Canadiens get outplayed and embarassed by Buds

Well, the Habs opted not to show up tonight, once again. Toronto capitalized on that and outplayed the Canadiens in almost every department.
The night heated up when Kostopoulos nailed M.Van Ryn from behind. He got 2 minutes for roughing, a 5 minute major and to top it off, thrown out of the game! On that powerplay, which was extended even longer because of a penalty from Lang, Hagman opened the scoring for the Leafs. The period ended 1-0 in favor of Toronto.
The second period counted a combined six goals (3 from Toronto, 3 from Montreal), making it the most exciting part of the game. M.Grabovski scored on the PP to make it 2-0 Leafs. Then, after three consecutive goaltender interference penalties by Toronto, Montreal capitalized. Lang banged in a rebound in front of the net followed by pretty goal from Plekanec who received a perfect pass from S.Kostitsyn. But, Toronto responded 2 min. later by a second goal from Hagman. Koivu sniped a flawless top right corner shot from the left side side faceoff circle. The period ended 4-3 with a garbage goal scored by Antropov after a scramble in the crease.
There wasn't much good by the Canadiens in the third period. P.Kubina scored 1:13 into the period to make it 5-3. There was a point with about 5 min. to go, where Montreal started to move the puck around nicely, and started to create chances. But, Toronto cancelled any hope of a comeback when M.Stajan scored to add even more salt in the wound.
All in all, it was a very disappointing night for Montreal. Not being able to score a goal on even strength against one of the worst defences in the NHL is something I frown upon. Also, the Habs took way too many penalties. They finished the night with 39 penalty minutes. Maybe the Leafs have changed since the 6-1 blowout back in September. One things' for sure, we won't have to face these punks until January.

Notes: Toronto totaled 41 shots, while Montreal only had 20... 7 Toronto players had 2 or more points... Tanguay and Markov both recorded their team-leading 14th points... Hamrlik missed the game because of a shoulder injury