Michael Cammalleri scored twice and Jaroslav Halak was up to the task again as the eighth-seeded Canadiens edged the Penguins Monday night, 4-3, forcing a Game 7. Read more at PensBurgh and Habs Eye On The Prize.
VIDEO: Maxim Lapierre; Pest Extraordinare
Maxim Lapierre acquires print in the newspapers by irritating his opponents in several forms, physical persistence and sometimes, diving freely. But the Canadiens fourth-liner displays soft hands periodically and Montreal was in search of a hero during Game 6 on Monday. The Pittsburgh Penguins could only watch in disbelief midway through the third period.
Lapierre’s third goal was the game-winner, as Bill Guerin cut into the lead with a late tip-in. An effective pest, the Canadiens will need this man, not this one, to arrive for Game 7 in Pittsburgh.
Read Article >Game 6: Penguins Travel To Montreal Hoping To End Canadiens’ Season
Pittsburgh, meanwhile, is 4-1 on the road in these playoffs, but lost its first game as the guest in Montreal on Thursday. Before the Game 4 setback, the Pens had won five straight postseason tests as the visitor since dropping Game 5 of last year’s Stanley Cup Finals in Detroit. Pittsburgh has clinched each of its last five playoff series on the road.
The Penguins, had a solid 22-16-3 record as the guest during the 2009-10 campaign. If the Pens are unable to end the series tonight, the clubs will meet Wednesday night back in Pittsburgh for a decisive Game 7 at Mellon Arena.
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