Montreal Canadiens vs Vancouver Canucks Game Recap: Habs Line-up, Score, Statistics, Highlights, Post-game Interviews, NHL Three-Stars
| FINAL/SO | Game 4, Away Game 4 | Wednesday January 20, 2021 |
| Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC |
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CANADIENS Montreal |
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5-6 |
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CANUCKS Vancouver |
Canadiens LineupForward linesTomas Tatar – Phillip Danault – Brendan Gallagher Jonathan Drouin – Nick Suzuki – Josh Anderson Tyler Toffoli – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Joel Armia Paul Byron – Jake Evans – Artturi Lehkonen Defence pairingsBen Chiarot – Shea Weber Joel Edmundson – Jeff Petry Brett Kulak – Alexander Romanov GoaltendersCarey Price – Jake Allen ScratchesVictor Mete Taxi SquadRyan Poehling, Michael Frolik, Corey Perry, Cale Fleury, Charlie Lindgren Injuriesnone 
Game ReportWhat happened to the Habs? You know, the ones who have been skating their opposition into the ground? The guys with clean exits, pinpoint passes, slick puck movement? Well, those folks didn’t show up at Rogers Arena on Wednesday night. Montreal was sluggish out of the gates and struggled to get out of their own zone. Discipline was once again an issue, the penalty-kill was “soft” (to borrow a Claude Julien word) and collectively, the Canadiens defence was bad. That said, the Habs offence was still in fine form, able to trade goals with the Canucks throughout the game. And despite issues in their own zone, Montreal was still able to pick up a point. The Canadiens third line was the team’s strongest in this game. Jesperi Kotkaniemi picked up his first goal of the season while Tyler Toffoli notched a hat trick against his former team. Joel Armia played his strongest game of the year. We have seen Joel Edmundson take baby steps forward each game this season as he has had difficulty adjusting to the Canadiens zone defence scheme. Tonight it was back to the starting blocks with a very rough outing. Too often Edmundson stayed planted in one spot on the ice rather than getting caught out of position. Edmundson lost races to loose pucks, lost board battles and was ineffective in front of his own goal. Early in the season, the Canadiens are third in the NHL in minor penalties with 20 in four games. Montreal is 22nd in the league in penalties drawn. That’s a bad combination and is not a sustainable plan for success in the long term. Back to BackThe Canadiens are back in action on Thursday night playing their first back-to-back set of games this season.Plus / Minus▲ Tyler Toffoli, Nick Suzuki, Joel Armia ▼ Jonathan Drouin, Joel Edmundson, penalty-kill Game PreviewIf you missed the game preview, you can find it here: Canucks – Canadiens: Habs Toffoli Faces Former Team |
The Numbers
| Game Statistics | ||
| CANADIENS | CANUCKS | |
| 36 | Shots | 28 |
| 54 | Face-off % | 46 |
| 1-for-1 | Power Play | 3-for-6 |
| 12 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
| 38 | Hits | 34 |
| 32 | Corsi For | 24 |
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Stars of the Game
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What Did They Say?
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Claude Julien
Quotes courtesy of NHL.com |
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