The Ol’ Blogger is sick as a dog and keeping his Milk Bones dry for the Tampa game. With their star goaltender back in Montreal nursing a mysterious injury — and greeting his newborn daughter — the Canadiens played their hearts out. It was a crucial win … and it assured the NHL’s most surprising team of a .500 road trip … with two games to go. Florida has a roster studded with high first-round draft choices: Aaron Ekblad, Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov, Michael Matheson. Until his empty-netter, Jonathan Drouin played a so-so game.

Source: National Post December 29, 2018 03:00 UTC