from Mike Boone of Hockey Inside/Out,
All together now: Go Red Wings, Go!
During the regular season, your Montreal Canadiens were 4-0 against Detroit, outscoring the Wings 12-5.
Against Tampa Bay, which faces elimination at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit Monday night, the Canadiens 0-4-1. The Lightning outscored the Canadiens 21-8.
The more favourable match-up for the next round of the playoffs would seem to be an Original Six revival.
But perhaps we can throw out the regular season as an indication of what will happen in the playoffs.
After all, the Canadiens were 1-3 against Ottawa this season. And they ended the Senators’ season in six games… while looking all too often like a team that won one and lost three to Ottawa.
You knew Carey Price was going to steal a game in this series. And man, did he ever pick a good time to play like the goaltender who is going to win the Vezina and Hart Trophies.
After giving up five goals on 25 shots in Game 5 at the Bell Centre, Price made 43 stops to hang a goose egg on the Senators in their own barn. It was the first time Ottawa had been shut out this season.
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