1. Don’t Start Believin’
If there’s one word you see attached to the Canadiens after Game 1, it’s “belief.” The bleu, blanc et rouge-clad Davids managed to push the Eastern Conference’s Goliaths to overtime in Game 1, and therefore, the theory goes, they have demonstrated that they can be competitive in this series. And they very well may yet be. They believe.
But the reality is that Montreal’s near-thieving of Game 1 was made possible only thanks to a score effects-fueled final ten minutes and terrific goaltending all night, both of which served to make the final result look a little closer than the game probably was.