In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the unexpected should be expected. Game 1 between the Canadiens and Penguins was proof of that. (EricEngels)
’s heroics through the first six minutes of the game — he turned aside 10 Penguins shots before his teammates got their legs underneath them — the Canadiens found a way to get a 1-0 lead.
’s body and past Matt Murray. You know, the kind of goal you always see at playoff time. A lucky, sneaky, greasy goal. When Canadiens coach Claude Julien was asked earlier on Saturday about Suzuki’s calm personality and how it might reassure him enough to use him in a matchup against goliaths like Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, he spelled out the inconvenient truth of this situation for his Canadiens.
But somehow that didn’t stop Kotkaniemi, Suzuki and this unheralded Canadiens team from making this much more of a series than anyone thought it would be.
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