Canadiens Classic Win Over Maple Leafs Boosted By Exhilarating Atmosphere

But with Superman’s music running through the PA system as the rehearsal reaches the board, they stand up and a drum from below comes out of them. Allen’s name is heard and is one of the many moments that turn a regular season match between a play-off team of the Leafs and a Canadiens team that has already been mathematically eliminated into a momentary classic. The fact that Allen stopped just seconds after William Nylander scored a power-play goal to give Toronto a 2-1 lead was one thing. That was one of 49 saves to help the Canadiens win 4-2 was another. A few hundred seats were vacated by Leafs fans until the end. But Montreal fans remained en masse to give Allen his honorary title as the game’s first star. They did it on a special night from the beginning. They tried to reunite the Canadians when Auston Matthews took the Leafs to the board in just 36 seconds and even after the home side had delivered 11 of their first 12 shots. They finally succeeded after David Savard tied at 1-1 in the 10th minute of the second period. The noise level rose significantly when Cole Caufield gave the Canadiens a 2-1 lead with his 14th goal of the season and it was deafening when Paul Byron scored with 2:28 to stay in third to give them a 3-2 lead. None of this should have been taken for granted. Not after two years in an mostly empty or half-full Bell Center, and certainly not from players – and coaches – who grew up watching this age-old rivalry play last Saturday night. Martin St. Louis, a local of Laval, said it was a “wonderful feeling” to see his Canadians ride the wave that the crowd had lifted. Savard, from Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., Said that the reality of playing in a playoff game on Saturday night between Montreal and Toronto fulfilled his childhood dream. And then there was Allen, who did not have such an experience anywhere else in his short career with the Canadians, with Saturday’s game being the first of those teams to play in front of a full-capacity world since January. 8, 2020 (months before the start of the pandemic, when Ilya Kovalchuk scored the winner of the overtime to distract Allen’s attention all night). “I think these toys are special to me personally, especially where I come from,” said the 31-year-old native of Fredericton. “And there are a lot of New Brunswickers here tonight, too. It is connected near the house. It’s something I always grew up watching – Montreal-Toronto hockey night in Canada – like most kids here. Especially to be in there, to be able to play between the pipes and get the victory. “And above that, it’s against the Leafs. I know it’s another game, but at the same time it’s a very special feeling without a doubt. “Not many kids, when their careers are over, look back and say they played for the Canadians, especially the goalkeeper. I think from the point of view of the goalkeeper, it is always a valuable position. “(Carrie Price) has been locked up for a long time and will continue to be, but just to be able to play for the Canadians on Saturday night at the Bell Center is hard to beat.” It’s not like that everywhere, and it probably is not like that anywhere for a team that spent most of the season in last place in the NHL and was eliminated from the games after season 18 before the program ended. “Unbelievable,” Byron said. “I can not say enough about the fans and the support we have here. We know it was a long season, we were not our best. So, being where we are in the standings, going in at night, going out at night and having such an atmosphere is unbelievable. “It’s a testament to the Montreal fans and we’re really lucky to be playing in this building at night, outside at night.” It is a give-and-take relationship. What the audience received on Saturday night was a show – even with the Canadians beating 51-18. Did Allen steal the toy? Of course. But the Canadians also did well against a much superior Leafs team, and did so for most of the night with only 10 strikers as both Tyler Pitlick and Michael Pezzetta left with upper body injuries. Alex Romanov played a career-high 27:16, Nick Suzuki had two assists and played 22:43, Christian Dvorak scored the insurance point after returning a goal in the past, and this was one of Savard’s best games in season. Many of these happened because of the energy offered by the fans. “Being on the ice as a player is a great feeling when the crowd approaches you like this,” said St. Louis, who experienced it a lot during his Hall-of-Fame career but now sees it through them. lenses of young coach. “You have momentum, you come in waves, and I felt like we did it this second,” he said. “Great feeling. The home advantage is a great advantage. And as a coach who has the latest change, it is a great advantage when that crowd is behind you and you do the momentum and you saw it tonight.” It was exciting when Allen made this stop at Marner. It was exciting all night.

