The Montreal Canadiens escaped a dimly lit high school gymnasium with a win on Monday night, barely edging out the Arizona Coyotes in overtime with a clutch goal from Mike Hoffman. It was an altogether poor team effort, and leaving with two points should not be cause for any self adulation.
Unless of course we’re talking about Samuel Montembeault, who should be basking in the praise of anyone who watched that game.
The game was tied at two apiece heading into the third period, and it was nothing short of a Christmas miracle that this could be said.