For the second game in a row, the Montreal Canadiens found themselves down early. Oliver Bjorkstrand gave the Columbus Blue Jackets the lead less than two minutes into the game, and with the way this season has gone for the Habs, it easily could have devolved into another laugher.
But also for the second game in a row, the Tricolore showed some fight that has been absent for most of the season. Samuel Montembeault kept things close through the first 40 minutes, allowing the Canadiens to tie it up — and almost take the game to overtime — by playing their best hockey in the third.