You’ve got to hand it to the Montreal Canadiens. Facing elimination after absorbing a crushing last-second defeat on Wednesday, they came up with a terrific performance to extend the series. As they did for much of Game Three, the Habs were quick to loose pucks, won most of the puck battles, enjoyed the majority of the puck possession and badly outshot the Lightning. Unlike Game Three, a contest in which they only managed one goal, the Habs erupted for six.
And from the Lightning’s perspective? Simply put, this was a clunker. They had a somewhat similar performance in Game Three, but got away with it.