Well... That didn't go as planned.
After sweeping the regular season series against the New York Rangers, the Canadiens dropped game 1 of their first round playoff series, 2-0, in Montreal on Wednesday evening. Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers silenced the deafening Centre Bell crowd, withstanding a strong first period by the Canadiens, then nursing a 1-0 lead until Michael Grabner scored into an empty net with 1:10 remaining.
The unexpected goal scorer in the first period was none other than New York’s 4th line agitator, Tanner Glass (15), who beat Carey Price cleanly with a backhand off of a face-off 9:50 into the contest.