Through the first three games Montreal held the possession advantage, the scoring chance advantage, and the shot advantage. Game four was the polar opposite.
We won't go over what happened, because frankly the Canadiens didn't leave me much to write about, but let's focus on a few key things.
- Dave Cameron mentioned that the hit parade in game three was a shortsighted strategy, since it opened up the ice for Montreal's speedy forwards, by having two forecheckers deep in the offensive zone. Wednesday's game led to very few scoring chances for the Habs, mostly because they have little to no chance to counter-attack Ottawa's pressure.