The Montreal Canadiens started their journey on the right foot with a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
Coming back into the game, defender Kaiden Guhle scored the goal that allowed the Habs to level the game 1-1 in the third period. He also made several good plays throughout the game.
See all the highlights of the encounter in the video above.
Less than two minutes later, Jesse Ylonen completed a fine two-on-one game from Rem Pitlick.
Christian Dvorak completed the goal in an empty goal late in the game.
The Sharks’ only goal came through defenseman Jacob Macdonald’s bat in the first half. It was his first goal of the campaign.
Goaltender Jake Allen was solid in the win, stopping 38 of 39 shots he faced. His opponent, Kaapo Kahkonen, made 29 saves.
In his first game with the Habs, Denis Gurianov did very well. See his best moments in the video below.
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THIRD PERIOD
19:55 – GOAL! Christian Dvorak hits an empty goal after a pass from Nick Suzuki.
09:59 – GOAL! Jesse Ylonen completes a fine play by Rem Pitlick at two on one.
08:07 – GOAL! Upon returning to the game, Kaiden hits Guhle with a cannonball.
00:00 – Beginning of the third commitment.
SECOND PERIOD
12:54 – Denis Gurianov creates a good scoring opportunity.
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05:44 – Evgeny Svechnikov is fined for hitting Jake Allen and Josh Anderson is fired for beating up Svechnikov.
00:00 – Beginning of the middle period.
FIRST PERIOD
20:00 – The Canadians passed 16-14.
10:54 – Jordan Harris is fined for hanging Logan Couture.
07:10 – Oskar Lindblom is fired for taking down David Savard.
01:57 – Evgeny Svechnikov is fined for kicking Jordan Harris.
01:43 – GOAL! Jacob Macdonald takes advantage of a Justin Barron error to score the first goal of the game.
00:00 – Start of session. Jake Allen meets Kaapo Kahkonen.
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