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Montreal Shocks Pittsburgh With Structure and Goaltending

It wasn’t pretty, but it sure was effective. The Montreal Canadiens pulled off the biggest upset of the playoffs, coming in as the 24th-ranked team in a 24-team tournament and dispatching the Pittsburgh Penguins in four games. The capper? A 2-0 shutout where the Penguins were utterly discombobulated.

For the Habs, it was a total effort led by an obvious hero in goalie Carey Price, some not-so-obvious heroes such as defenseman Ben Chiarot and rookie center Nick Suzuki, plus great strategy from coach Claude Julien. And on the other end of the ice, you have the Penguins, who can only look at the end of their season as a huge missed opportunity at what could be a closing Stanley Cup window.