Atkinson gets hat trick, Blue Jackets beat Canadiens 5-2

Montreal Canadiens

24-21-4 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Final

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Columbus Blue Jackets

18-27-5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	1	0	2
CBJ	1	1	3	5

Atkinson (Blue Jackets - RW): Goals: 3, Assists: 0
Saad (Blue Jackets - LW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
Dubinsky (Blue Jackets - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 3

Jan 26,2016

• Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cam Atkinson helped deliver a rare feel-good night in Columbus, and maybe brought a puppy -- or three- into a young fan's home.
Atkinson had his third-career hat trick and Brandon Saad scored twice to help the Blue Jackets beat the struggling Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Monday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Atkinson scored three goals after seeing a girl in the stands with a sign claiming her father had promised her a puppy for her birthday -- if Atkinson scored. Bobby Ryan came through for a fan with a similar sign Sunday in Ottawa.
"I actually saw the Ottawa game that they had a sign for Bobby Ryan," Atkinson said. "I just hope that little girl tonight names her dog after me."
And as far as the three goals?
"We'll see how generous her dad and mom are feeling," he added with a grin.
Linemates Brandon Dubinsky and Boone Jenner each had three assists, and rookie Joonas Korpisalo turned aside 32 shots.
"We worked hard," Dubinsky said. "We worked to get pucks back. We were opportunistic. We buried some of our chances and that was the difference. They had a really strong push there -- especially in the third period -- and we weathered the storm."
Columbus played a second straight game without coach John Tortorella after he broke two ribs falling after a collision with a player at practice Friday.
Montreal's P.K. Subban tied it 2-2 midway through the second, but Columbus scored three goals in the third, including a go-ahead score from Saad 9:06 into the period.
"We just had bad execution again," Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said. "We give up three goals that we had the puck. We give them the puck. It's unacceptable."
Subban and Brendan Gallagher each had a goal and an assist and Mike Condon made 20 saves for Montreal, which hasn't won consecutive games since late November.
Montreal is 7-17-2 since last season's Vezina Trophy winner Carey Price suffered a lower-body injury on Nov. 25. They were 17-4-2 when Price went down, and the goalie is expected to miss another three weeks.
Montreal faces Columbus again Tuesday night at home.
"Those moments where we lose the puck or we lose our heads, it's costing us games right now," said Subban, who was feeling sick. "The good thing is we don't have much time to think about it. We turn around and play the same team on our ice in our barn."
Saad made it 3-2 by driving in a loose puck that caromed to him off Jeff Petry's skate.
Max Pacioretty nearly got the goal right back by bullying his way to the net, but Korpisalo turned the close-range shot aside.
"It wasn't always pretty," Blue Jackets associate coach Craig Hartsburg said. "We weren't perfect. I thought tonight we stayed with it. We didn't crack. We made Montreal make some mistakes, which we capitalized on."
Saad scored his 18th into an empty net at 18:48, and Atkinson finished a tic-tac-toe passing combination with Dubinsky and Jenner at 19:35 to score his 16th. The fans littered the ice with hats.
"It was nice that Hartsy threw our line out there and just got an odd man rush," Atkinson said. "I knew right then and there. I was kind of smiling the whole way just because I knew at some point someone was going to try and get me the puck."
Gallagher benefited from two fortuitous deflections on a 5-on-3 power play to give Montreal a 1-0 lead at 10:39 of the first period. His pass banked off Gregory Campbell's stick and Jack Johnson's glove before going in.
Four minutes later, more ping-pong puck action proved lucky, this time for Columbus. The puck eventually came to Dubinsky and he made a short touch pass to Atkinson, who scored on a one-timer from the low slot.

