It has become a running joke among Montreal Canadiens fans that it’ll be a bad night if Chris Lee is wearing the bands. Facing elimination against the Philadelphia Flyers, it was rather concerning for many to see him assigned to the game as a referee.
For the first 20-plus minutes, it actually went pretty well. Joel Armia gave the Habs a lead in the first period, and the calls were going both ways, so there wasn’t much to complain about.
Of course, everything went off the rails early in the second frame.