The first chapter went to David. The Montreal Canadiens stunned Goliath, none other than the league’s best team overall: the Washington Capitals. A laser shot by Tomas Plekanec in the overtime gave the Habs a surprising 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Playoffs series.
Michael Cammalleri put Montreal ahead in the first with a snapshot, his first goal since returning from an injury, March 24. Joe Corvo evened things up with a wrister from the point, which Habs goalie, Jaroslav Halak, never saw. Washington took no advantage of his puck control and physical superiority in the first 20 minutes.
The Habs shook off the pressure and changed the formula for the second period, but the score didn’t change after 40. It was in the beginning of the third when Washington capitalized a Mont ...
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Montreal Canadiens 3 û Washington Capitals 2 (OT): The Script
Posted: 16th April 2010 by Pablo A. Ortiz in NHLComments Off on Montreal Canadiens 3 û Washington Capitals 2 (OT): The Script