GDT: ECQF: Game 1 - Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens, 7pm ET

[Captain97]

Of course.

I was being coy about that shouldn't have been an icing. It's either interfence or not icing

 

[therocket9]

Gretzky greatest playoff goal scorer of all-time with 122...Ovechkin 74.

 

[SenzZen]

Good job by the Habs to fight their way back into the game.

 

[Donnie740]

Laine is so soft.

 

[Machinehead]

How has Ovechkin never scored an overtime goal? That sounds legit unbelievable

Edit: oh it was just playoff. That makes way more sense lol

He's played the Rangers a lot. Nobody scored in those series. They're still playing a game from 2015.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

Officiating was terrible all game. Caps Alexyev absolutely committed a penalty in period 1 after the whistle with the cross check to the face. Anderson's completely unnecessary shove of Wilson should have been a penalty. The non-call of Carlson being tripped that should have led to a 5 on 3 was CRAZY. Easiest tripping call of all time.

Leonards trip on Demidov was bout as obvious as Andersons

Fans across the league deserve better

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Good 3rd period comeback, important for the team to know they can hang with the Caps, just now need to play the full 60 minutes

Like others here - and the refs apparently- I have no idea what interference is anymore and not just on the icing play before the GWG, all game Habs were getting interfered with after trying to chip and chase

 

[The Great Weal]

That's pretty tame lol

Also, you know, the kid barely speaks English. People here are acting like Ovechkin punched a hole in the wall and made it his life's mission to make Demidov regret it.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Laine is so soft.

He’s a liability at 5v5. Habs fans are quickly seeing why nobody wants to touch that contract.

 

[Chinaski89]

Hutson doing Hutson things

Hutson doing Hutson things… that’s right! Completely vacating the slot and allowing Ovie the easy tap-in goal…

 

[filinski77]

How has Ovechkin never scored an overtime goal? That sounds legit unbelievable

Edit: oh it was just playoff. That makes way more sense lol

Just unlucky more than anything

Malkin = 2
Crosby = 1
Ovechkin = 1
Draisaitl = 0

 

[David Suzuki]

Typical nhl refereeing

 

[Rob Sense]

Bahaha Hutson wasn’t even near the slot… did he fly the zone playing hero-ball?

you want him on your team don't you?

 

[MichaelFarrell]

How you want to line change on an icing?


You don't like the 4th line? I think Evans played a good game. Armia is bad and won't hit but fine on the PK whatever.

I hate the Dvorak line. Gally and Anderson both have ciment hands. Dvorak is a blackhole offensively. 1/4 of his pts are off empty net this year.

I think it’s a decent fourth line but 2nd and 3rd to me are not good right now. Tough to have a rookie playing his third NHL game at this stage. I’m not a big fan of Slafkovsky on the first line at this stage in his career either.

I like Montreal’s team for the most part, I picked them to make the playoffs this year. But, I think most of the teams currently in the playoffs have deeper teams.

 

[CrashOut]

Bahaha Hutson wasn’t even near the slot… did he fly the zone playing hero-ball?

I think he cheated a little yeah

 

[SkinsFan09]

Good 3rd period comeback, important for the team to know they can hang with the Caps, just now need to play the full 60 minutes

Like others here - and the refs apparently- I have no idea what interference is anymore and not just on the icing play before the GWG, all game Habs were getting interfered with after trying to chip and chase

I get that fans are biased but there was many missed calls on both sides and every neutral fan knows that. This was a textbook case of refs picking and choosing rather than just saying hey we're calling nothing or we're calling everything, which is consistent and better.

 

[Halakitlikethat]

Shouldn’t have been icing, but oh well. Habs played a good road playoff game. I think it’ll be a longer series.

 

[Straight Fire]

 

[ExarKun80]

Gretzky greatest playoff goal scorer of all-time with 122...Ovechkin 74.

Gretzky is the goat but he played on a superteam that rivaled the Habs dinasty teams. The Oilers managed to win another cup without him with Messier leading the charge. That should tell you how stacked that team was.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Hutson is always gonna be a guy who cheats the defensive side of things to try and get some points. Tonight it bit the Habs in the ass

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

He’s a liability at 5v5. Habs fans are quickly seeing why nobody wants to touch that contract.

Had no idea 75% of his goals came on the PP this year, that is wild. He was not good tonight.

 

[Frank Drebin]

I think he cheated a little yeah

Yep
Will he do it again? Probably not

 

[Seb]

Had no idea 75% of his goals came on the PP this year, that is wild. He was not good tonight.

He is done after his contract. Still a good trade tho, it was a great gamble and we got a second round pick out of it.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Had no idea 75% of his goals came on the PP this year, that is wild. He was not good tonight.

If you look at his 5v5 advanced stats it’s… not pretty, to say the least. Guy produces less chances than an average fourth liner.

 

[DaPhazz]

Hutson doing Hutson things… that’s right! Completely vacating the slot and allowing Ovie the easy tap-in goal…

This guy has something with Hutson I believe