When the Blue Jackets entered the zone, Cole Sillinger made a shot that deflected on the defender of the Canadian, Jordan Harris, which allowed them to take the lead in the first period.
Three minutes from the end of the first period, the Blue Jackets increased their forecheck and Gustav Nyquist took the opportunity to score a second goal for Brad Larsen’s men.
The Canadiens continued to buzz around Korpisalo’s net in the second period and Jordan Harris fired a shot that eluded the vigilance of the Blue Jackets goaltender to breathe new life into an enterprising Montreal team.
At the end of the second period, the tricolor managed to create equality, following the good work of Brendan Gallagher who allowed Josh Anderson to reset the counters on the power play.
When David Savard fell in the middle of the ice, Johnny Gaudreau launched the Blue Jackets counter-attack which allowed his captain, Boone Jenner, to regain the lead, following a tic -tac-toe.
A superb sequence initiated by Mike Hoffman allowed Dvorak to perfectly serve Brendan Gallagher who managed to thwart the Columbus Blue Jackets goalkeeper.
While Montreal closed the gap, Columbus came back from behind thanks to an individual action by Sean Kurally which allowed Columbus to regain control in this meeting. Kurally scored his fourth goal of the season through defenseman Eric Robinson.
Mathieu Olivier, who had a strong match at the level of robustness, stood out once more, but in the offensive sector by opening his counter of the season with his first goal of the campaign.
This offensive match continued a few seconds following Olivier’s goal. It was none other than the captain, Nick Suzuki, took advantage of the good work of Kirby Dach and Johnathan Kovacevic to reduce the deficit to one goal in the third period.
Columbus, who continued to hammer Montreal with his attacks, was rewarded for his relentlessness. Sean Kurally took advantage of a good chance near the ramp to get in front of Montembeault to thwart the Quebec goalkeeper.
The two teams that shot at each other throughout the game continued to attack the net until the last second of the game. Columbus came close to inflicting a seventh goal on Montreal, but the end of the third period was over.
