frm Michael Traikos of the National Post,

Nearly one month ago, the Montreal Canadiens were one game away from being eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs. After a 4-1 win against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 on Tuesday night, they are now one win away from reaching the Stanley Cup final.

What are the odds? What a story.

This is what makes the NHL playoffs so great, so unpredictable. A team like Montreal, which was practically left for dead after going down 3-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round, should have no business being here. They were the lowest seeded team in the North Division. In fact, there were three non-playoff teams that finished with more points during the regular season.

At the start of the post-season, oddsmakers had given Montreal a 50-to-1 shot at winning it all.

But that doesn’t matter anymore. None of it does.

The underdogs are not underdogs anymore. Not after coming from behind and beating the Leafs. Not after sweeping the Jets. And not with a 3-2 series lead against the Golden Knights.

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