Montreal gives away two points

First period

• The passes are just as sloppy as they were last night, which isn’t a good sign early in this one.
• Kirby Dach takes a hit he’s not expecting from Jeffrey Viel and takes a few seconds to get back up. Perhaps just winded.
• Apparently not as he’s gone to the dressing room. The concussion spotter may have called him in.
• Arber Xkehaj goes after Viel, who declines his invitation, and then also turns down Josh Anderson.
• The good news is you can’t say the Canadiens were taken off their game in seeking retribution for the hit because they weren’t on it to begin with.
• Montreal’s defence pair of…