Canadiens-Islanders: When Nothing Goes Right

As the Montreal Canadiens was sailing towards a 3-2 victory with a little more than four minutes to do in the final frame, the unthinkable happened. Steve Bégin, Josh Gorges, and Maxime Lapierre had scored for Montreal after New York's Richard Park put the Islanders up 1-0. Trent Hunter scored the second goal for the Islanders. Montreal was doing a decent job to stay ahead, when Ryan O'Byrne attempted to pass the puck to Carey Price while being pressured by Doug Weight. The problem with this was that Price was at the bench, since there was a delayed call against New York.  O'Byrnes pass resulted in an own goal, and a 3-3 game. What worries the most is the team's communication. How can O'Byrne not know that there was a penalty against the Islanders? All he had to do is either dump the puck behind the net if he wanted to keep the game going, or simply skate away and let Weight touch the puck for the whistle. O'Byrne will become a good defenseman—but right now he ... (link)