Canadiens beat Rangers 3–1 | HabsMetrics

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Thursday, February 22, 2018 · Centre Bell

Game analysis

Canadiens beat Rangers 3–1

J. Petry scored the game-winner at 3:50 of the second.
The Canadiens scored first and led the rest of the way.
An empty-net goal sealed it late.
A. Niemi stopped 31 of 32 shots (.969) for the win.
A. Georgiev kept the Rangers in it with 38 saves (.950).
The Canadiens controlled play, outshooting the Rangers 41–32.

Three stars

1st star
C. Hudon
MTL · 0G 1A
2nd star
B. Gallagher
MTL · 0G 1A
3rd star
A. Niemi
MTL · .969 SV%

Scoring summary

1st

6:59MTLT. PlekanecAssists: P. Byron, B. Gallagher0–1

2nd

3:50MTLJ. PetryAssists: C. Hudon, N. Deslauriers0–2

3rd

17:00NYRK. HayesPPAssists: T. DeAngelo, D. Desharnais1–2
18:43MTLP. DanaultENAssists: T. Plekanec, J. Benn1–3

Team stats

Team stats comparison
NYR	Stat	MTL
32	Shots	41
50.9%	Faceoff %	49.1%
1/4	Power Play	0/5
10	PIM	8
23	Hits	28
24	Blocked	14
14	Giveaways	20
6	Takeaways	10

Rangers at Canadiens recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

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