“That was obviously not the game we wanted to play,” Jeff Petry said in his on-ice interview after the Canadiens downed Carolina 6-4. The game’s First Star was alluding to the Canadiens’ difficulty in nailing down the win they deserved. Maybe not an artistic classic – especially for defensive-minded head coach Claude Julien – but it was a game Canadiens’ fans had a fine time watching. Credit Carolina with a great effort … as befits a team playing in red unis at the Bell Centre. It was an exciting game and a splendid win to launch the Canadiens’ three-game homestand against Eastern Conference opponents.

Source: National Post December 14, 2018 03:47 UTC