title: “Canadiens Classic Win Over Maple Leafs Boosted By Exhilarating Atmosphere " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-20” author: “John Robinson”

But with Superman’s music running through the PA system as the rehearsal reaches the board, they stand up and a drum from below comes out of them. Allen’s name is heard and is one of the many moments that turn a regular season match between a play-off team of the Leafs and a Canadiens team that has already been mathematically eliminated into a momentary classic. The fact that Allen stopped just seconds after William Nylander scored a power-play goal to give Toronto a 2-1 lead was one thing. That was one of 49 saves to help the Canadiens win 4-2 was another. A few hundred seats were vacated by Leafs fans until the end. But Montreal fans remained en masse to give Allen his honorary title as the game’s first star. They did it on a special night from the beginning. They tried to reunite the Canadians when Auston Matthews took the Leafs to the board in just 36 seconds and even after the home side had delivered 11 of their first 12 shots. They finally succeeded after David Savard tied at 1-1 in the 10th minute of the second period. The noise level rose significantly when Cole Caufield gave the Canadiens a 2-1 lead with his 14th goal of the season and it was deafening when Paul Byron scored with 2:28 to stay in third to give them a 3-2 lead. None of this should have been taken for granted. Not after two years in an mostly empty or half-full Bell Center, and certainly not from players – and coaches – who grew up watching this age-old rivalry play last Saturday night. Martin St. Louis, a local of Laval, said it was a “wonderful feeling” to see his Canadians ride the wave that the crowd had lifted. Savard, from Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., Said that the reality of playing in a playoff game on Saturday night between Montreal and Toronto fulfilled his childhood dream. And then there was Allen, who did not have such an experience anywhere else in his short career with the Canadians, with Saturday’s game being the first of those teams to play in front of a full-capacity world since January. 8, 2020 (months before the start of the pandemic, when Ilya Kovalchuk scored the winner of the overtime to distract Allen’s attention all night). “I think these toys are special to me personally, especially where I come from,” said the 31-year-old native of Fredericton. “And there are a lot of New Brunswickers here tonight, too. It is connected near the house. It’s something I always grew up watching – Montreal-Toronto hockey night in Canada – like most kids here. Especially to be in there, to be able to play between the pipes and get the victory. “And above that, it’s against the Leafs. I know it’s another game, but at the same time it’s a very special feeling without a doubt. “Not many kids, when their careers are over, look back and say they played for the Canadians, especially the goalkeeper. I think from the point of view of the goalkeeper, it is always a valuable position. “(Carrie Price) has been locked up for a long time and will continue to be, but just to be able to play for the Canadians on Saturday night at the Bell Center is hard to beat.” It’s not like that everywhere, and it probably is not like that anywhere for a team that spent most of the season in last place in the NHL and was eliminated from the games after season 18 before the program ended. “Unbelievable,” Byron said. “I can not say enough about the fans and the support we have here. We know it was a long season, we were not our best. So, being where we are in the standings, going in at night, going out at night and having such an atmosphere is unbelievable. “It’s a testament to the Montreal fans and we’re really lucky to be playing in this building at night, outside at night.” It is a give-and-take relationship. What the audience received on Saturday night was a show – even with the Canadians beating 51-18. Did Allen steal the toy? Of course. But the Canadians also did well against a much superior Leafs team, and did so for most of the night with only 10 strikers as both Tyler Pitlick and Michael Pezzetta left with upper body injuries. Alex Romanov played a career-high 27:16, Nick Suzuki had two assists and played 22:43, Christian Dvorak scored the insurance point after returning a goal in the past, and this was one of Savard’s best games in season. Many of these happened because of the energy offered by the fans. “Being on the ice as a player is a great feeling when the crowd approaches you like this,” said St. Louis, who experienced it a lot during his Hall-of-Fame career but now sees it through them. lenses of young coach. “You have momentum, you come in waves, and I felt like we did it this second,” he said. “Great feeling. The home advantage is a great advantage. And as a coach who has the latest change, it is a great advantage when that crowd is behind you and you do the momentum and you saw it tonight.” It was exciting when Allen made this stop at Marner. It was exciting all night.