We’re a month into the season, and the Montreal Canadiens are far from the team many thought they’d be.
They keep coming and driving and skating leading to some very entertaining hockey. We can talk about the system and defensive structure, but when you win a game in the final minutes of the third, there’s nothing you can do but cheer.
Perhaps clutch victories are going to be the Habs new secret weapon. The Washington Capital game will make it the second time it’s happened this year. Brendan Gallagher started that out after converting on a Colton Parayko turnover in the defensive zone to score with seconds remaining in regulation, and Max Domi took his turn against the Washington Capital with a shot that beat Brayden Holtby.