Seven Keys to a Game Seven Victory
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The Habs will be facing elimination for the first time this season as they get set to enter Game Seven against the Lightning. Here are seven keys to move on to the second round against Buffalo.
The Habs will be facing elimination for the first time this season as they get set to enter Game Seven against the Lightning. Here are seven keys to move on to the second round against Buffalo.
With the second round getting started this weekend, our writers have made their predictions on the first two matches of the postseason’s second round.
There were plenty of offensive chances on Friday night but none crossed the goal line in regulation. In overtime, it was Gage Goncalves who slipped a shot past Jakub Dobes to give the Lightning the win and send the series to a seventh game.
This week, the NHL has been revealing some of the finalists for its end-of-season awards. The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy finalists were revealed on Thursday with Habs winger Cole Caufield among them.
The Habs led for most of Wednesday’s Game 5, despite allowing Tampa Bay to tie it twice in the second period. But an early goal from Alexandre Texier proved to be the difference as Montreal held on for the 3-2 victory to give them that same series lead.
Topics in our latest podcast include Montreal’s early-playoff positives and negatives, Noah Dobson’s injury, a theory on why Michael Hage opted to stay in college for another season, and more.
The Habs entered their best-of-seven series against Tampa Bay with some high hopes. It’s now a best-of-three series after this past week but it’s one that Montreal should have some confidence that they can still win.
The Habs picked up the first two-goal lead of the series on Sunday night. However, they weren’t able to hold it. The Lightning scored late in the second to cut the deficit to one before Brandon Hagel potted a pair in the third to give Tampa Bay the 3-2 win and tie the series at two apiece.
The Habs have taken two of the first three games of their first-round series against Tampa Bay which is impressive. What’s particularly impressive is that they’ve done it without any meaningful five-on-five contributions from their top line.
Overtime continues to be an early theme of this first-round series as the Habs and Lightning needed a fourth period for the third straight game of the series on Friday night. This time, Alexandre Texier set up a Lane Hutson point shot for the 3-2 winner, giving Montreal a 2-1 lead in the series.