Within the Habs’ Room: Pacioretty, Julien reward Lindgren’s effort in objective

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Charlie Lindgren returned to the NHL after a three-month absence and discovered that even a shutout isn’t sufficient while you’re tending objective for the offensively challenged Canadiens.

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Lindgren was credited with a shutout after making 33 saves via regulation time and a five-minute time beyond regulation, however his teammates couldn’t discover a solution to beat Philadelphia goaltender Petr Mrazek. In consequence, the Canadiens completed on the brief finish of a 1-0 choice when Sean Couturier scored within the sixth spherical of a shootout. That proved to be the winner after Paul Byron and Jakub Voracek traded objectives earlier within the shootout.

“Clearly, with the expertise they’ve on their facet, they’ve a variety of methods up their sleeves,” mentioned Lindgren, who was recalled from Laval after Carey Value was sidelined with a concussion. “I attempted to attend till they made the primary transfer. Sadly, I didn’t get it performed.”

Lindgren did get it performed for 65 minutes and he compelled the shootout when he made a diving cease on Claude Giroux in time beyond regulation.

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“That was candy,” mentioned Lindgren, who made six saves in time beyond regulation. “It was a basic effort save — dive and attempt to get a bit of it and I did.”

Lindgren mentioned he was a tad nervous as he made his first NHL look since Nov. 21, however he mentioned he noticed some pictures early within the recreation and settled in.

“Each time I’m up right here, I need to reap the benefits of the chance,” mentioned Lindgren, who signed a three-year, one-way contract extension this month. “That’s my mindset. I simply attempt to give the group one of the best likelihood I can.”

“I’m positively impressed however I’m not shocked,” captain Max Pacioretty mentioned when requested about Lindgren. “He’s a man that’s at all times come up right here and battled. Tonight he positively gave us a spark. He made some phenomenal saves and he battled very arduous and gave us an opportunity to win the sport. Usually we’re speaking about being on the unsuitable ends of the shootout and time beyond regulation as of late. However you bought to present him full credit score for getting us that far.”

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Lindgren has a 3-4-2 document, however the lack of assist he has acquired is mirrored in another numbers. He has two shutouts with a 2.13 goals-against common and a .933 save proportion.

Coach Claude Julien mentioned it was troublesome to measure Lindgren’s progress as a result of he hasn’t seen Lindgren play in Laval the place the Rocket has struggled with its personal lack of scoring and accidents.

“Tonight, he was stable,” Julien mentioned. “There’s increasingly confidence from the video games he’s performed. (The Flyers) are group that has been getting factors in each recreation they usually had some wonderful possibilities tonight. These have been good pictures that beat him within the shootout.”

Julien mentioned the 0-0 rating via time beyond regulation didn’t replicate the character of the sport He mentioned he thought his group performed recreation on an evening when there have been wonderful scoring possibilities at each finish of the ice.

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Flyers goaltender Mrazek made 28 saves and he’s 3-0 since he was acquired from Detroit final week.

Rookie defencemen Victor Mete and Noah Juulsen continued to show in stable performances. Mete logged 22:13 of ice time and Juulsen topped 20 minutes and Julien had sufficient confidence to ship them out within the time beyond regulation.

Jacob de la Rose has changed Tomas Plekanec on the third line and he confirmed some offensive spark with 4 pictures on objective. However he made Jonathan Drouin look good when he gained solely 11 per cent of his faceoffs. Drouin checked in at 22 per cent.

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