Atkinson made it 2-1 at 2:52 of the second period, circling out of the left corner and netting a backhander inside the near post.
Subban drew Montreal even on what initially looked like an innocent play. Pulling his stick back a stride inside the center red line, Subban rifled a high shot that made its way past a surprised Korpisalo at 8:36.
"That should never happen," Korpisalo said. "It's on me. You've just got to bounce back from that. I was like OK, that's it. I can't let in any more goals and I'm going to help the team win."
Game notes
The Blue Jackets snapped a four-game losing streak to the Canadiens. ... Pacioretty remained one of only two players (along with Vancouver LW Daniel Sedin) in the league with at least one shot on goal in every game. He had the game's first one just 52 seconds in on a semi-breakaway. ... Saad is Columbus' lone All-Star Game representative and leads the club in goals. ... LW Daniel Carr was injured in the second period and did not return. ... Markov's assist on Subban's goal was his 406th to tie him with Guy Lapointe for 10th career in franchise history.

Final

Series (Game 2 of 3)

Canadiens 2

(24-21-4, 52 pts)

Blue Jackets 5

(18-27-5, 41 pts)

7:00PM,EST,January 25,2016
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	1	0	2
CBJ	1	1	3	5

C. Atkinson (Blue Jackets - RW): Goals: 3, Assists: 0
B. Saad (Blue Jackets - LW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
B. Dubinsky (Blue Jackets - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 3

