It was the Sabres’ last game of the season at home, so it made sense they wanted to put on a show. Still, it made for some nervous moments, such as in the first period when Carey Price seemed to have dinged his hand and was shown checking on his blocker hand a couple of times, after he fell during a scrum in his crease.
2. Dwight King is cursed.
3. The Canadiens actually play puck-possession hockey now.
It used to be that the Canadiens would constantly be in pursuit of the puck, either on defense, or when on offense, dumping the puck to open ice and trying to win the one-on-one battles.