Controversial Penguins

Well, that game against the Penguins was anything but ordinary. Some very good hockey was played on both sides of the ice, although Malkin got the steal at 21 seconds of the first period off a wrister assisted by Kunitz and Canada's ever so favorite golden boy Sidney Crosby. Even after being taught a lesson real early in the game, the Canadiens managed to get a 3-1 lead in the second, with the penguins eventually tying it up within the last 15 minutes of play.
Apart from the actual hockey game itself, there are a couple things I'd like to mention.
First off, the horrible reffing in that game. Kris Letang breaks his nose and is bleeding on the ice, laying down flat on the floor, and the refs didn't bother to blow a whistle or call a penalty on the play. Although we found out later on that Max Pacioretty went to apologize to Letang when he returned to the game, it was a dangerous hit to the head that could have been avoided or could have been dealt with a little less viciously. As  it was made more than clear, Pacioretty will be out for all of this week, missing games against Anaheim, San Jose and Los Angeles. Of course, much controversy can be said about Chara's hit and Milan Lucic's hit earlier this season. Everything lies in the hands of Shalahan.
I was amazed to see that after a hit as such, no Pens player stepped up for his teammates and dropped the gloves. It goes to show that Pittsburgh's tough guys are counted on one hand, if even, and team spirit sure does lack on their side of the ice.
Another thing, obviously, is that controversial goal scored by Kris Letang (coincidence) after he returned to the game and ended it at 2:09 of the 5 minute overtime period at the Bell Centre. The goal was a hard one to swallow for Montreal fans, after the team had played a solid game. The arena went quiet and emptied out pretty fast, for a bunch of angry and frustrated fans wanted out. I don't blame them, and apparently neither can Carey Price. The Canadiens' goal tender and 3rd star of the game did not agree whatsoever with that goal. As mentioned in the post-game interview, Price clearly had his hand on the puck and the referee didn't bother to whistle. In Antichambre later on, they re-played that sequence, counting the amount of seconds the puck was under Price's glove, and it was exactly 4 seconds. Price was mad, and after breaking a stick and making a scene before leaving the ice, he blew off some steam with the reporters. Even though it is skeptical as to whether the goalie had his hand on the puck or not, the puck was out of sight for 4 seconds of time, which should be an automatic whistle. Hey, I wasn't happy about it either.