Montreal, QC (Sports Network) - The eighth-seeded Canadiens continued to defy the odds by forcing a decisive Game 7 in their Eastern Conference semifinal series with a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh before a raucous crowd at Bell Centre.
Canadiens 4, Penguins 3: Montreal’s Wild Ride Continues After Forcing A Deciding Game 7
Michael Cammalleri notched his third two-goal game of these playoffs and Jaroslav Halak withstood a 37-shot barrage to set up a winner-take-all scenario back in Pittsburgh on Wednesday at Mellon Arena.
Maxim Lapierre added a nifty unassisted tally in the third that turned out to be the game-winner when the Penguins scored with 1:24 remaining.
Jaroslav Spacek was inserted into the lineup in place of an injured Hal Gill after sitting the last nine games and netted a go-ahead goal late in the second to make it 3-2 for Montreal, which overcame a 3-1 series deficit to knock off the top-seeded Capitals in the first round of this postseason.
Sidney Crosby posted his first goal of the series and Kris Letang scored a power-play goal for the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins, who had grabbed a 3-2 lead in this best-of-seven series with Saturday's 2-1 victory on home ice.
Bill Guerin scored to get the Pens within one just outside the final minute of play with Marc-Andre Fleury on the bench, but the visitors couldn't find the equalizer. Fleury finished with 21 saves.
The Pens and Habs have alternated wins so far in this series, with Pittsburgh taking the odd-numbered games and Montreal notching wins in Games 2, 4 and 6.
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