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 1st period
0:00	Montreal	Lars Eller won faceoff against Gregory Campbell in neutral zone
0:19	Montreal	Lars Eller shot blocked by Justin Falk
0:40	Columbus	Shot on goal by Brandon Dubinsky saved by Mike Condon(Snap 48 ft)
0:41		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:41	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
0:50	Montreal	Shot on goal by Max Pacioretty saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 17 ft)
0:51	Montreal	Shot on goal by Max Pacioretty saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 10 ft)
0:52		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
0:52	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
1:33	Montreal	Shot missed by Dale Weise, Wide of Net(Backhand 37 ft)
1:52	Columbus	Giveaway by Scott Hartnell in neutral zone
2:26	Montreal	Shot on goal by Devante Smith-Pelly saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Wristshot 49 ft)
2:27		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:27	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
2:31	Montreal	Shot on goal by Nathan Beaulieu saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Wristshot 33 ft)
2:32		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:32	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
3:08	Columbus	Boone Jenner credited with hit on P.K. Subban in offensive zone
3:21	Montreal	Lars Eller shot blocked by Scott Hartnell
3:27	Columbus	Giveaway by Brandon Saad in neutral zone
3:58	Montreal	Alexei Emelin shot blocked by Seth Jones
3:59		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
3:59	Columbus	William Karlsson won faceoff against David Desharnais in defensive zone
4:32	Columbus	Shot missed by Ryan Murray, Wide of Net(Wristshot 39 ft)
4:35	Columbus	Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Mike Condon(Snap 66 ft)
5:21		Stoppage - Icing
5:21	Montreal	Torrey Mitchell won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
5:29	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky shot blocked by Torrey Mitchell
5:50	Columbus	Shot on goal by Cam Atkinson saved by Mike Condon(Snap 38 ft)
6:02	Columbus	Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Mike Condon(Snap 9 ft)
6:06	Columbus	Boone Jenner credited with hit on Brendan Gallagher in offensive zone
6:31		Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout
6:31	Columbus	Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
6:41	Montreal	Giveaway by Tomas Fleischmann in neutral zone
6:52	Columbus	Fedor Tyutin credited with hit on Daniel Carr in defensive zone
6:56	Montreal	Shot on goal by Tomas Fleischmann saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 27 ft)
6:57		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
6:57	Montreal	David Desharnais won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
7:00	Montreal	Shot on goal by Alex Galchenyuk saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 50 ft)
7:01		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
7:01	Columbus	Nick Foligno won faceoff against David Desharnais in defensive zone
7:12	Columbus	William Karlsson credited with hit on Mark Barberio in offensive zone
7:26	Columbus	Kerby Rychel credited with hit on Mark Barberio in offensive zone
7:29	Columbus	Shot missed by Nick Foligno, Wide of Net(Snap 45 ft)
7:36	Montreal	Mark Barberio credited with hit on Kerby Rychel in defensive zone
8:31	Columbus	Cam Atkinson shot blocked by Andrei Markov
8:41	Montreal	Shot missed by Devante Smith-Pelly, Wide of Net(Snap 38 ft)
8:46	Columbus	Fedor Tyutin credited with hit on Devante Smith-Pelly in defensive zone
8:49	Montreal	Shot on goal by Brian Flynn saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 39 ft)
9:17	Columbus	penalty to Rene Bourque 2 minutes for Tripping Torrey Mitchell
9:17	Columbus	Shorthanded - Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Alex Galchenyuk in defensive zone
9:48		Stoppage - Net Off
9:48	Columbus	Shorthanded - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Alex Galchenyuk in offensive zone
10:14	Columbus	penalty to Fedor Tyutin 2 minutes for Slashing Alex Galchenyuk
10:14	Montreal	Power play - Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
10:39	Montreal	Power Play Goal Scored by Brendan Gallagher(Deflected 20 ft) assisted by P.K. Subban and Jeff Petry
10:39	Columbus	Shorthanded - William Karlsson won faceoff against David Desharnais in neutral zone
10:58	Montreal	Power play - Andrei Markov shot blocked by William Karlsson
11:16	Montreal	Power play - David Desharnais shot blocked by Ryan Murray
11:22	Montreal	Power play - Shot on goal by Jeff Petry saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Slapshot 62 ft)
11:23		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
11:23	Montreal	Power play - Brendan Gallagher won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
11:46	Montreal	Power play - P.K. Subban shot blocked by Jack Johnson
11:56		Stoppage - Offside
11:56	Columbus	Shorthanded - Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
12:21	Montreal	Shot missed by Lars Eller, Hit Crossbar(Wristshot 34 ft)
13:07	Montreal	Shot missed by Jeff Petry, Wide of Net(Snap 63 ft)
13:08	Columbus	Justin Falk credited with hit on Devante Smith-Pelly in defensive zone
13:14		Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
13:14	Montreal	David Desharnais won faceoff against William Karlsson in neutral zone
13:47	Montreal	Dale Weise credited with hit on Justin Falk in offensive zone
14:07	Columbus	Nick Foligno credited with hit on Nathan Beaulieu in offensive zone
14:18	Montreal	Shot missed by Tomas Plekanec, Wide of Net(Backhand 13 ft)
