10 fun facts from the Blue Jackets' demolition of the Canadiens
A blowout of this magnitude was bound to produce plenty of noteworthy nuggets, and Friday's 10-0 rout of the Montreal Canadiens by the Columbus Blue Jackets certainly did.
Here are 10 memorable statistical tidbits from the historic blowout:
Worst Canadiens shutout loss in nearly 75 years
Canadiens haven`t been shutout 10-0 or worse since Jan. 4, 1942 (lost 10-0 to Red Wings) #NHL #Canadiens
- Thiago Simies (@ThiSimoes) November 5, 2016
1st 10-goal NHL shutout in more than 2 decades
Blue Jackets are the first team with a 10-goal shutout since the #Flames vs Tampa Bay on Jan 2, 1996
- Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) November 5, 2016
A true team effort
only two CBJ skaters didn't record points tonight: Lukas Sedlak and Ryan Murray. the team combined for 28 total points (10-18-28).
- Blinn and Juice (@NHLBlinn) November 5, 2016
Canadiens' infamy revisited
Al Montoya= 1st MTL goalie with 8+ GA in a game before the 3rd period since Patrick Roy's final game as a Hab on Dec 2, 1995 (9 GA in 31:57)
- StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) November 5, 2016
1st non-playoff double-digit NHL game in more than five years
The @BlueJacketsNHL are the first team to score 10 goals in a regular-season game since March 30, 2011 (STL 10-3 W at DET). #MTLvsCBJ pic.twitter.com/w3Sat6Obc7
- NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 5, 2016
Montoya's woes highlight Price's dominance
Goals allowed for Canadiens:
- ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 5, 2016
Al Montoya tonight: 8
Carey Price in 6 games this season: 7
Funny what a single game can do
Al Montoya's statistics entering 10-0 loss: 1.47 GAA, .955 SV%
- Adam Vingan (@AdamVingan) November 5, 2016
After: 3.15 GAA, .908 SV%
Montoya and Bobrovsky have something in common
Al Montoya and Sergei Bobrovsky each made 30 saves tonight. Bobrovsky's team won 10-0. pic.twitter.com/Qj1K8ArShP
- ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 5, 2016
Blue Jackets' shooting percentage suddenly soars
Columbus entered this game with 21 goals scored this season. Has gone up by 47.6% tonight. So far.
- Drpon Basu (@ArponBasu) November 5, 2016
(That percentage held up.)
Let's drag the Canucks into this
Canucks have 16 goals in 11 games (14 in reg, 2 in OT). Blue Jackets have 7 tonight -- equalling Van's total over its last 7.
- Josh Clipperton (@JClipperton_CP) November 5, 2016
Columbus' 10 goals in the game represent nearly 60 percent of Vancouver's entire season total.
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