Once again, Doob-Zilla took over a period. Not by fighting (which he did), not by passing (which he did) but by scoring the opening goal and setting the tempo for this game.
If you are going to cover Jagr, Dubinsky & Avery will torch you. If you are going to cover Dubinsky, Jagr and Avery will torch you, and so on. I gotta hand it to Tom Renney, the line changes he made were a masterstroke. He paired our hottest player, with our most important forward. Then distributed the rest of the offense on our 2 other lines.
It also doesn’t hurt that the goaltending from Montreal was kinda…well, not great. I don’t blame Price completely, but he didnt make any big saves.
Still though, 1 period does not a game make, particularly against a lethal offensive juggernaut like the Habs. The first few minutes are going to be crucial.
