The Montreal Canadiens came into Saturday night’s contest riding high. They’d won four straight games, and Carey Price was locked back into God Mode. Through a combination of great goaltending, timely goals, and improving special teams, the Canadiens unlocked their Konami Code to charge back into the playoff picture.
Unlike Thursday night’s game with Detroit, it was the Canadiens who stormed out of the gates and took a lead early in the game. It took the Canadiens less than six minutes to fully sink their claws into Detroit, and they never looked back afterward.