The question is where to start in a game so lopsided in its outcome.
On a night of offense, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for a shutout – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves for the Columbus Blue Jackets Friday night in a shutout; but that is not the real story.
Four different Columbus skaters scored twice in a 10-0 shellacking of the Montreal Canadiens who had been undefeated in regulation entering the game.
“Not a lot of things went right for that team,” Columbus head coach John Tortorella said. “A lot went right for us. I’m glad we’re on this end of it.”
Cam Atkinson, Scott Hartnell, Nick Foligno and Josh Anderson all scored twice in the winning effort.
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“I don’t think you’re going to forget one like that,” Montreal forward Brendan Gallagher said.
Al Montoya was in net for the entire game and made 30 saves in the losing effort.
“That was a really tough decision to make,” Therrien said of leaving Montoya in the game. The explanation was giving Carey Price the night off in preparation for facing the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
Seth Jones and David Savard also scored for the Jackets.
Columbus scored on four of their five power plays to improve their league-leading ranking and came against the NHL’s third best penalty killing team.
“This was a [butt] kicking. We had it coming here. The last game we were sloppy. We got away with it. Tonight we didn’t,” the Canadiens’ Brendan Gallagher said.
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