A stellar performance from Jake Allen managed to drag his Montreal Canadiens to overtime on Wednesday night, but no further. They were thoroughly dominated by the reigning Stanley Cup champions in the Colorado Avalanche, yet found themselves in bonus hockey anyways. Allen got them to the dance, and they actually almost won the game at three-on-three right before Mikko Rantanen’s dagger to end it.
And Jonathan Drouin, the man who almost ended the game for the Habs, presents a curious case for the team’s management this season.
He had a rather pedestrian game, but an explosive skate in the overtime period was what nearly had the team leaving with two points.