Calgary Flames DOMINATE Montreal Canadiens
Nov 2, 2014; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Calgary Flames center Markus Granlund (60) scores a goal against Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price (31) and center Alex Galchenyuk (27) during the first period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports
If you Google the word “domination”, here’s what comes up:
“the exercise of control or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled.”
Our Calgary Flames dominated the Montreal Canadiens to tune of 6-2!
1st period firewood
19-4 our Calgary Flames outshot the Montreal Canadiens. You know it’s a dominant period when both Canadiens penalties were drawn by the Flames fourth line of Bollig-Bouma-Jooris.
Dennis Wideman was outworked on the Flames powerplay in his own zone causing two Habs shorthanded opportunities. As the powerplay ended, Wideman stretched to barely keep the puck, fired it on net where Josh Jooris would put our Flames on the board. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I don’t care how bad Wideman is defensively if he keeps stuffing the offensive stats!
Johnny Gaudreau is the definition of “creating offense”. I would love the chance to set up the pylons during practice to see how Mr. Gaudreau would weave the puck through impossible angles. Gaudreau assisted on both Flames opening period markers.
Speaking of Markus Granlund, if I never see him play another shift with Bollig & Bouma, it will be too soon.
When Josh Jooris shot the puck and Carey Price gave up an un-Price-like rebound, part of me believes he knew the puck was going toward Paul Byron. SNAKEBIT!!
2nd period firewood
The Flames finish the 2nd period 0-4 on the powerplay and 0-11 in five periods versus the Montreal Canadiens. Is this when we hang our hats on the fact our Flames are currently ranked in the top 10 in the NHL for powerplay units?
Another sign that this one of those nights where everything is going right – – David Jones took the Calgary Flames first penalty of the game. As Jones took the ice after his penalty, he drew a penalty to put the Flames on the powerplay.
Two Calgary Flames who were invisible in the 2nd period – – Sven Baertschi and Devin Setoguchi. If this were fantasy hockey, I’d be looking at the waiver wire.
3rd period firewood
Almost on cue, the Calgary Flames score a powerplay goal versus the Montreal Canadiens. TJ Brodie with a magnificent pass to spring Josh Jooris on a breakaway to finally break the special teams mastery of the Habs.
After the Canadiens had hemmed the Flames in their own zone, Captain Mark Giordano gets the puck and skates it through center. When the Habs PK Subban tripped over the blue line, Gio skated around him and found Lance Bouma for a goal that will be sure to be seen on highlight reels for days to come.
How you know you should take this Calgary Flames team seriously? With the score 5-2 in our favour, do you which Calgary Flame broke up a 3-on-2 against with a gorgeous pokecheck? Johnny Gaudreau!
Long story short
This is one of those games were too much went right for our Flames to lose. Enjoy the 6-2 win, we gots to get back to work with back-to-back games against teams that have already beat us this young season.