sbhatt

Very tough match-up tonight (I think the Caps maight be the best team in the league this season)...but we've won a bunch of those lately, so I'm more optimistic than I usually would be. Will need some lucky breaks and for Dobes to be lights-out to get a W.

That was a very entertaining game to watch. Hutson is going to have the Calder locked down well before season's end if he keeps playing like this.

If Dobes remains healthy, Primeau should stay in Laval for the remainder of the season.

Hell of a win! Dobes continued to shine, and Caufield stayed red hot. I didn't think Dach had a great game, but he came through when it mattered most. Armia did some solid work keeping MacKinnon in check.

It seems like dumb penalties lead to goals against at a higher rate than run-of-the-mill penalties.

Not their best effort tonight. Disappointing.

MONTY! 3 big saves on that sequence.

This team is for real. Vegas is a nightmare matchup for us on paper, but they have found a way to compete.

I sure hope so. He is not good enough to be a solid NHL backup from what I have seen.

Pretty good road game. Could have been a tad tighter defensively, but I liked the sustained periods of attack and the abundant shots on goal that resulted.

Happy to see this. Barron was a defensive liability.

Good Lord can Laine shoot it!

I also remember Red Light Racicot, and after I read your comment this little voice in my head told me that Primeau is just as bad...if not worse. I decided to fact-check that little voice, and it turns out that Red Light played 11 games in his last season with the team and his stats were better than Primeau's Primeau 11gp 41 goals against, 4.70gaa , .836 save% Racicot 11gp 37 goals against, 4.44gaa , .850 save%

It's times like this that make me wish Marty had the authority to make them run wind sprints up and down De La Montagne in the cold until they puke immediately after the game.

Typical Matheson being a liability in his own end.

About what I expected....the bigger, better team wore them down as the game progressed. I'm glad that Caufield got one at least. Matheson looked weak on two goals, and Savard looked terrible on another. Going 0-for on breakaways hurt.

It was great to see Laine score to get off to a great start...high hopes for him and that fantastic shot of his. Dach...ugh, the more I see of him the more I wonder how many more games it will take for him to get up to speed mentally and physically. He's still really bad. I agree with the Newhook sentiment; he's on line 3 when Demidov arrives IMO, and that seems to be where he belongs.

Feels so good to see Caufield burying pucks.

This is hard to watch. Matheson should be sat down for the remainder of this game, and Primeau should be sent down until his contract expires.

I've seen enough for tonight. Embarrassing effort level for a Saturday night game against a rival.

TWO SHOTS....are you kidding me?!

Blown opportunity for a win tonight; the top 6 failed to produce a goal on a night when the bottom 6 got the job done. This is disheartening. I really thought this team would be significantly better than they were last season, but so far it's not looking that way.

The more I see of Xhekaj's lack of development as he struggles, the more I think that he should be converted to a 4th line winger.

We looked pretty good up until the last 4min or so. Glad Caufield got one to stay hot, but he could have had 4 tonight with a little bit more luck. I agree with the sentiment that Hutson should have far more assists this season, but has teammates who can't finish his beautiful set-ups.

As bad as the score was, the Rangers hit a hell of a lot of posts and it probably should have been 10 against. Habs really shit the bed tonight.