14:21	Montreal	Brendan Gallagher credited with hit on Ryan Murray in offensive zone
14:28	Montreal	Shot on goal by Mark Barberio saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Slapshot 53 ft)
14:38	Montreal	Giveaway by Mark Barberio in defensive zone
14:40	Columbus	Goal scored by Cam Atkinson(Snap 18 ft) assisted by Brandon Dubinsky and Boone Jenner
14:40	Columbus	Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
15:08		Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
15:08	Montreal	Torrey Mitchell won faceoff against Gregory Campbell in neutral zone
15:30	Columbus	Dalton Prout credited with hit on Devante Smith-Pelly in defensive zone
15:49	Columbus	Shot on goal by Justin Falk saved by Mike Condon(Slapshot 52 ft)
15:58	Columbus	Shot missed by Jack Johnson, Wide of Net(Slapshot 54 ft)
16:04	Columbus	Rene Bourque shot blocked by Torrey Mitchell
16:14	Columbus	Shot missed by Kerby Rychel, Wide of Net(Snap 22 ft)
16:27	Montreal	Takeaway by David Desharnais in neutral zone
17:12	Columbus	Fedor Tyutin credited with hit on Brendan Gallagher in defensive zone
17:17	Columbus	Shot on goal by Cam Atkinson saved by Mike Condon(Snap 48 ft)
17:18		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:18	Montreal	Brian Flynn won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
17:50	Montreal	Giveaway by Lars Eller in offensive zone
18:15	Columbus	Nick Foligno shot blocked by Andrei Markov
18:21	Montreal	Shot on goal by Alex Galchenyuk saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 47 ft)
18:22		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:22	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
18:30	Columbus	Shot missed by Cam Atkinson, Wide of Net(Snap 34 ft)
18:32	Columbus	Shot on goal by Cam Atkinson saved by Mike Condon(Tip-In 13 ft)
18:33		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
18:33	Montreal	Brian Flynn won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
18:59	Columbus	Seth Jones credited with hit on Lars Eller in defensive zone
19:06	Columbus	Brandon Saad shot blocked by Jeff Petry
19:07		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
19:07	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
19:41		Stoppage - Icing
19:41	Montreal	David Desharnais won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
19:56	Montreal	Shot on goal by P.K. Subban saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Slapshot 127 ft)
19:59		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
19:59	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against David Desharnais in defensive zone
20:00		End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 2nd period
0:00	Columbus	Gregory Campbell won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
0:09	Columbus	Giveaway by Jack Johnson in defensive zone
0:21	Columbus	Matt Calvert shot blocked by Jeff Petry
0:31		Stoppage - Offside
0:31	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone
0:45	Columbus	Boone Jenner credited with hit on P.K. Subban in neutral zone
0:50		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:50	Montreal	David Desharnais won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
1:15	Columbus	Shot missed by Seth Jones, Over Net(Snap 68 ft)
1:19	Columbus	Takeaway by Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
1:23	Columbus	Shot on goal by Brandon Saad saved by Mike Condon(Snap 33 ft)
1:24		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:24	Montreal	Torrey Mitchell won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
1:36	Montreal	Shot on goal by Devante Smith-Pelly saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 21 ft)
2:06	Montreal	Giveaway by Torrey Mitchell in neutral zone
2:09	Columbus	Shot on goal by Nick Foligno saved by Mike Condon(Snap 26 ft)
2:12	Columbus	Shot missed by Nick Foligno, Wide of Net(Snap 18 ft)
2:15	Columbus	Jack Johnson shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
2:42	Montreal	Jeff Petry shot blocked by Boone Jenner
2:52	Columbus	Goal scored by Cam Atkinson(Backhand 20 ft) assisted by Brandon Dubinsky and Boone Jenner
2:52	Columbus	Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
3:17		Stoppage - High Stick
3:17	Columbus	Gregory Campbell won faceoff against David Desharnais in defensive zone
3:49	Columbus	Shot on goal by Matt Calvert saved by Mike Condon(Snap 27 ft)
3:50		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:50	Montreal	Torrey Mitchell won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
3:55	Columbus	Takeaway by Nick Foligno in offensive zone
4:01	Montreal	Nathan Beaulieu credited with hit on Nick Foligno in defensive zone
4:23	Columbus	Dalton Prout credited with hit on Devante Smith-Pelly in defensive zone
4:35		Stoppage - Offside
4:35	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone
4:45	Montreal	penalty to Max Pacioretty 2 minutes for Slashing Seth Jones
4:45	Columbus	Power play - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
4:58	Columbus	Power play - Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Mike Condon(Snap 8 ft)
5:05	Columbus	Power play - Cam Atkinson shot blocked by Alexei Emelin
5:43	Columbus	Power play - Shot on goal by Alexander Wennberg saved by Mike Condon(Snap 43 ft)
5:54	Columbus	Power play - Shot on goal by Cam Atkinson saved by Mike Condon(Wrap-around 9 ft)
5:55		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
5:55	Montreal	Shorthanded - Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
5:59	Columbus	Power play - Shot missed by Jack Johnson, Wide of Net(Slapshot 55 ft)
7:09	Montreal	Shot on goal by Mark Barberio saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Slapshot 59 ft)
7:10		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
