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Jacob Fowler owns costly mistake, faces media after tough night at Bell Centre
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Jacob Fowler owned his difficult night at the Bell Centre on Tuesday evening.
The Philadelphia Flyers left Montreal with a 4-1 victory.
Alexandre Texier scored the Canadiens' only goal at 19:00 of the first period. Travis Konecny finished the night with a goal and an assist. The game turned on the infamous third goal, which stemmed from a Fowler mistake on a play behind the net.
In the end, Fowler stopped 17 of 20 shots. Dan Vladar made 21 saves, and the final goal was scored into an empty net, assisted by former Canadien Christian Dvorak.
After the game, the young goaltender stayed and stepped in front of the media. He didn't look for excuses and acknowledged that the play needed to be handled better.
He said he would learn from it, even though mistakes like that rarely happen in his career.
Jacob Fowler answered the tough questions after the loss
Jacob Fowler tonight on his turnover leading to a goal against:
"Learn from it. I haven't given up many of those in my career. Hopefully that's the last one. Learn from it, get back on the ice tomorrow, and move forward."
- Via HabsOnReddit
"Learn from it. I haven't given up many of those in my career. Hopefully that's the last one. Learn from it, get back on the ice tomorrow, and move forward."
- Via HabsOnReddit
The most important thing is that he took responsibility and wanted to speak up, even when it hurts.
The NHL forgives nothing, especially when you give up a free goal. The Canadiens had few offensive chances, and the goaltender ended up living with one bad play.
The best response is simple: you learn, you work, and you come back for the next game. With Jacob Fowler, Montreal may have just seen that firsthand.