Tyler Toffoli continues scoring spree as Habs rout Canucks
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[January 22, 2021]
Tyler Toffoli had his second
multipoint game in two nights, collecting two goals and an assist to
lead the Montreal Canadiens past the host Vancouver Canucks 7-3 on
Thursday.
Toffoli became the third player in NHL history to score each of his
first five regular-season goals for a new franchise against one of
his former teams. He logged his fourth career hat trick Wednesday in
a 6-5 shootout loss to the Canucks.
Joel Armia added two goals and two assists for the Canadiens, while
Josh Anderson, Jake Evans and Ben Chiarot each had a single goal.
Canadiens goalie Jake Allen recorded 14 saves in the win.
Bo Horvat scored twice for the Canucks, Brandon Sutter had a goal
and Tyler Myers notched two assists. Vancouver's Thatcher Demko
stopped 35 shots.
Toffoli kicked off the Canadiens' scoring at the 1:54 mark of the
first period. He banged in the puck on a goalmouth scramble, but
Horvat got the tying goal just 1:26 later, tipping in a Myers shot
from the boards.
The Canadiens, who allowed the Canucks to go 3-for-6 on
the power play Wednesday, started getting into penalty trouble again
Thursday. With Jonathan Drouin in the box for hooking, Canucks defender
Nate Schmidt fumbled the puck in Vancouver's defensive zone. Toffoli
dished it up to Armia, who made no mistake on Demko for a short-handed
goal.
Horvat got the Canucks back up to a 2-2 tie at the 13:47 mark on a power
play.
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Montreal Canadiens
defenseman Brett Kulak (77) checks Vancouver Canucks forward Brock
Boeser (6) in the first period in a game at Rogers Arena. Mandatory
Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
The Canadiens took over in the second, scoring four consecutive
goals, including three in 94 seconds. Toffoli got his second of the
night just 1:13 in on another short-handed opportunity when Canucks
young gun Elias Pettersson coughed up the puck.
At 14:56, Anderson knocked a flying puck into the net to start the
flurry of Canadiens goals. Evans scored his goal nine seconds later,
and Armia notched his second of the night at 16:30.
The Canucks started the third period a little stronger. Sutter cut
the deficit to 6-3 with a sharp backhander past Allen at 4:56.
The Canadiens finished the game with a five-minute power play after
Myers delivered an ugly elbow to Armia's chin along the sideboards.
On the man advantage, Chiarot fired a shot from the point past Demko
at 18:55.
The Canucks and Canadiens wrap up their three-game series Saturday
in Vancouver.
--Field Level Media
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