7:10	Columbus	Gregory Campbell won faceoff against David Desharnais in defensive zone
8:10	Montreal	Shot missed by Brian Flynn, Wide of Net(Snap 25 ft)
8:12	Columbus	Jack Johnson credited with hit on Tomas Fleischmann in defensive zone
8:13		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
8:13	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
8:25	Columbus	Boone Jenner credited with hit on Andrei Markov in offensive zone
8:36	Montreal	Goal scored by P.K. Subban(Slapshot 86 ft) assisted by Andrei Markov and Brendan Gallagher
8:36	Montreal	penalty to P.K. Subban 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike conduct Brandon Dubinsky
8:36	Montreal	Shorthanded - Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
9:01	Montreal	Shorthanded - Jeff Petry credited with hit on Boone Jenner in defensive zone
10:25	Columbus	Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Johnson saved by Mike Condon(Snap 35 ft)
10:26		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
10:26	Columbus	Power play - Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in offensive zone
10:40	Montreal	Shot on goal by Max Pacioretty saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 48 ft)
10:51	Columbus	Shot missed by Ryan Murray, Over Net(Snap 135 ft)
10:55	Montreal	Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 39 ft)
10:56	Columbus	Takeaway by Seth Jones in defensive zone
11:38	Columbus	Dalton Prout credited with hit on Nathan Beaulieu in offensive zone
11:46	Montreal	Tomas Fleischmann credited with hit on Fedor Tyutin in offensive zone
12:05	Montreal	Shot on goal by Torrey Mitchell saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Backhand 34 ft)
12:46	Montreal	Shot on goal by Max Pacioretty saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 54 ft)
12:56	Montreal	Andrei Markov shot blocked by Justin Falk
13:02	Montreal	Shot on goal by P.K. Subban saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Slapshot 57 ft)
13:19	Montreal	Shot on goal by Max Pacioretty saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 35 ft)
13:20		Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
13:20	Montreal	Brian Flynn won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
13:29	Columbus	Seth Jones credited with hit on David Desharnais in defensive zone
13:36	Columbus	Kerby Rychel shot blocked by Jeff Petry
13:46	Montreal	Shot on goal by Jeff Petry saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 30 ft)
14:34	Columbus	Dalton Prout credited with hit on Devante Smith-Pelly in defensive zone
14:55	Columbus	Fedor Tyutin credited with hit on Tomas Fleischmann in neutral zone
15:32	Columbus	Shot on goal by Brandon Saad saved by Mike Condon(Snap 58 ft)
15:34		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
15:34	Columbus	Gregory Campbell won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
15:40	Columbus	Shot on goal by Justin Falk saved by Mike Condon(Snap 62 ft)
15:41		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
15:41	Columbus	Matt Calvert won faceoff against Torrey Mitchell in offensive zone
15:56	Columbus	Shot on goal by Matt Calvert saved by Mike Condon(Snap 45 ft)
16:35	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec credited with hit on Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
17:08	Columbus	Shot missed by Ryan Murray, Wide of Net(Snap 51 ft)
17:22	Columbus	Ryan Murray credited with hit on Brendan Gallagher in defensive zone
18:27	Columbus	Giveaway by Kerby Rychel in neutral zone
18:40	Columbus	Scott Hartnell credited with hit on P.K. Subban in offensive zone
19:11	Montreal	Shot on goal by Lars Eller saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 15 ft)
19:12		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
19:12	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
19:21	Montreal	Shot missed by Max Pacioretty, Wide of Net(Snap 48 ft)
19:31	Columbus	penalty to Ryan Murray 2 minutes for Closing hand on puck
19:31	Montreal	Power play - Alex Galchenyuk won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
19:56	Columbus	Shorthanded - Matt Calvert credited with hit on P.K. Subban in neutral zone
19:57	Montreal	Power play - P.K. Subban credited with hit on Matt Calvert in neutral zone
20:00		End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 3rd period
0:00	Columbus	Shorthanded - William Karlsson won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone
0:32	Montreal	Power play - Tomas Plekanec shot blocked by Jack Johnson
2:02	Columbus	Takeaway by Scott Hartnell in neutral zone
2:17	Montreal	Giveaway by Torrey Mitchell in neutral zone
2:23		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
2:23	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in neutral zone
3:16	Columbus	Kerby Rychel credited with hit on Nathan Beaulieu in offensive zone
3:36	Montreal	Giveaway by Jeff Petry in defensive zone
4:09	Columbus	Jack Johnson shot blocked by Mark Barberio
4:11	Columbus	Shot on goal by Brandon Saad saved by Mike Condon(Snap 9 ft)
4:40	Montreal	Shot missed by Max Pacioretty, Over Net(Snap 49 ft)
4:47	Columbus	Gregory Campbell credited with hit on Brendan Gallagher in defensive zone
5:01	Montreal	Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 40 ft)
5:02		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:02	Montreal	Torrey Mitchell won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
5:14	Montreal	Dale Weise credited with hit on Fedor Tyutin in offensive zone
5:29	Montreal	Shot on goal by Torrey Mitchell saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 37 ft)
5:32	Columbus	Dalton Prout credited with hit on Torrey Mitchell in defensive zone
