Stanley Cup Playoffs: Canadiens beat Rangers in OT in Game 3

There was really only one way a game as weird and bizarre as Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final could end -- with a player scoring a goal off of his face.

Ouch.

You can never predict the way the puck is going to bounce on a given play.

Sometimes it goes your way, sometimes it doesn’t. If you’re lucky, it will balance out at some point. It just doesn’t always happen this quickly.

Update: Dan Carcillo suspended 10 games

Carcillo’s appearance in Game 3 lasted just 1:45 before he was ejected in the first period for having a bit of a physical altercation with a linesman. It looked like there may have even been an elbow in there.

That’s just a little bit late, and somehow neither referee on the ice saw it. Or, perhaps one of them did see it and for reasons that remain unclear decided not to call a penalty. At the very least, that should probably be interference.

Losing Stepan would have been a pretty big blow for the Rangers, as he is one of their top forwards. He has three goals and seven assists in the Rangers’ first 16 playoff games. He was able to return to the game later in the first period.