Ah, so there is a god! Montreal just proved to everyone what they can do when they work hard for a full 60 minutes. A 4-0 win against Ottawa is a perfect remedy for that horrible effort in Toronto. From the second the puck dropped, the Habs came out flying. Chris Higgins opened the scoring from a long lofted pass from Koivu. He brought the puck up the left side on the breakaway and sniped it short side top shelf. The period ended 1-0.
Near the end of the second period, Higgins scored his second goal of the night off a pretty pass from S.Kostitsyn. Shortly after, Latendresse scored a much needed goal straight off the draw. The period ended 3-0.
In the 3rd period, J.Ruutu put himself on the same level as Sean Avery. He went headhunting, for whatever reason, and elbowed Maxim Lapierre in the face. F.Bouillon, showing us his true character, stood up for his teammate and dropped the gloves with this fool. Later in the game, Ruutu received a 10 minute misconduct and heard an entire stadium shower him with boos. Being the classy player he is, he started waving to the crowd with a smile on his face. :) Enough with this moron. After a pass from Tanguay, Higgins was set free on the breakaway, making no mistake beating goalie Auld for the third time tonight.
It was tough to choose for the first star tonight: First time hat-trick hero Higgins, Shutout goaltender Carey Price or Montreal's coaching staff for kicking these guys back into gear. I'll let you be the judge of that one.
Notes: Tanguay got his team leading 15th point of the season... Price made 28 saves for his first shutout of the season... Gorges recorded a rare 2 point night
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Star of the game for me was Higgins - you don't get a hat trick every other day.
Brad4thehabs, I hear you'll be at the Bell Centre this Saturday watching the beloved Bleu, Blanc et Rouge live and in person. I can't wait to hear your first hand report of the game.
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