The Montreal Canadiens found themselves in a peculiar spot after Game 2 in Tampa. They had lost, despite being the far better team for most of the game, and less than 10 seconds of collective mental errors was their undoing as they lost 3-1. That left the team in a spot they hadn’t been in since Round 1, trailing by two games. The good news is they were back on home ice for a crucial Game 3.
The team was bolstered by the return of head coach Dominique Ducharme behind the bench, a welcome sight even with the admirable work Luke Richardson and Alex Burrows did in his absence.