With the short turnaround between the end of the first round and the start of the second, Montreal finds itself playing only two days after

The words are lacking to describe Montreal’s improbable 2-1 win over Washington, thereby eliminating the Capitals after trailing in the series 1-3.

To borrow a famous saying, “Do you believe in miracles? Yes!” The Habs, led by Jaroslav Halak and the block brigade have ousted the Washington Capitals in 7 games with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday night.

After the last home game, there weren’t many who thought anyone would be saying this but there will be a 7th game on Wednesday night to decide the series.

Essentially left for dead after going down 1-3 versus Washington, Montreal now has a chance to send this series to the limit with a win

Despite losing both games at home, the Habs didn’t fold and won a hard fought Game 5 to extend their season.

They’re alive! The Habs are still alive after riding a pair of early first period goals en route to a 2-1 victory over Washington in Game 5.

For the second straight game, the Habs played solid for 40 minutes but allowed 4 goals in the other stanza en route to a 6-3 loss in which the score by no means reflected the quality of the game.

Though the week ended in heartbreak, it was still a good one for the Habs who earned a split with Washington.

On Saturday, the Habs jumped to a 4-1 lead late in the 2nd but let it slip away, including the game tying goal with less than 2 minutes left to send it to OT where Nicklas Backstrom scored the winner not even a minute in.