Habs comeback falls short
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They fought hard at the end, but the Habs were unable to overcome an early deficit, falling 4-2 to the Flyers in the game and 4-1 in the series.
They fought hard at the end, but the Habs were unable to overcome an early deficit, falling 4-2 to the Flyers in the game and 4-1 in the series.
For the 3rd time in less than a month, the Habs find themselves facing elimination as they now trail the Flyers 3 games to 1.
The Habs played a rare afternoon game on Saturday but unfortunately, someone forgot to remind the Habs of the start time as they stumbled to a 3-0 loss at the hands of the Flyers, placing them once again in all too familiar territory.
The Habs wanted to send a message to say they’re not dead – message received.
The Habs came out with a better effort on Tuesday night but were once against stymied as the Flyers blanked the Canadiens 3-0.
On Tuesday, it was announced that Canadiens prospect Mikael Johansson has signed a 3 year extension with Swedish team Farjestad, effectively ending his time in the Canadiens organization.
Though the week ended on a sour note, it was still a positive for the Habs who ousted the Penguins in 7 games.
It was game that started off badly and went downhill from there. The end result was a 6-0 Flyer victory giving them the first game of the series.
First it was the top team in the league. Now, the defending Stanley Cup champions have been ousted by the Montreal Canadiens as the Habs beat the Pens 5-2 in Game 7.
For the second straight series, the Habs have come back to force a Game 7 as they beat the Penguins 4-3 on Monday night.