The other 20, we need to work on.”Paul Byron and Brendan Gallagher scored and Price made 39 saves for the Canadiens (1-6-1), who have lost seven straight during their worst start to a season since 1941.“I don’t have an explanation,” Montreal coach Claude Julien said. While Gibson was tasked with stopping them, it was Grant who finally got to experience putting his shots into the net and having them stay.
Twice in his career, the 27-year-old forward appeared to have put one in the goal column. A veteran of 92 NHL games spread over five seasons with the Senators, Flames, Sabres, Predators and Ducks heading into Friday's tilt against the Canadiens, Grant had seven assists to his credit. "They weren't the prettiest goals but I'll take them," Grant said.After twice having thought he notched his first NHL goal, Derek Grant finally broke through in a big way for the Ducks. Grant had the primary helper on Kevin Hayes' first-period tally.
I think that says a lot about us.”Brandon Montour, Antoine Vermette and Chris Wagner had a goal and an assist apiece for the Ducks, who had scored just two goals in their previous two games before shredding one of the NHL’s top goalies. That was only perhaps the fifth-strangest occurrence in the Anaheim Ducks' 6-2 victory over the struggling Canadiens on Friday night. Derek Grant. Derek Grant gets last laugh in Nick Suzuki head pat battle after Game 6 Flyers fans sighing of relief (for now) — on to the 2nd round! The Ducks also ended their 0-for-21 start on the power play, becoming the last team in the league to score with the man advantage.Byron and Gallagher scored on rebounds in the second, but Gibson broke the previous team record of 24 saves in a period shared by his predecessors, Jonas Hiller and Frederik Andersen.NOTES: Ducks D Jaycob Megna got his first NHL point with an assist on Rasmussen’s goal. What he didn’t have—at least not officially—was a goal. Ducks D Francois Beauchemin’s assist on Grant’s first goal was the 199th of his NHL career and the first point of his third career stint in Anaheim.Canadiens: Host Panthers on Tuesday to open a three-game homestand.Ducks: At Flyers on Tuesday to open a four-game road trip.Montreal Canadiens left wing Artturi Lehkonen, left, of Finland, reaches for the puck while under pressure from Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Montreal Canadiens left wing Artturi Lehkonen, left, of Finland, reaches for the puck while under pressure from Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Connect with the definitive source for global and local news On Jan. 8, 2017, he poked a loose puck past Canucks goalie Ryan Miller, but officials overturned the tally after ruling there was intent to blow, resetting the the-Predators forward back to zero. © 2020 ABG-SI LLC. Grant managed an assist in Friday's 3-2 win over the Canadiens in Game 6. The 30-year-old Grant had 25 points, 94 shots on goal and 30 PIM in 56 games between the Flyers and Ducks this year. Grant collected an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 round-robin win over the Lightning.
“I think the biggest thing right now is to move on once we leave this rink.”Not everything went well for the Ducks, who lost defenseman Cam Fowler in the first period to an apparent right leg injury.Anaheim’s cornerstone blueliner was hurt when he went awkwardly into the boards with Phillip Danault’s stick caught in his skate, and he left the ice unable to put weight on his leg. Goals Assists Shots Ice Time; Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS +/-PIM EV PP SH GW EV PP SH S S% TSA TOI ATOI FOW FOL FO% BLK HIT TK GV Awards; ... Data Provided By the official stats partner of the NHL. Grant helped out on a Nicolas Aube-Kubel goal 7:40 into the first period. 93.With the Ducks leading the visiting Habs 1-0 in the first period, Grant potted a power play strike past goalie Carey Price, swatting home a rebound that wouldn’t be taken away, while also ending Anaheim’s drought on the man-advantage to start the season.After all that waiting, Grant wasn’t exactly going to stand pat.In the third period, he joined in on a 97-second flurry of Ducks goals, netting the second of three, tapping in Andrej Kase’s pass from the behind the net on the backdoor for his second goal.On the night, Anaheim scored a season-high six goals in the 6-2 win, their third in seven tries, while sending the Habs to a 1-6-1 record.
Getzlaf missed his third straight game with a lower-body injury, while Kesler is out indefinitely after offseason hip surgery.Grant, the 27-year-old veteran of previous NHL stints with Buffalo and Nashville, got his first career goal during the first period of his 93rd game. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the 4th round (119th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft . Carlyle said Fowler will be evaluated Saturday to determine the extent of his injury, but “hopefully it isn’t (keeping him out) too long.”Rasmussen and Grant, two veteran grinding centers, made the most of playing opportunities created by the injury absences of Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler.