Montreal Canadiens predictions and key ideas ahead of Game 6
By Omar L
The Montreal Canadiens were one of two to escape elimination, but the uphill battle continues as Game 6 against the Philadelphia Flyers is another must-win.
August 19th was dubbed elimination day in the NHL. Of the four games being played, three of them had the potential to see a team be taken out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and removed from the bubbles. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Arizona Coyotes couldn’t fend off their opponents, but the Montreal Canadiens did in a fiery battle with the Philadelphia Flyers.
It didn’t look all positive the whole time. The Habs put themselves down on the power play and managed to fight back with quick responses to games. Unfortunately, the game did come with it’s dark points, including Jesperi Kotkaniemi being taken out of the game via boarding major and game misconduct while Brendan Gallagher suffered from a broken jaw.
To make matters all the more interesting, the hate between the two clubs is at an all-time high. A brawl broke out after Phillip Danault got the empty-net goal for his first of the playoffs. Sean Couturier took a run at Artturi Lehkonen, and a huddle formed ending with Jakub Voracek jumping on Shea Weber while Joel Farabee and Danault bonded over their two team’s fighting.
With Gallagher out for Game 6 and Matt Niskanen serving a one-game suspension for his crosscheck, emotions are going to be as high as ever for both teams.
So what do we expect to come out of this Game 6? Will the Montreal Canadiens ride the momentum wave that they were able to create in Game 5? Will it mimic the previous two games where the team was shutout in back-to-back games by Carter Hart?
We all had some thoughts and predictions on it.