Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens shock Dallas Stars with long-awaited win, 5-3
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The Montreal Canadiens won their third road victory of the season with a 5-3 shocker over the Dallas Stars. Brian Wilde has more.
Tuesday night was the second of a five-game swing for the Montreal Canadiens in Dallas, Texas. Montreal lost in Arizona 5-2 on Monday. Montreal had some players returning, so the hope was they’d return to a better form as well.
Montreal won its third road win of the season with a 5-3 shocker over the Stars.
The third-best team in the NHL this season at home is the Dallas Stars. It wasn’t supposed to go well for Montreal in Texas on Tuesday night. However, the Canadiens are getting some players back, and it’s starting to look like an NHL roster again wearing the red, white and blue.
The latest to return to the lineup is Tyler Toffoli, and he immediately made his presence felt.
Midway through the second period, the Canadiens were on the power play. Nick Suzuki made a pass to Toffoli who had just bought some room by fading away from the goal. It was a smart play because it dragged his defender with him. He promptly took that Suzuki pass and fed it to Christian Dvorak in front of the net. Dvorak had just entered the space that Toffoli had vacated.
The rotation was excellent. It was a beautifully-conceived goal.
Less than a minute later, the Canadiens made it 2-0. Michael Pezzetta scored when a rebound went off his face and in. Now that might not sound like the most talented goal in league history, but Pezzetta was wise enough to push hard on the blades on the rush to ensure that he stayed in front of the net. Any form of fly-by to the corner or behind the net and Pezzetta does not score that goal.
It’s a small thing, but it meant a big thing in that moment.
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