Toffoli scores lone goal as Canadiens win 1-0 and send series to Montreal
Montreal Canadiens' Artturi Lehkonen celebrates Tyler Toffoli's goal against Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck during second-period NHL playoff action in Winnipeg on June 4, 2021.Echoing the confidence of someone who is only too familiar with the joys of lifting Lord Stanley’s cup at this time of year, Montreal winger Tyler Toffoli had urged the Canadiens to keep “playing the tight playoff hockey that we’re good at.
Price, who now trails only the 10 posted by co-leaders Ken Dryden and Jacques Plante in the team’s postseason record book, saved his best for last. Desperately searching for an equalizer, Winnipeg fired eight shots at him over the last three minutes and 20 seconds, to no avail. Two straight wins for Montreal is a far cry from the regular season between these two teams, when Winnipeg held a 6-3 edge in the nine meetings between them, although three of those victories were won in overtime.
Montreal’s Ben Chiarot credits his team’s defensive system though, and thinks it’s a big part of why his team has improved to 4-1 in such games in these playoffs. The pre-game predictions held true during the opening exchanges, as both teams played a fairly low-key first period, devoid of even a single penalty. Winnipeg edged its opponent in both shots and hits .With Scheifele out, Pierre-Luc Dubois took his spot on the top line between Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor. With shuffling occurring throughout the lineup, Jansen Harkins drew into the lineup on the fourth line for his first playoff action of 2021.
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