The Montreal Canadiens should have been rolling into Game 3 against the Vegas Golden Knights with a boatload of swagger after scoring a massive win in Game 2 on Wednesday night. They potted three goals from three different players while getting a standout showing in net from Carey Price to bounce back from their opening game loss.
However, going into Friday, things got a bit more complicated as head coach Dominique Ducharme was unable to be on the bench following a positive test for COVID-19. Luke Richardson and Alex Burrows took over in his stead, and the rest of the tests came back negative for both the Canadiens and Golden Knights.