Tank youse, Hed. Going into last night's matchup against the Vancouver Canucks, les Glorieux had played 30 games of the shortened 2021 season, with a record of 13-8-9, just barely good enough for the fourth and last playoff spot in the NHL's Canadian/Northern Division.
About that 9 -- single points awarded for losses in overtime or a shootout -- the Habs had a dismal record in those tie-breakers, managin to lose all 6 overtime contests and all 3 shootouts. Moreover, they had lost all 5 games played in their bleu-blanc-et-rouge "reverse retro" sweaters.
Last night's game was meant to be the last in those, fans like YVT were almost afaid to watch. But, as you will see, things turned out fine. Les Canadiens ont remporté la victoire!
Nick Suzuki, Tomas Tatar, Joel Edmundson and Brendan Gallagher scored in regulation time for the Canadiens, who outshot the Canucks 40-18. Corey Perry and Tomas Tatar scored in the shootout, which went six rounds. After Tatar scored, Carey Price stopped the Canucks’ Nils Höglander on the final shot for the victory.
Les 3 Étoiles de Poor Len: Brendan Gallagher, Tomas Tatar et Phillip Danault. Honourable mentions to Corey Perry -- did you see that shoulder fake on his shootout goal? -- and Carey Price, who was better than the stats suggest.
La Sainte Flannelle are now 2 little points ahead of Vancouver for fourth place, but have 4 games in hand on the Canucks. They are also just 5 points behind Toronto and Edmonton, who are tied for first place. I renew my prediction that Montréal will get into the playoffs, and my wish that they will meet (and beat!) Toronto! Lifetime pct .984.
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