The Carolina Hurricanes' special teams highlighted a 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at the Centre Bell.
While Carolina opened the game with plenty of offensive pressure, it was Montreal which had the first chance.appeared to score from a tight angle, but in reality hit both the crossbar and the right post, with the puck never crossing the line. Carolina would respond in kind, increasing their intensity of play for most of the remainder of the period and hitting the post themselves on two separate occasions.
Neither team could score in the first period, as a determined neutral zone press from both sides kept scoring opportunities to a minimum. While the second frame saw a significant uptick in offence due to penalties for both teams, defence would lead to the opener. After a turnover at the Hurricanes' blue line, Staal jumped on a loose puck, finishing off the short-handed breakaway with a shot neatly tucked over’s shoulder. Montreal has now surrendered the most short-handed goals this season with 12.
While looking for the tying goal, the Canadiens upped the pressure as the second period came to a close, without figuring how to beatThat pressure would come undone just four minutes into the third period, with Carolina on the power play. The Hurricanes doubled their lead after a fortuitous bounce of the puck left Aho with a wide-open net as the Hurricanes leading scorer made no mistake.
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