The Canadiens faced a 3-1 series deficit, but then Jaroslav Halak came to life, stopping 90-of-92 shots in Games 5 and 6, and then he denied another 41 shots Wednesday to lead the eighth-seeded Canadiens to an upset series win over the Capitals, hockey’s top-seeded team. Read more at Japers’ Rink and Habs Eyes On The Prize.
Dominic Moore Stuns Capitals; Gives Canadiens 2-1 Lead Late In Third
The Washington Capitals are in a world of hurt at the moment as they are still down one goal to the Montreal Canadiens with 2:16 left in the third period.
Montreal’s Dominic Moore gave the Capitals a 2-0 lead as he put in a rebound against goaltender Simeon Varlamov and gave the Canadiens hope with roughly three minutes left in the third period. The Capitals quickly added a goal from Brooks Laich to cut the deficit to one.
Read Article >VIDEO: Montreal’s Halak Makes Saves Like This To Keep Canadiens In Game
If you were wondering why the Washington Capitals were being shutout at this point in Game Seven against the Montreal Canadiens, it is saves like this that gives all of the explanation you need:
Read Article >Scoreless Second Period Means Canadiens Still Have 1-0 Lead At End Of Second
The second period between the Canadiens and Capitals didn’t produce any scoring so the Montreal Canadiens are twenty minutes away from upsetting the Washington Capitals.
The Capitals have doubled the shots on the goal of the Canadiens, outshooting them 24-11 overall and 13-3 in the second period. Jaroslav Halak has not had to work hard on those 24 shots due to many of them being of the garden variety. The Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin and Alexander Semin each have four shots on goal.
Read Article >Caps Fans: ‘Here We Go Again’
Three years, four Game 7’s.
That’s the frustrating reality for fans of the Washington Capitals. Two years ago, the young Caps fought back from a series deficit to earn a Game 7 with the Philadelphia Flyers. They even got that one to overtime before Joffrey Lupul ate their hearts out.
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