Canadiens 5-2 Canucks (8 Jan, 2018) Final Score

Vancouver Canucks

16-20-6, 9-8-3 away

	1	2	3	T
VAN	0	1	1	2
MTL	1	1	3	5

Canadiens score 3 third-period goals to beat Canucks 5-2

Brendan Gallagher broke a tie midway through the third period, and Carey Price made 34 saves in the Montreal Canadiens' 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.

Jan 8, 2018, 04:34 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Canucks	0	1	1	2
	Canadiens	1	1	3	5

1st Period			VAN	MTL
9:39		Karl Alzner (1) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	0	1

2nd Period			VAN	MTL
2:12		Alex Galchenyuk (10) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jeff Petry (11), Jonathan Drouin (14)	0	2
13:04		Daniel Sedin (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alexander Edler (9), Henrik Sedin (26)	1	2

3rd Period		VAN	MTL
2:47	Michael Del Zotto (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brock Boeser (18), Daniel Sedin (18)	2	2
8:44	Brendan Gallagher (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Karl Alzner (6)	2	3
18:45	Paul Byron (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brendan Gallagher (7)	2	4
19:01	Max Pacioretty (10) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Phillip Danault (15), Jeff Petry (12)	2	5

CANUCKS

CANADIENS

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 2-0

Canadiens
7
Canucks
5

Game 1

20/12

Canucks
2
Canadiens
5

Game 2

8/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vancouver	50	23	9	109
Edmonton	49	27	6	104
Los Angeles	44	27	11	99
Vegas	45	29	8	98
Calgary	38	39	5	81
Seattle	34	35	13	81
Anaheim	27	50	5	59
San Jose	19	54	9	47

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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Vancouver Canucks

Montreal Canadiens

Stars of the Game

Brendan GallagherRW - MTL

Karl AlznerD - MTL

Daniel SedinLW - VAN

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Canadiens score 3 third-period goals to beat Canucks 5-2

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