Kings shut out Canadiens, established NHL record with 11-0-0 road beginning from JaimeShelby's blog
MONTREAL-- The Los Angeles Kings established an NHL document with their 11th straight roadway win to begin the season, 4-0 versus the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Thursday. Cam Talbot made 24 saves for his 30th NHL nothing, Quinton Byfield scored twice and had an aid and Anze Kopitar had three assists for Los Angeles, which broke the previous document of 10 straight roadway wins set by the Buffalo Sabres in 2006-07." Well, that certain audios great, " Kings coach Todd McLellan said. "Normally, we're minimizing success, talking concerning reaching the following game, however I assume we need to recognize the group has played really well. And exactly how they did it when traveling, twice we've had to come back from three-goal deficits, as early as last game." Talbot has won each of his nine begins when driving to connect the NHL document for the lengthiest season-opening roadway win touch by a goaltender Jack Hughes Jersey, a mark set by Glenn Hall of the Chicago Blackhawks in 1965-66." It's just been a lot to be on the road with these guys, and it's a special team, so I'm pleased to be component of that record for certain, " Talbot said. LAKMTL: Talbot locks out Canadiens for 4-0 success Sam Montembeault made 38 saves for Montreal, which has actually shed three of 4 and was closed out by the Kings for the 2nd time in 12 days." They simply play so well 5-on-5, " Montembeault claimed. "I assume our first half of the game we played really well and we had some chances. But we've really reached birth down on those, we had 2 articles and we missed out on a couple. And when you play a team like that that doesn't give you a lot, we didn't get a lot afterwards in the second fifty percent."" I thought honestly we played a whole lot far better than we performed in L.A., " Montreal captain Nick Suzuki said. "We hit Cole Krygier Jersey, I don't understand exactly how numerous messages, had a whole lot of excellent racking up possibilities. You know, once you decrease to a team that plays like that, it's tough to survive their catch, and they made it challenging on us to find back." Drew Doughty, who likewise had an aid, offered Los Angeles a 1-0 lead at 8:13 of the initial duration when he took a return pass from Byfield and racked up under the pad of Montembeault from the side of the fold. LAKMTL: Doughty places the Kings on the board Byfield made it 2-0 at 17:46 when he drove previous Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle and reduced throughout the crease prior to tucking the puck around Montembeault off the thrill. Byfield touched in a rebound from the right side on a power play for his second straight goal at 18:15 of the second to make it 3-0. " Clearly, he's really feeling really good right now and he's been playing fantastic all year, " Kopitar said. "And I'm clearly very pleased to see him obtaining awarded and just getting his self-confidence up and the means he's playing. He's playing large minutes and often we enter into some penalty difficulties, he's resting on the bench, yet he's still engaged and it's terrific to see. That's definitely a sign of maturing and points ahead." LAKMTL: Byfield scratches PPG for 2nd objective of game Trevor Moore put the Kings up 4-0 at 7:58 of the third period when he transformed on a breakaway off a pass by Kevin Fiala." They came out flying like we understood they would Larry Murphy Jersey, " Talbot stated. "They had a lot of possibilities in the first period there. I thought that we weathered the storm and after that type of took control of in the 2nd period and the 3rd."
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