Jun 16, 2021
Armia, Toffoli give Canadiens lead over Golden Knights after first period
Joel Armia opened the scoring and Tyler Toffoli scored late in the period to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-0 lead over the Vegas Golden Knights after the first period of Game 2.
TSN.ca Staff

Joel Armia opened the scoring and Tyler Toffoli scored late in the period to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-0 lead over the Vegas Golden Knights after the first period of Game 2.
Armia struck 6:12 into the first period, his fifth of the playoffs, firing the puck past a sprawling Marc-Andre Fleury to give the Canadiens the early lead.
Toffoli added his fifth of the postseason at 16:30 of the period, sending a knuckler past Fleury for the two-goal lead.
Canadiens’ defencemen Jeff Petry and Jon Merrill returned from injury to make their series debuts. Petry has not played since Game 3 against the Winnipeg Jets while Merrill has not played since Game 5 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Petry played 7:12 in the first period, fourth among Canadiens' defencemen. Merrill was on the ice for 4:24.
The Golden Knights lead the series 1-0 after a 4-1 victory in Game 1