The Montreal Canadiens did something for the first time during the 2014-15 season on Thursday night, something the Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs all had accomplished previously.
They defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning.
After five losses in the regular season and three in the postseason, the Canadiens beat the Lightning 6-2 in Game 4 of their second-round series to stave off elimination and force a Game 5 back in Montreal Saturday night.
The Canadiens entered the game with so much confidence that the win felt like the sports equivalent of the The Lego Movie scene when Batman needs nine Batarangs to hit the button that lifts the gate at President Business’ headquarters.
First try!
As thorough as this victory was, it feels more like a death rattle, an inevitable outcome for a team that had run into a wall eight previous times and probably deserved a win in one of the first three games of this series, than the start of a historic comeback.
Game 4 set up well for the Canadiens; the Lightning won Game 3 with 1.1 seconds ...
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