The Eastern Conference Finals got off to a shocking start Saturday as the New York Rangers invaded the Bell Centre and pummeled the Montreal Canadiens 7-2 in Game 1 to take a 1-0 series lead.
Both the Rangers and Habs entered the series coming off emotional upsets of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins respectively. Most expected this to be a hard-fought battle between Original Six rivals, but only one team came to play on Saturday.
The Rangers set the tone for the series and got plenty of production throughout the lineup, according to NHL on NBC:
Montreal appeared to be on the verge of making the game interesting on a few occasions, but it was all New York in the end.
The game got off to an inauspicious start for the Rangers as red-hot forward Derick Brassard was rocked by defenseman Mike Weaver and forced to leave the game in the opening minutes, according to Sean Hartnett of WFAN:
Rather than allowing that potentially bad omen to adversely impact their play, however, the Blueshirts went to work and put the pressure on Montreal.
It took New ...
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