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I thought we were generating chances
MONTREAL -- There was so much more to the Canadiens 6-3 win over the Colorado
Avalanche on Tuesday night than Patrick Roys return to Montreal. James Reimer Jersey . A game that had the
21,273 in the Bell Centre seats rocking even before the puck was dropped saw NHL
trade deadline addition Thomas Vanek score his first three goals as a Canadien.
It saw plugger Travis Moen score a spin-around goal worthy of a first-line star.
And it had a spectacular performance from Colorado rookie Nathan MacKinnon, who
dazzled the crowd and the Canadiens defence for an entire shift before scoring
his 23rd goal of the season in the first period. On the downside, Colorado
defenceman John Mitchell was taken to hospital for tests after crashing
back-first into the end boards at 8:02 of the second period. Roy had no update
on his condition after the game other than that it was back injury. The game
started with the spotlight on Roy, but players from both teams made sure it was
game to remember as well. "I thought both teams played really well and tonight
the puck bounced their way," said Roy, the former Canadiens goaltending great
who was on his first trip to Montreal as an NHL coach. There was no pre-game
ceremony for the player once known as Saint Patrick, but he didnt need one. The
fans gave him a long, rousing ovation when he was shown on the scoreboard during
the national anthems. Some wondered how the Bell Centre crowd would react to
Roy, who won Stanley Cups for the Canadiens in 1986 and 1993 but later demanded
a trade and was on the outs with the organization until 2008 when they retired
his No. 33 jersey. "I thought they showed lot of class," said Roy. "It was nice.
They didnt make a big thing and thats the way I wanted it." Brandon Prust, who
left the game late in the first period with an apparent shoulder injury,
returned to score a goal and set up Moens tally for Montreal (38-25-7), which
won its third game in a row. Trailing by two goals, Roy pulled goalie
Jean-Sebastien Giguere with 2:20 left to play, but Dale Weise scored into the
empty net. Max Talbot and Jamie McGinn also had goals for the Avalanche
(44-20-5), which lost for only the third time in 10 games. The Avs end a
three-game road trip Wednesday night in Winnipeg. Vanek had a ton of chances
since he was acquired from the New York Islanders, who had got him early in the
season from the Buffalo Sabres. He finally broke through against Colorado. "It
was frustrating," he said. "I think Im pretty emotional out there and sometimes
I show my frustration too much. "But its been a tough year moving around, trying
to get your first goal with Buffalo and then a new team and then here. But I
thought we were generating chances and it just didnt go in. Getting that first
goal was nice. I was really pressing the last few games." The Avalanche players
clearly wanted to win for Roy, who has taken them from last to fourth in the
Western Conference in one season and who is likely to be named the NHLs coach of
the year. Roys team responded with a strong opening period. No. 1 overall draft
pick MacKinnon put on a show as he ragged the puck in the Montreal zone for most
of an entire shift. Then he got the puck alone in front of the net off a strange
deflection and deked Carey Price at 18:03. He got 20:55 of ice time and, other
than Vanek, was perhaps the best player in the game. Even Montreal coach Michel
Therrien was impressed. "For an 18-year-old kid... I had the luxury of coaching
great ones at 18 and 19 years old (Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin) and hes
right there," said Therrien. "Hes a special player." Roy knew his players wanted
to get him the victory, even though he told them to concentrate on getting the
two points. "(Ryan) OReilly was hurt and I knew he wanted to play," said Roy.
"(Paul) Stastny came back (from a back injury) tonight. "I knew what they were
doing. I have a lot of respect for my players and I appreciate it, but I didnt
want them to feel the pressure of winning a game for their coach. I wanted them
to win for the team. I dont want to put myself ahead of the team. I didnt need a
special night." The Canadiens bounced back in the second, as Vanek tapped one
into an open goal after Desharnais lured Giguere out of his net on a rush at
7:44. Talbot was parked at the doorstep to knock in a Matt Duchene feed at 9:33,
but Moen tied the score at 10:21 with his second of the year and his first since
Nov. 22. Prust dove to chip the puck into the middle, where Moen caught it, then
did a spin-around move to beat Giguere with a backhand. Giguere took a holding
the stick penalty and Vanek made him pay as he converted a Max Pacioretty feed
on a power play for the game-winner at 14:45. Montreal was on the power play
again when Vanek reached behind his back to deflect an Alexei Emelin shot in at
17:40 for the hat-trick. Only two hats were thrown on the ice. Montreal fans
have never been big on the hat-throwing thing. Weise added an empty-netter at
19:00, giving each member of the checking line a goal. "We were energized
tonight," said Prust. "We knew it was going to be a big game. We knew they would
come hard to get Patty the win, so were glad we spoiled it." Notes: It was Roys
first game against Montreal since he was a player on Nov. 6, 2001. Roy opted to
put Montreal native Giguere as No. 1 Semyon Varlamov sat out. Roy said
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