The Point Streak Continues, Canadiens 5 Islanders 2

Quick Recap: With the win against the Isles’, the Canadiens point streak is now at seven games, dating back to March 7th. A great textbook win was just what the doctor ordered after the OT loss to Buffalo on Tuesday. Behind P. K. Subbans’ two goal game, a great performance by Carey Price and some very disciplined play by the team as a whole, Habs fans can now sleep easy knowing that they are still first in the division.

The Good: The Canadiens killed off all 4 of their penalties while capitalizing on 2 of 4 power play opportunities. Andrei Markov had one assist and 5 blocked shots. Ryan White was only on the ice for 8:34 but he won all five of his face-offs. The Habs only had 7 giveaways compared to New York’s 18. Carey stopped 25 of 27 shots and the two he let in you can’t fault him on.

The Bad: Both Islander goals were the result of lazy defenders. On the first goal, Bouillon looked lost and on the second one, Emelin looked as if he couldn’t be bothered and hoped someone else would take his man. Tomas Plekanec was a dismal 7 for 23 in the face-off dot. Dumont took a couple bad penalties, but he is young and will learn.

The Ugly: Nothing here.

My Three Stars: 1st Subban, 2nd Pacioretty, 3rd Gallagher

GO HABS GO

DB