Last night in Montreal, the Habs battled the Sabers (which could be their first round opponent in the 2010 playoffs) and they got a 3-0 victory. Halak made 29 saves in his second straight shutout (5th of the season). The Canadiens started by getting a early goal in the first period from Ryan O'Byrne his first of the season and his first goal in 2 seasons (not counting his own goal from last season). The second goal came in the second period was scored by Tom Pyatt (2nd) off a rebound from Lapierre's shot. With the 2-0 lead going into the third, Halak was making several saves to keep the lead.
So what did Montreal do for Halak they got him another goal (by Sergei Kostitsyn) to take some pressure off of him with a 3-0 lead. That's how it would end as Montreal got Halak back to back shutouts for the first time since the 06-07 season."Last night we kind of slowed down, we gave them more chances, but tonight we kept playing and we kept our forecheck and our third man high, and I think that was the key," Halak said. With the victory, I think the goalie debate will end as I think Halak has proved that he is the number 1 goaltender.
Scores to keep an Eye on:
Bruins 2-1 Leafs Final O.t
Panthers 1-4 Rangers Final
Thrashers 3-4 Penguins Final O.t
Written by Andrew Di Pardo
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