Bright spots: I thought Hanifin was excellent and that was Gaudreau's best game in a while.
Lots of negatives though.
Sloppiest first period I can remember.
Backlund had a rough game. Lazy backcheck on the Simmonds goal.
Monahan was absolutely brutal on the powerplay. I counted 5 turnovers at the blueline. If he would just move his feet and lower his shoulder, he's strong enough to make a better play than that. So frustrating watching him glide and fire a puck into the D's skates.
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