Montreal 5 Washington 6 OT (Verizon Center)
"We came here for one (victory) and we got our one," said Mike Cammalleri. "Now it's time to go home and play. I liked our team; I think we did a lot of good things."
It's understandable why Cammalleri needed to say what he did and put on a brave face for the media. Unfortunately, some fans will echo the Pollyanna comments.
The NHL playoffs are not a time when a team can "settle for" anything including a series split when a stranglehold was within their grasp. One cannot let the opposition off the mat especially when they are the league's top team and an offensive juggernaut.
Losing game two was not catastrophic for the Canadiens, but the way they lost was. It could be devastating to the psyche of the Habs and a major boost to Washington.
"It feels like we've put the pressure on them and got the momentum back," Nicklas Backstrom said. "Even if we scored with just one minute left, it's so important. We never gave up."
With two minutes left in the second period, the Canadiens had a commanding 4-1 lead.
A 2-0 lead in the series going back to Montreal would have given the C ...
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