Canadiens-Capitals: Montreal Still Alive in 2010 NHL Playoffs Against Washington
April 25th, 2010 by Francois Gendron Leave a reply »Before the start of the series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals, I said that I would be impressed should the Canadiens wins more than a single game. Now I have to admit that I am impressed by the team's resilience.
On Friday the Canadiens and Jaroslav Halak won Game Five of the series by the score of 2-1. Michael Cammalleri scored only 1:30 into the first frame and Travis Moen doubled the Habs' lead five minutes later. Alex Ovechkin was the lone scorer for Washington in this one.
The intensity deployed by the Canadiens players during the entirety of Game Five was the most surprising fact in my opinion. I thought that a majority of players in this dressing room would quit in front of the task at hand. But I was obviously wrong on this one.
As for goaltender Jaroslav Halak, he once again proved that this whole season—and the No. 1 spot—belongs to him. Head coach Jacques Martin did gave a shot at Carey Price earlier in the series, but without positive results.
Finally, I cannot go without a word about Caps' head coach Bruce Boudreau.
In the final moments of Game Five and down 1-2, the Capitals went ...
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