The Montreal Canadiens ended their trip to California with a 4-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday.
Martin St-Louis’ men didn’t show much offensively and ended the first third with just one small shot on goal. This is also the first time this season that the Habs have been shut out.
After two fairly close periods despite the clear dominance of the local favorites, the Kings were able to beat Jake Allen twice in the third period thanks to Trevor Lewis, who took advantage of a loss of the ball by defender Johnathan Kovacevic to score, and Trevor Moore (his second). of the game).
Carl Grundstrom scored the winning goal with a slap shot in the opening period. Pierre-Luc Dubois was notably credited with an assist in that net. The latter finished his afternoon of work with two helpers.
The CH changed their starting goalkeeper for the 16th time in a row. Allen once again made good saves, but had to get the puck into the goal four times on 30 shots.
His opponent on the Los Angeles team, Phoenix Copley, recorded his first shutout of the season.
Nevertheless, the Habs ended their stay in the west of the continent with a 2-1-0 record. The Montrealers won 3-2 against the San Jose Sharks on Friday and 4-3 against the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.
The Canadian will play his next game on Wednesday against the Blue Jackets in Columbus. Nick Suzuki’s teammates will return to the Bell Center the next day when they host the Florida Panthers.
SUMMARY OF THE MEETING
THIRD PERIOD
3:20 p.m – Pierre-Luc Dubois is sent off for putting his hand on the puck during a faceoff.
13:28 – GOAL! Trevor Moore scores a second goal by making Jake Allen look bad.
The double for Trevor Moore –
03:14 – GOAL! Trevor Lewis surprises Jake Allen with a low shot.
00:00 – Beginning of the third period.
SECOND PERIOD
5:46 p.m – Alex Laferriere is sent off for tripping Jake Evans.
09:55 – GOAL! Trevor Moore beats Jake Allen at speed on a turnstile.
Trevor Moore beats Jake Allen in speed –
07:33 – Nick Suzuki is sent off for hitting Trevor Moore.
02:23 – Carl Grundstrom is punished for tying up Mike Matheson.
00:00 – Start of the second engagement.
FIRST PERIOD
8:00 p.m – The Habs only shot towards the opponent’s net once in the first period.
15:28 – GOAL! Carl Grundstrom gives the Kings a 1-0 lead with a powerful one-timer off a pass from Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Grundstrom puts the Kings in the lead –
11:28 – Gustav Lindstrom is thrown out for tying up Anze Kopitar.
10:00 – At halftime, the Canadians still have no shots on the opposing net.
00:00 – Start of the meeting.
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