Mr Viral
Tonight, the Canadian made a stop in Vancouver for the third game of their Western trip against the Canucks.
The Tricolore had to win this game after two losses to stay in the race for the series, trailing by four points behind the Blue Jackets and the last place of the drafted teams.
Recalled on Monday, Joshua Roy played his first game with the CH on December 1st, while Patrik Laine missed a second game in a row.
Here are the lineups for the two teams:
Tonight’s lineup
Tonight’s lineup#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/hUO8f3uwje
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 12, 2025
Tonight’s team against the Canadiens.
Sportsnet Pacific
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— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) March 12, 2025
The Canadian didn’t waste time getting on the board when Nick Suzuki escaped to score the first goal with just 66 seconds into the game. Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky got an assist on the play.
NO SENSE, WHAT IS THIS
DIRTY FREAKING DANGLE#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/mVe3F1p89z
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 12, 2025
The visitors doubled their lead when Slafkovsky beat goalie Kevin Lankinen with a beautiful wrist shot.
Warning: this video contains an elite shot
Warning: video contains elite hockey goal#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/E6GKYMsDYO
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 12, 2025
The Canucks thought they had opened the scoring, but the referees ruled that the puck had not crossed the goal line.
The CH was leading 2-0 after 20 minutes of play.
Samuel Montembeault had to make a quick save early in the second period on a shot by Nils Hoglander.
The Tricolore got the first advantage of the game when Marcus Pettersson gave a stick to Suzuki. However, far from taking advantage of it, the Canadian rather took a penalty during their power play.
The Canadian held on during this disadvantage and increased their lead when Caufield scored on a nice pass from Suzuki. Slafkovsky also got an assist on the play, his third point of the game.
Impossible to stop this duo, you can only hope to contain them
You can’t stop this duo, you can only hope to contain them#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/OUWdVkqN1w
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 12, 2025
3-0 for the visitors after two periods.
The Canucks increased the pressure at the start of the third period and they finally scored their first goal when Filip Hronek beat Montembault to reduce the deficit to two goals after a little over four minutes of play.
Fil fires one home! pic.twitter.com/JCfB65AxKV
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) March 12, 2025
Although there may have been obstruction, Martin St-Louis chose not to dispute the goal after taking a timeout and consulting his goalie.
Halfway through the third, David Savard took a very questionable penalty for a stick and Elias Pettersson scored the second goal for the locals on a power play on passes from Hronek and Conor Garland.
Power play precision from Elias Pettersson pic.twitter.com/Y46ZoKRXRA
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) March 12, 2025
However, the CH held on to their lead and ensured their victory when Mike Matheson scored into an empty net.
Final score 4-2 for the Canadian. Montembault made 29 saves in the win.
The next game for the CH will be tonight at 10:30 PM against the Kraken in Seattle.
In brief
– Fourth consecutive win for the Senators.
The @Senators have won four in a row! pic.twitter.com/jEBwM9omEx
— NHL (@NHL) March 12, 2025
– Bruins come back.
Chalk it up as a comeback victory for the @NHLBruins! pic.twitter.com/iPgztC1cSr
— NHL (@NHL) March 12, 2025
– 45th win for the Jets.
The @NHLJets win their 45th game of the season! pic.twitter.com/q6itUadcFP
— NHL (@NHL) March 12, 2025
– Five wins in a row for the Hurricanes.
FIVE WINS IN A ROW! pic.twitter.com/nvnxoRsmfK
— NHL (@NHL) March 12, 2025
– Far from an agreement?
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays were roughly $50 million apart in their final offers. Is that a gap that can be closed? (@shidavidi) https://t.co/HF2dxKv0kW
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 12, 2025
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