HABS END 4 GAME LOSING STREAK WITH A 2-1 WIN

GOAL SCORERS

MTL:   T. Plekanec (PPG, 18:39 - 1st) , A. Kostitsyn (10:48 - 2nd)

LAK:   D. Penner (PPG, 13:46 - 2nd)

GOALIES

MTL: C. Price (W)

 LAK: J. Bernier (L)

                  Yesterday afternoon in L.A, the Habs took on the Kings in search of ending their 4 game losing streak. Good news for the Habs was that they did not lose a game against the Kings in the last 8 years. 5 minutes into the first, with the Kings on a 5 on 3 powerplay, Doughtys shot from the point was stopped by Carey Price. 3 minutes later, Johnson dumped the puck in and it took a weird hop of the glass and Price (who was behind the net waiting to play the puck) had to dive back to his net and knock the puck out. Then with 1:30 to go in the first with the Habs on the powerplay, Weber point shot was stopped and Kostitsyn got the puck in front and played it back to Plekanec at the point and he fired a shot past Bernier to give the Habs a 1-0 lead.

           The Habs were lucky to have a 1-0 lead after the first, since they were outplayed and outshot 15-5. But the game goes on and Price was keeping them in. 4 minutes into the second, Cole came in on the left side and took a shot and it was stopped by the left shoulder of Bernier. Brown came back the other way with the puck on a 2 on 1 and took a shot and he was stopped five hole by Carey Price. 6 minutes later, LeBlanc came in on the left side on a 3 on 2 and played the puck to Eller and he played it to Kostitsyn and then he played it back to Eller and then back to Kostitsyn and he one-timed a shot into the back of the net to make it 2-0 Montreal.

         That was Louis LeBlancs first NHL point. 4 minutes later, Doughtys point shot was tipped in by Penner, that`s a powerplay goal and the lead was cut to 2-1. That would be as close as they get as the Canadiens win this game and snap their 4 game losing streak. The Habs got better as they game went on, the shots tell the story in this game. The shots were 15-5 L.A after 1 period and ended at 27 shots a piece. So in the loss, Bernier made 25 saves. In the win, Price made 26 saves."Going into the third period up 2-1, we really tested ourselves today," defenseman P.K. Subban said. "Coach came in and said: `Hey, listen, you guys have control of the game. We need these two points, so it's up to you.' And I thought guys made the right choice in terms of putting the team first. We limited their shots and their quality opportunities - and even when they did have them, we regained our focus and got into the shooting lanes and blocked a lot of shots."

Written By Andrew Di Pardo