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# Leafs 3 Habs 2: 1-0-0
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/leafs-3-habs-2-1-0-0/
- Published: 2010-10-08T00:57:02.000Z
- Updated: 2010-10-08T00:57:02.000Z
- Author: Jason Orach
- Tags: Game Coverage, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01

The Leafs opened the game with a beautiful tip by [Tim Brent](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/56145/tim-brent?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) before Kessel buried a goal on a breakaway faking to Price's left and sliding the puck into the net on the right.

  
Montreal scored soon after; as [Carl Gunnarsson](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/72010/carl-gunnarsson?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) failed to clear the puck and [Mike Komisarek](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55649/mike-komisarek?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) waved his man to the front of the net. The Leafs got into penalty trouble in the second period but escaped with the lead intact before [Clarke MacArthur](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55209/clarke-macarthur?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) scored a beautiful dangle through a Montreal ~~pylon~~ defender:

The Habs answered back with another hard nosed goal banging away in the crease a minute later. The end of the third saw [Mikhail Grabovski](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54327/mikhail-grabovski?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and [Nikolai Kulemin](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54310/nikolai-kulemin?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) draw a penalty with some excellent puck possession. The Leafs failed to score on the power play as [Phil Kessel](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54905/phil-kessel?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) took an off balance shot and was robbed by [Carey Price](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54843/carey-price?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com).

The final seconds were textbook last season: the Leafs repeatedly failed to clear the puck and Montreal had a number of excellent chances. Unfortunately for the Francophones they were stoned by J.S. Giguere as the Leafs pick up two points.

| Cheers                                                        | Jeers                                                                                                                                           |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1\. Giguere's 26-28 (0.928) night set the tone for the Leafs. | 1\. The power play went 0-4 and could have made this game a lot less tense.                                                                     |
| 2\. Kessel showed some serious speed and slick hands.         | 2\. Mike Komisarek looked shaky tonight. Needs to get more involved.                                                                            |
| 3\. Grabovski was all over the puck tonight.                  | 3\. [Colby Armstrong](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55445/colby-armstrong?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) needs to bring more for his salary. |