HABS DROP 3 STRAIGHT WITH A 4-1 LOSS TO THE DUCKS

GOAL SCORERS

MTL:   A. Kostitsyn (03:10 - 1st)

ANA:   R. Getzlaf (19:41 - 1st) , D. Smith-Pelly (PPG, 06:06 - 2nd) , C. Perry (PPG, 02:55 - 3rd) , N. Hagman (EN, 18:31 - 3rd)

GOALIES

MTL: P. Budaj (L)

 ANA: J. Hiller (W)

         Last night in Anaheim, the Canadiens took on Saku Koivu and the Ducks. Due to Pacioretty's 3 game suspension, Louis LeBlanc made his NHL debut.  3 minutes in, Plekanec centred the puck to Kostitsyn and he fired a shot past Hiller to give the Habs a 1-0 lead. 4 minutes later, Cammalleri played the puck to Desharnais in front and he was robbed by the glove of Hiller. Then with 20 seconds to go, Gill turned the puck over to Perry and he played the puck to Getzlaf and he fired a shot past Budaj to tie the game at 1-1. 5 minutes into the second, the Ducks were on a powerplay and Koivu got the puck at the side of the net and he was stopped by Budaj.

           1 minute later, Perry played the puck to Smith-Pelly in front and he scored to give the Ducks a 2-1 lead. 3 minutes into the third, Beauchemin's shot was tipped in by Perry to give the Ducks a 3-1 lead. The Ducks would add a empty net as they take this game 4-1. After the game, the Ducks announced that they had fired Randy Carlyle and that they hired former Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau."Randy is a terrific head coach, and did a tremendous job for us for six-plus seasons," Anaheim general manager Bob Murray said. "We thank him greatly for his hard work and dedication to our franchise, not the least of which was a Stanley Cup championship. At this time, we simply felt a new voice was needed. Bruce is a proven winner with a great track record, and we are optimistic we can turn this season around under his leadership."

          Back to the game now, the Canadiens killed off 8 out of their 10 penalty's but when it came down to their powerplay they were 0 for 7. That was the difference in this game."They're a desperate team, and they have some skilled players that made plays," Montreal defenseman Hal Gill said. "We couldn't get the job done on the power play, and we gave up a couple of goals short-handed. It's tough to win when you do that." The Ducks top scorer had this to say after the game: "We were playing with the puck more," Perry said. "It's all confidence when you're playing with the puck and hanging on to it. We got behind early, and we didn't let it phase us. We stuck to our game plan and got on the forecheck."

Written By Andrew Di Pardo