5:44	Columbus	Fedor Tyutin credited with hit on Dale Weise in defensive zone
6:25	Montreal	Nathan Beaulieu shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
6:35	Montreal	Alex Galchenyuk shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
6:45	Montreal	Shot missed by Mark Barberio, Wide of Net(Backhand 12 ft)
6:47		Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
6:47	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
7:01	Columbus	Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Mike Condon(Backhand 24 ft)
7:39	Montreal	Andrei Markov credited with hit on Boone Jenner in defensive zone
8:02	Montreal	Shot on goal by Dale Weise saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Wristshot 52 ft)
8:41	Columbus	Takeaway by Justin Falk in neutral zone
8:48		Stoppage - Offside
8:48	Montreal	Lars Eller won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
8:54	Columbus	Takeaway by Scott Hartnell in offensive zone
9:04	Columbus	Justin Falk shot blocked by Jeff Petry
9:06	Columbus	Goal scored by Brandon Saad(Snap 9 ft) assisted by Justin Falk and Scott Hartnell
9:06	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in neutral zone
9:30	Montreal	Shot missed by Tomas Plekanec, Wide of Net(Slapshot 45 ft)
9:43	Columbus	Giveaway by Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
9:49	Montreal	Shot on goal by Max Pacioretty saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 13 ft)
9:54	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec shot blocked by Boone Jenner
10:47	Montreal	Shot on goal by Alex Galchenyuk saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 30 ft)
10:48		Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
10:48	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
11:16	Montreal	Alexei Emelin shot blocked by Boone Jenner
11:20	Montreal	Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 30 ft)
11:21		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
11:21	Columbus	Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Brian Flynn in defensive zone
11:28	Columbus	Brandon Saad shot blocked by P.K. Subban
11:29		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
11:29	Montreal	Lars Eller won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
11:37	Montreal	Giveaway by Dale Weise in neutral zone
12:39	Columbus	Dalton Prout credited with hit on Alex Galchenyuk in defensive zone
12:49	Montreal	Alex Galchenyuk shot blocked by Dalton Prout
13:11	Montreal	Max Pacioretty shot blocked by Seth Jones
13:12		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
13:12	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
13:36	Montreal	Shot on goal by Alexei Emelin saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 59 ft)
13:58		Stoppage - Icing
13:58	Montreal	Torrey Mitchell won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
14:03	Montreal	P.K. Subban shot blocked by Matt Calvert
14:03	Montreal	Torrey Mitchell shot blocked by Ryan Murray
14:04	Montreal	Shot on goal by Tomas Fleischmann saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 8 ft)
14:05		Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
14:05	Columbus	Gregory Campbell won faceoff against Brian Flynn in defensive zone
14:16	Montreal	Shot on goal by Brian Flynn saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 27 ft)
14:24	Columbus	Shot missed by Rene Bourque, Wide of Net(Snap 26 ft)
14:24		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
14:24	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
14:32		Stoppage - Icing
14:32	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
14:35	Columbus	Boone Jenner credited with hit on Mark Barberio in offensive zone
14:39		Stoppage - Offside
14:39	Montreal	Lars Eller won faceoff against Nick Foligno in neutral zone
15:05		Stoppage - Icing
15:05	Montreal	David Desharnais won faceoff against Nick Foligno in offensive zone
15:15		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
15:15	Montreal	Torrey Mitchell won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
15:29	Columbus	Scott Hartnell credited with hit on Max Pacioretty in defensive zone
15:57		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
15:57	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Torrey Mitchell in neutral zone
16:14	Columbus	Shot missed by Brandon Dubinsky, Wide of Net(Wrap-around 10 ft)
16:19	Columbus	Boone Jenner credited with hit on Tomas Fleischmann in offensive zone
17:07	Montreal	Shot on goal by Alex Galchenyuk saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 31 ft)
17:18	Columbus	Takeaway by Scott Hartnell in neutral zone
17:44	Montreal	Alexei Emelin credited with hit on Brandon Saad in defensive zone
17:54	Columbus	Takeaway by Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
18:05		Stoppage - Icing
18:05	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
18:20	Columbus	Shot missed by Cam Atkinson, Wide of Net(Snap 12 ft)
18:46	Columbus	Takeaway by Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
18:48	Columbus	Goal scored by Brandon Saad(Backhand 13 ft) assisted by Alexander Wennberg
18:48	Columbus	Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against David Desharnais in neutral zone
19:10	Montreal	Takeaway by Mark Barberio in neutral zone
19:15	Columbus	Shot on goal by Nick Foligno saved by Mike Condon(Snap 71 ft)
19:27	Montreal	Shot on goal by Brian Flynn saved by Joonas Korpisalo(Snap 48 ft)
19:29	Columbus	Takeaway by Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
19:35	Columbus	Goal scored by Cam Atkinson(Snap 7 ft) assisted by Brandon Dubinsky and Boone Jenner
19:35	Montreal	Lars Eller won faceoff against Gregory Campbell in neutral zone
20:00		End of 3rd period
20:00		End of Game

