What was a surprise was Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist beating Price as both teams finished with 31 shots and NY got its second goal from Michael Grabner into an empty net with 1:10 remaining in the game.
As Alain Vigneault was walking out of the press conference room following Thursday's practice ahead of Game 2, the Rangers coach appeared to crack a joke in French after he finished his session with the French-language media.
A lot of credit also goes to the Rangers defensemen tonight, particularly Brendan Smith, Brady Skjei, and Ryan McDonagh who carried a majority of the play on the backend. "We know that we're facing one of the best goalies in the league, so it's our job to make life hard for him".
Montreal had its chances in the series opener, taking shots that produced rebounds, but players were not in position for a quick strike of the loose puck. Andrew Shaw won the opening faceoff clean and the Canadiens started throwing their weight around while outshooting the Rangers 8-2 in the first nine minutes. "Both blue lines, I thought coming out we were a little bit sloppy at our blue line, and I thought that's something we've been pretty good at all year".
"We're not trying to hide anything". It's simple as that.
This goal was Glass' second through 61 career playoff games. And while the pairing of Nathan Beaulieu and Nikita Nesterov struggled at times in the opener, Julien noted that others on the ice with them factored into their troubles.
"We're a confident group that if we play our game, we're very capable of winning with the lineup we have now", Julien said.
Hits are an objective statistic; but the final stat sheet credited NY with 45 hits and Montreal with 53. Nick Bonino and Bryan Rust also scored, and Evgeni Malkin assisted on Rust and Kessel's goals in his first game back after missing the final three weeks of the regular season because of an upper-body injury.
Michael Grabner added an empty-net goal with 1:10 left.
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Montreal went 3-0-0 against Lundqvist and the Rangers in the regular season, continuing the trend of the last two seasons in which Carey Price has shone against the Blueshirts while Lundqvist has labored. And I didn't know how good Hank was.
"There were some chances there to score goals but at the other end of it, I think there were a couple of chances where we got pucks to the net and the rebounds were sitting there", Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty said. "But overall, Henrik was our best player by far on the ice, and that's what we needed from him".
The Montreal Canadiens lamented their lack of finish after their Game 1 loss at home against the New York Rangers.
The Canadiens were physical and dominant for long stretches, pinning the Rangers deep in their own zone with a relentless forecheck, especially in the first period.
"I'm sure it's going to be tight for the rest of the way". "I think that's just what happens in the playoffs".
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It was just enough for a Rangers team that didn't exactly exude tons of offensive chemistry.
"You've got to work that much harder when they playoffs around to get your scoring chances and to get your looks", said Nash. That line combined for five points.
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