The Habs lose to the Stars in a highly entertaining game

On Super Bowl weekend, the Canadiens were in action this afternoon at the Bell Centre to invite the Dallas Stars.

For the event, Alex Newhook made his go back to action, having actually not played because November 30.

For destiny, Jake Oettinger got the start in web.

Here’s the total lineup, consisting of great old Evgenii Dadonov.

We were dealt with to a fiercely objected to very first duration in which both groups had excellent scoring opportunities, however it remained in the 2nd duration that we saw a lot of action.

It began with an objective from Nick Suzuki, who made the most of a smart pass from Cole Caufield to score with an excellent shot into the top of the web.

11 straight video games with a minimum of one point for Caufield.

#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/kh0eeMrp50

— Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) February 10, 2024

Things then (truly) went south for the Canadiens. Rafaël Harvey-Pinard was included in a heavy (unexpected) crash with colleague Joel Armia.

Not able to put weight on his leg, he left the video game and did not return

And on the exact same series, Thomas Harley brought the 2 groups back on level terms with this objective.

Destiny defenseman now has 13 objectives this season.

Most popular defenseman in the league pic.twitter.com/VK5QFEPuOk

— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) February 10, 2024

It was Tyler Seguin’s turn, and he did it two times.

Much more excellent, he did it two times in the very same method: Matt Duchene fed him when he ‘d been forgotten near the web by the Habs defence, providing him 2 simple objectives.

Dutchy is FEEDING Tyler today pic.twitter.com/51QhTDIewF

— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) February 10, 2024

The bright side is that the Tricolore had the ability to turn the tide before completion of the 2nd duration, when Juraj Slafkovský fired a gorgeous shot to cut the deficit in half.

A spectacular objective for the guy who now has 4 objectives in his last 3 video games.

After 40 minutes, ball game was 3-2 in favor of destiny.

In the 3rd duration, the Habs’ power play had a couple of chances to rating, however destiny had the ability to hang on.

Jayden Struble, on the other hand, appeared influenced by the somewhat warmer temperature levels, as he took out his adhere to clear the puck baseball-style.

Cole Caufield and Mike Matheson had likelihoods near to the internet, however Jake Oettinger had the ability to hold down the fort in front of his group’s internet.

Brandon Gignac was especially impressive on Matheson’s scoring possibility. Gignac has actually been playing terrific hockey considering that he got here in the NHL, actually.

When It Comes To Joel Armia, he handled to get away with a shorthanded objective(after Jake Evans had actually been offered a four-minute charge, which didn’t decrease too well with the fans), however he could not get his shot on target.

In spite of a lots of chances in the 3rd, the Canadian was not able to capitalize. In what was a fantastic program for the fans at the Bell Centre, the Habs lost.

Last rating: 3-2 Dallas

The Canadiens go back to action tomorrow at 1 p.m., when the St. Louis Blues check out Montreal. We’ll see if Rafaël Harvey-Pinard will have the ability to play, otherwise the club will be required to release a recall if it wishes to have fun with 12 forwards tomorrow.

Overtime

— It was a really, extremely amusing video game at the Bell Centre this afternoon. The Habs’ very first line and very first power-play offered destiny a tough time, however they were the much better group on the ice. An excellent video game for those who wish to see the Habs tank: the children were excellent in an amazing video game that ended in defeat

— Juraj Slafkovský had another substantial video game today. Exceptionally, he now has 16 points in his last 22 video games, and regularly appears like among the group’s finest forwards. Things are working out for him, actually.

— Still.

— Alex Newhook didn’t appear like a rusty guy this afternoon, vice versa. The club had actually missed his exceptional skating, and even if he didn’t blacken ball game sheet, he still revealed some extremely intriguing things. His return will do a great deal of great for an attack that requires it.

— Well should have.

— The Montreal crowd wasn’t too enjoyed see Evgenii Dadonov back, certainly.

— Craig Smith played his 900th profession match this afternoon.

That’s 9 0 0! Congrats, Smitty!

Turning points x @JackDaniels_US | #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/2nBrRsMCnc

— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) February 10, 2024