Canada defeated after 12 rounds of shootouts – Canada Boosts

For the event, Samuel Montembeault was the group’s beginning goaltender. Right here is Martin St-Louis’ full line-up:

And for the Penguins, unsurprisingly, Crosby and Evgeni Malkin had been on the middle of the primary two trios.

Right here’s the membership’s lineup, with Alex Nedeljkovic in entrance of the online:

I don’t know what obtained into the Canadiens within the first interval, however they had been clearly hungry. Rapidly, David Savard took benefit of an Erik Karlsson turnaround cross to unleash shot.

His first purpose of the season opened the scoring.

And some minutes later, it was one other of the group’s defensemen, Jayden Struble, who placed on a present. After breaking into the offensive zone, he accomplished the sequence by doubling the Tricolore’s lead.

He’s actually coming into his personal, and impressing just a little extra each recreation.

Alternatively, it wouldn’t be a Habs recreation in opposition to the Penguins and not using a Sidney Crosby purpose.

The latter fully put Kaiden Guhle to sleep in entrance of his internet… earlier than closing the hole.

However within the first, the Habs had been actually the higher group, and rightly so, regaining their two-goal lead shortly after Crosby scored.
It was on the facility play that Sean Monahan discovered the again of the online.

Monny joins the celebration

so Monny objectives!!!#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/srmNUwvaRS

– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) December 14, 2023

After 20 minutes, the rating was 3-1 in favor of the Habs.

Within the second, nevertheless, the Tricolore’s indiscipline price them dearly. First, a penalty for having too many gamers on the ice allowed Jake Guentzel to attain.

What a shot.

An influence-play purpose final evening
An influence-play purpose tonight
Thanks, Jake Guentzel! pic.twitter.com/TEPPGarS7H

– Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) December 14, 2023

Then, a penalty to Juraj Slafkovský for hooking allowed Sidney Crosby to attain his second of the sport.

Crosby’s third level of the sport.

After 40 minutes, the 2 groups had been tied. The rating was 3-3.

Within the third, Cole Caufield had likelihood to attain, however Alex Nedeljkovic remained strong. Not less than, it gave the Tricolore a numerical benefit… however they couldn’t benefit from it.

Josh Anderson then had some good scoring possibilities, however true to his (unhealthy) habits this season, he did not convert.

I’m actually beginning to really feel sorry for him.

After 60 minutes, the rating was nonetheless 3-3. So additional time was wanted, an eleventh for the Habs this season (in 29 video games).
In additional time, the Tricolore was unable to benefit from an influence play. They obtained some good possibilities, however Alex Nedeljkovic remained strong in entrance of the online.

The end result was a shootout, and prepare, as a result of we obtained our cash’s price.

Nick Suzuki and Kris Letang each scored within the first spherical.
Cole Caufield and Sidney Crosby did the identical within the second spherical.

Jesse Ylönen and Jake Guentzel had been unable to attain within the third spherical.

Juraj Slafkovský and Evgeni Malkin had been additionally annoyed within the fourth spherical.

Joel Armia and Reilly Smith additionally failed to attain within the fifth spherical.
Christian Dvorak (who collided with Alex Nedeljkovic) and Erik Karlsson had been additionally annoyed within the sixth spherical.

Sean Monahan and Lars Eller each scored within the seventh spherical. It was attending to be interminable.
Mike Matheson and Jeff Carter didn’t rating within the eighth spherical.
Michael Pezzetta and Valtteri Puustinen didn’t rating within the ninth spherical.
Jake Evans and Radim Zohorna failed to seek out the again of the online within the tenth spherical.
Brendan Gallagher (sure, sure) and Vinnie Hinostroza had been annoyed within the eleventh spherical.
Josh Anderson was unable to attain, and Jansen Harkins lastly put an finish to the sport within the twelfth spherical.

Jansen Harkins in his first profession shootout try wins it for the @penguins within the twelfth spherical of the shootout! pic.twitter.com/A0BykzKBL4

– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 14, 2023

Final score: 4-3 Pittsburgh (TDB)
The Canadiens return to motion on Saturday evening, when the Islanders go to the Bell Centre. Montreal followers can have an opportunity to see Alexander Romanov in motion.

Extension

– After 29 video games this season, the Habs have received solely three video games by a couple of purpose, and so they’ve by no means received a recreation by three objectives or extra. Possibly at some point the Habs will put collectively a dominant efficiency, however after greater than a 3rd of the season, it’s nonetheless a great distance off…

– Erik Karlsson had a really powerful begin to the sport. He picked himself up (though it wasn’t all rosy afterwards both), but it surely wasn’t significantly superb within the opening minutes.

– For the previous month, the Penguins’ energy play had been fully out of motion. Final evening, it broke unfastened, and tonight, the Habs made positive to not let it sluggish them down. Indiscipline hurts, however so does poor shorthanded efficiency.

– The Vanier Cup champion Université de Montréal soccer group was honoured on the Bell Centre tonight.

The Vanier Cup champions are in the home tonight! Congratulations to the @Carabins

The Vanier Cup champs are in the home tonight! Congrats, guys! #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/UNrJRw0mW1

– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) December 14, 2023

– Jayden Struble is a hell of a hockey participant. I don’t know if he’ll hit his wall anytime quickly, however so long as he’s enjoying like this, he can’t get out of the lineup.

– Spectacular.

Sidney Crosby has handed Patrick Marleau within the NHL’s all-time purpose scoring checklist with 567 objectives pic.twitter.com/WA6Wg28WT1

– BarDown (@BarDown) December 14, 2023