Rust was a factor against the NJDevils. Illness was undoubtedly one, too. But what the CanadiensMTL conjured to combat all of that and win the game will play large in the grand scheme of things. (EricEngels)
came to New Jersey with a built-in excuse in their back pocket.
It was 20-year-old rookie Nick Suzuki who said afterwards that seeing 31-year-old Dale Weise engage in a fight with Devils forward John Hayden — just seconds after Kyle Palmieri scored his first of two goals to give New Jersey a 2-0 lead — made it abundantly clear to him that the Canadiens should not let down in this game.
Poehling was one of the players who was so sick he had to leave the bench a couple of times during the game.Get the best of our NHL coverage and exclusives delivered directly to your inbox!It was Poehling who sent Thompson in for Montreal’s second goal, scored 3:58 after Joel Armia got the Canadiens on the board with a shorthanded marker in the dying moments of the second period.
Not only did Kovalchuk score the winner, he told Lindgren that Gusev would fake shot and try five-hole…“Being around these guys, we have a great veteran group here, and Ryan, Nick, KK, Flower — I know they look up to these guys. They have 20 years left to play in this league, knock on wood, and those are the best guys to look up to. Great character guys, great leaders, and eventually those kids are going to become that.
“The veterans learn to respect them even more when see guys doing those kind of things,” said Julien.
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