With the announcement that Andrei Markov would not be returning to the line-up for a while due to another surgery that will need to be performed in the coming days, Montreal entered Los Angeles looking to end their current skid. L.A. started the game in a physical way as they hit anything that moved, clearly trying to intimidate the Habs. Their aggressive fore-check led to Montreal taking two straight penalties early, giving them a two man advantage for over a minute.
