Your Montreal Canadiens lost a tough one last night, eh?
It stings to wake up to a loss, especially in overtime, but the Montreal Canadiens battled hard against the Carolina Hurricanes, eventually falling 3-2. You know, I don't care if it's a road game in Raleigh or here at the Bell Centre, a loss is a loss. We were outshot something fierce, 12 to 26, which frankly, is not good enough. E. Robinson opened the scoring early for Carolina, but Josh Anderson, *Josh* Anderson, he tied it up in the first period, a beautiful effort from P. Danault and K. Guhle. N. Ehlers put the Hurricanes ahead again in the second, and I'll tell you, I was ready to throw my St-Viateur bagel across the kitchen. But then, *mon chum*, Josh Anderson again in the third, from A. Carrier and P. Danault, tied it up and gave us a shot. Tabarnac, you think, *maybe* we get out of here with two points. But Ehlers got the winner for Carolina in overtime.
This one hurts, no doubt. The Montreal Canadiens, now 48-24-10, are still third in the Atlantic with 106 points. Our last ten games show we're still largely playing well, 7-3-0, but a loss is a loss, and it costs us a point. Every single point matters right now, *especially* as we look at the playoff picture. We need to tighten up the shots against, *s'il vous plaît*. Going forward, we can’t afford to let teams pepper our goalie like that and expect to win consistently.
* What happened: Montreal Canadiens lost 3-2 in overtime to the Carolina Hurricanes.
* Key player: Josh Anderson with both goals for the Montreal Canadiens.
* Shot differential: Horrifying at 12-26.
* What it means: One less point in the standings, but still in a strong playoff position.
The mood in Montreal this morning? It's like the grey sky over the Jacques Cartier Bridge – a little sombre, a little reflective. We know our Canadiens can do better, and we expect them to. The ghosts in the rafters, they expect it too.
Allez Les Canadiens — Go Habs Go. This is Amélie Boisvert.
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