The Montreal Canadiens are in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1993. A massive opportunity for this underdog team, as they look to surprise the defending champions in the Tampa Bay Lightning and bring Lord Stanley back to his long lost home. A stellar Game 1 effort would be key to accomplishing such a feat.
They didn’t get it. Welcome to your Bottom Six Minutes for a highly disappointing series opener.
The Habs fell down somewhat early and just couldn’t seem to get back into it. An own goal by Ben Chiarot in the third opened the floodgates, and Tampa never looked back.