SUBBAN GETS HIS FIRST NHL HAT-TRICK AS THE HABS BLOW OUT THE WILD 8-1 IS THE FINAL

Sunday, 20 March 2011

1-8 

FINAL

GOAL SCORERS

MTL:   R. White (00:31 - 1st) , A. Kostitsyn (06:47 - 1st) , P. Subban (00:51 - 2nd) , J. Wisniewski (05:22 - 2nd) , T. Moen (07:35 - 2nd) , P. Subban (PPG, 16:23 - 2nd) , P. Subban (01:27 - 3rd) , T. Pyatt (13:55 - 3rd)

MIN:   M. Koivu (PS, 12:14 - 3rd)

GOALIES

MTL: A. Auld (W)

 MIN: J. Theodore (L) , N. Backstrom

                         This past afternoon in Minnesota, the Canadiens got going and never held back as Montreal blows out the Wild 8-1. The Habs opened the scoring 30 seconds into the game as Pouliot played the puck right to White who scored to make it 1-0. That was White first NHL goal. Shortly after that,Clutterbuck gave the puck away right to Kostitsyn who scored to make it 2-0. Then with the Wild on the powerplay, Brunette`s shot was stopped Auld.

                        Then with 4 minutes to go, Burns shot was block and the rebound went right to Cullen and he was stopped by Alex Auld. Just one minute into the second, Pk. Subban went around the Wid`s defence and he scored  to make it 3-0 Montreal. Then 5 minutes later, Cammalleri came in on a 2 on 1 and he played it right to Wisiniewski and he scored to make it 4-0. Then 2 minutes later, Hamirlik`s shot was stopped and Moen scored on the rebound to make it 5-0.

                   That was it for Former Hab Jose Theodore as he was replaced by Backstrom after giving up 5 goals on 19 shots. Then with the Habs on the powerplay, Wisinewski gave the puck to Subban who scored to make it 6-0 Montreal after 2 periods. Then 2 minutes into the third, Subban took a slap shot and HE SCORES for His FIRST NHL HAT-TRICK. That made it 7-0.  Mikko Koivu would score on a penalty shot to make it 7-1 late in the third. But the Habs would add one more goal from Pyatt to make it 8-1 and that would be the final. In the Win Auld made 30 saves. As for the Wild, Backstrom made 10 saves on 13 shots.

             Ryan white had a Gordie Howie Hat-Trick in this game. For those of you who don`t know it`s when a player gets a Goal a fight and a assist. He talked about it after the game. ``Yea well it was key for me to get that goal,``White said.`` I spend all those games waiting and waiting wondering when it was going to happen and tonght was the night.`` White was the first Hab to get a Gordie Howie Hat-Trick since Max Lapierre in December of 2008. Speaking of Hat-Tricks, Subban had a Hat trick tonight (3 goals) and he was the first Habs defenseman to do that Since Sheldon Souray in November 2003.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo