Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill didn't want to talk about a controversial goal that helped the Montreal Canadiens post a 4-1 victory Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
Blashill was asked twice by John Keating of Fox Sports Detroit about Brendan Gallagher's second-period goal and both times he politely declined to comment, saying it was a matter the Red Wings would handle internally.
Gallagher's goal on a power play 7:44 into the second period tied the score 1-1 less than three minute after Dylan Larkin had put the Red Wings (3-2) ahead with his second goal of the season.
Gallagher was crashing the net between Red Wings Kyle Quincey and Luke Glendening when he started to fall to the ice. Quincey knocked the puck off Gallagher's skate and it deflected into the net just as Gallagher crashed into goaltender Petr Mrazek.
The Red Wings did not use a coach's challenge seeking a penalty.
"I didn't think it was a goal but the ref said it was a goal so it counted," Mrazek told FSD. "Nothing you can do about it.
"He told me the puck went in the net early (before) the guy hit me but the puck hit me in the pads and I feel like the guy hit me in the pad and it went in. Tough call."
Mrazek had another busy night in his second appearance of the season. He made 37 saves after stopping 44 last week in a 4-3 victory at Carolina.
The Red Wings, who entered the game averaging an NHL-worst 21.3 shots per game, tested Montreal goalie Carey Price 22 times and were outshot 19-5 in the third period.
Larkin's goal gave him a point in all five games this season. That's a team record for a rookie at the start of a season.
Captain Henrik Zetterberg drew the lone assist, giving him a five-game streak as well. Zetterberg entered the game leading the NHL with eight points.
Like Mrazek, Zetterberg questioned the legitimacy of Gallagher's goal.
"Obviously contact was made," Zetterberg told FSD. "And obviously that's a tough goal. They reviewed it so it must have been right but I thought the coach's challenge was for that kind of thing. They kind of saved the review for Montreal there.
"When stuff like that happens, when they kind of slam into the goalie, there's not often there is a goal. I thought that should have been no goal. That's a dangerous play and that's not the first time No. 11 on their team has been running into the goalie either.
"It was pretty heavy contact so I'm surprised actually that it counted as a goal. We didn't lose the game there. Obviously the power play's got to be better. PK is doing a good job. Eventually pucks will go in. But the power play unit's got to produce more."
The game was the first of four straight on the road for the Red Wings, who play Wednesday in Edmonton, Friday in Calgary and Saturday in Vancouver.
Jeff Petry, Tomas Plekanec and Brian Flynn also scored for Montreal, which set a club record by winning its sixth straight game to open the season.
Source : http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2015/10/red_wings_petr_mrazek_henrik_z.html
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