Game Information

Arena: Nationwide Arena Location: Columbus, Ohio	Referees: Marc Joannette, Kendrick Nicholson Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Scott Driscoll
Attendance: 11,927 (65.8% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  Montreal   Columbus
Total Shots  34    25	PIM    4  6	Hits    11  30	Giveaways  7    5	Takeaways    2  10	Faceoffs Won  36    29

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	MTL	CBJ
10:39		Brendan Gallagher (12) (Power Play) Assists: P.K. Subban, Jeff Petry	1	0
14:40		Cam Atkinson (14) Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Boone Jenner	1	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
9:17		Rene Bourque: 2 Minutes for Tripping
10:14		Fedor Tyutin: 2 Minutes for Slashing
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	MTL	CBJ
2:52		Cam Atkinson (15) Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Boone Jenner	1	2
8:36		P.K. Subban (4) Assists: Andrei Markov, Brendan Gallagher	2	2
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
4:45		Max Pacioretty: 2 Minutes for Slashing
8:36		P.K. Subban: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct
19:31		Ryan Murray: 2 Minutes for Closing Hand on Puck
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	MTL	CBJ
9:06		Brandon Saad (17) Assists: Justin Falk, Scott Hartnell	2	3
18:48		Brandon Saad (18) Assist: Alexander Wennberg	2	4
19:35		Cam Atkinson (16) Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Boone Jenner	2	5
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
No penalties this period

