Jeff Petry’s goal and two assists lifts Canadiens over Ducks 5-1
MONTREAL — With Andrei Markov nursing an upper-body injury and Shea Weber in a scoring slump, the Montreal Canadiens needed a defenceman to step up.
It turned out to be Jeff Petry, who scored a goal and added two assists to keep his hot streak alive as the Canadiens downed the sluggish-looking Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Tuesday night.
That gave Petry a goal in three consecutive games for the first time in his career and seven points in his last five outings.
“I went through a bit of a down spell for a few games there and I had a session with (assistant coach) J.J. (Daignault) and he just said ‘when you’re on top of your game you’re skating and playing physical,’ so my focus was to get back to doing that and it’s been paying off,” said Petry, whose seventh goal matched his season high set in 2013-14 with Edmonton.