Recap: Young Tavares Was Naughty, Montreal Gives Spanking

Three Stars:
1. G. Metropolit
2. M. Pacioretty
3. M. Bergeron


Final Score:
Montreal: 5
New York: 1

Goalie Stats
Halak (W): SV: 21 SV%: .955 GA: 1
Biron (L): SV: 38 SV%: .884 GA: 5

Recap Notes: It's hard to say if a goalie does well when he has 38 saves yet gives up 5 goals, there are many factors at play. Maybe the defense didn't do its job? Maybe the scoring could have been better? There could be injuries, or any number of other things that can happen in hockey.

But it's Biron, so we'll just say he sucks.

Gomez and Bergeron opened up the slaughter scoring for the Canadiens in the first. Pacioretty followed the cool kids and continued the trend in the second on a Metropolit assist. The period also saw a fight between Nate Thompson and Kyle Chipchura, Thompson also earned himself a roughing penalty in the exchange.

Josh Bailey struck back for the Islanders on a shorthanded goal, but the joy was short lived as Cammalleri struck back soon after and later on Lapierre added some insult to that injury.

Montreal gets a day of rest and will face a strong Rangers team on Saturday. This will probably mark Carey Price's 100th game unless Montreal does the smart thing and keeps Halak as their starter.