On Thursday night, the Montreal Canadiens faced a do-or-die game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team came out aggressive, changing up their attack, and got out to a three-goal lead. They then squandered that lead late in the third period and squeaked into overtime, where Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield teamed up to stave off elimination.
The Canadiens had to do that once more in Montreal, with 2,500 of their own fans in the building for the first time in well over a year. There were two lineup changes, the first being Jon Merrill coming out due to an injury sustained in Game 5, while Brett Kulak replaced him next to Erik Gustafsson.