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This is the third straight game he has played centre. He has just been so effective carrying the puck.

Boy, a bad week for injuries for players whose first name starts with a J. Of course, that's like half the roster. Beware, Jordan, Josh, Justin, Jesse, and Jonathan K.

Dach's zone entry on Hoffman's goal was amazing. He straight up sacrificed himself and took the body check while making a slick pass to Hoffman. He could have go for the dump and chase easily but chose to use his body instead. Bless the big skilled guys. fixed that for you

And poor Caufield gets called for his 1st penalty of the year. https://www.habsworld.net/2023/01/secondary-scoring-leads-habs-to-victory-over-jets/ "HW Habs 3 Stars 1st Star: Evgenii Dadonov – Honestly, I thought he was more noticeable a week ago with Evans and Armia but the goals weren’t coming for him then. They were in this one as Dadonov potted a pair with both of them notably coming from fairly close to the net. He has a long way to go to build up some trade value but he has been better lately and he was finally rewarded for his efforts. Stats: 2 goals, +2 rating, 6 shots, 2 blocks, 15:19 TOI 2nd Star: Kirby Dach – Being put with a pair of inconsistent wingers isn’t great when you’re shifting back to a spot you haven’t played a lot at lately but it didn’t seem to matter for Dach. He directly set up a pair of goals and did well on his board battles. He still can’t win a faceoff but otherwise, it was a very strong night for him. Stats: 2 assists, +2 rating, 2 shots, 2/9 faceoffs, 17:42 TOI 3rd Star: Samuel Montembeault – He wasn’t tested anywhere near as often as he was last week when the Canadiens were getting peppered with shots but he was sharp once again. He didn’t have much of a chance on Connor’s power play marker and he otherwise shut the door. They’ll happily take an outing like this from whoever’s in net in the second half of the season. Stats: 24 saves on 25 shots, 1.00 GAA, .960 SV% Honourable Mention: Justin Barron – The youngster won the Battle of the Barron’s as he faced off against his brother in the NHL for the first time. He made a couple of nice passes to help set up goals, especially the one from Dadonov to tie it up while he did relatively well defensively. That’s the type of performance that should keep him in the lineup although that will become a bit trickier (once they get 12 healthy forwards again) with Matheson back now. Stats: 2 assists, +2 rating, 1 shot, 13:37 TOI"

Mailloux 1g(13)1a 4 shots, 1 fight; 7-3 win Mesar -3 0pts 1 shot. Guindon 1g(15)1a 4 shots in 6-5 OT loss.

3 goals on 8 shots. Somehow the Leafs know I am cheering for them tonight and they are going to ruin my evening.

I don't think it's case of not knowing what you are saying, I think it's more a difference of opinion sometimes. Do you want other posters to never reply to your posts because they are just for fun? As I mentioned before, fan is short for fanatic so we take this business of building the Montreal Canadiens seriously. It's a bit of an obsession. Perhaps that's not a healthy thing but it has been part of my DNA for a lot of years now, not likely to change anytime soon. My posts get challenged sometimes. Sometimes it's because someone has a different opinion and sometimes it's because I didn't do my homework. That's the way it works.