Canadiens close third period at 4-3 over Leafs
by Kurtis on Oct.19, 2009, under Sport News
The Montreal Canadiens won over the Toronto Maple Leafs during their opening game with a score of 4-3 at the third period on Thursday night.
The victory of the Canadiens during the opener was defined to be because of the standout performance of their goalie Carey Price who blocked 43 shots of the Leafs.
Montreal was off the play during the start but was able to recover towards the end of the game. They were even outranked in the first period. They found out a way out of the trouble with the help of former teammate Mike Komisarek who was on the penalty box.
Josh Gorges, Canadiens defenseman, was overwhelmed with the performance of Price. He even said that the goalie’s action for the game was unbelievable. He also added that it was Price that saved them when the ball got out of their control. Gorges scored a goal for Montreal at 12.8 seconds during the overtime.
Forward Mike Cammalleri also commended Price for the performance that he did. He even told the goalie that the rest of the team did better in the game because of and for him. He further said that it was Price that made them won the game.
Travis Moen and Brian Gionta each scored a point for Montreal during the play. The forward for the fourth-line of Montreal, Glen Metropolit, scored a goal during the end part of the third period which brought the score into a tie. He charged the ball from Gorges’ pass right through the defense Vesa Toskala at 15:50 during the third period.
Gorges found his score a good start for the season since- according to him, he does not usually score many goals. The recent goal of Gorges was his sixth in his 247 career games in the NHL.
Matt Stajan and Alexei Panikarovsky scored the three goals for Toronto.
Komisarek mentioned that Leafs are the better team during the game but fell short in the middle. He even added that they missed two points during that time but they will find a way to get those two points back some other time.
