Caufield and Suzuki would go on the attack.
Caufield can create on his own though without any help. In the first period, he accelerated right through one of the best in the game, Kris Letang, to get a quality scoring chance. It was gorgeous. Suzuki finally got the Canadiens on the board with an outstanding rush into the attacking zone and shot.
The Canadiens tied it with two minutes left on a Caufield tally where he somehow managed to be left completely alone after a magnificent pass from Jonathan Drouin.
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