Player Summary

Montreal Canadiens Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % M. Barberio D 0 0 -2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 19 16:46 0:51 0:00 15:55 0 0 00.0 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 15:39 0:00 0:52 14:47 0 0 00.0 D. Carr LW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3:32 0:18 0:00 3:14 0 0 00.0 D. Desharnais C 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 17:19 2:22 0:00 14:57 5 7 41.7 L. Eller C 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 15:22 0:47 2:02 12:33 5 7 41.7 A. Emelin D 0 0 -2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 19:15 0:00 2:18 16:57 0 0 00.0 T. Fleischmann LW 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 25 16:21 0:18 2:02 14:01 0 0 00.0 B. Flynn RW 0 0 -1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 15:48 0:00 1:16 14:32 3 2 60.0 A. Galchenyuk C 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 18:37 2:32 0:00 16:05 1 2 33.3 B. Gallagher RW 1 1 -1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 29 18:40 3:26 0:00 15:14 1 0 100.0 A. Markov D 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 24 22:07 1:06 1:42 19:19 0 0 00.0 T. Mitchell C 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 20 11:12 0:00 0:28 10:44 7 2 77.8 M. Pacioretty LW 0 0 -2 6 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 30 19:54 3:26 0:41 15:47 0 0 00.0 J. Petry D 0 1 -3 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 27 20:19 1:31 2:19 16:29 0 0 00.0 T. Plekanec C 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 19:01 3:04 1:30 14:27 14 9 60.9 D. Smith-Pelly RW 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 10:07 0:00 0:01 10:06 0 0 00.0 P. Subban D 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 26 23:26 3:51 0:49 18:46 0 0 00.0 D. Weise RW 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 22 12:50 1:13 0:00 11:37 0 0 00.0 Montreal Canadiens Scratches Player Detail T. Gilbert Lower Body Injury J De La Rose Illness G. Pateryn Scratched Columbus Blue Jackets Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % C. Atkinson RW 3 0 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 18:47 2:06 1:52 14:49 0 0 00.0 R. Bourque LW 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 15 9:39 0:00 0:00 9:39 0 0 00.0 M. Calvert LW 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 11:54 0:00 2:17 9:37 1 0 100.0 G. Campbell C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 10:33 0:00 0:48 9:45 5 3 62.5 B. Dubinsky C 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 30 19:31 1:54 1:22 16:15 12 16 42.9 J. Falk D 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 18:31 0:00 0:00 18:31 0 0 00.0 N. Foligno LW 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 16:10 1:33 0:00 14:37 1 2 33.3 S. Hartnell LW 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 23 14:38 1:54 0:00 12:44 0 0 00.0 B. Jenner C 0 3 2 2 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 24 16:49 2:06 0:00 14:43 0 0 00.0 J. Johnson D 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 31 23:21 1:33 2:47 19:01 0 0 00.0 S. Jones D 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 30 22:38 2:27 2:39 17:32 0 0 00.0 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 14:04 0:00 1:29 12:35 3 6 33.3 R. Murray D 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 30 20:52 2:27 1:39 16:46 0 0 00.0 D. Prout D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 24 17:06 0:00 1:26 15:40 0 0 00.0 K. Rychel LW 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 16 11:58 0:00 0:00 11:58 0 0 00.0 B. Saad LW 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 14:56 1:54 0:00 13:02 0 0 00.0 F. Tyutin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 25 16:11 0:00 0:58 15:13 0 0 00.0 A. Wennberg C 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 27 17:00 2:06 2:06 12:48 7 9 43.8 Columbus Blue Jackets Scratches Player Detail J. Boll Scratched C. Goloubef Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Montreal Canadiens Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM M. Condon 24 4 20 .833 59:45 0	Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM J. Korpisalo 34 2 32 .941 60:00 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Montreal	12	11	11	34
Columbus	8	11	6	25

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
Montreal	1 of 3
Columbus	0 of 2

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.