Canadiens Surrender The Divisional Lead To the Red Wings
It clearly made the Canadiens uncomfortable, as St-Louis’ men struggled to execute effective passing plays and had a lot of trouble getting pucks on net. In the first 20 minutes, they could test John Gibson only 3 times; by 40 minutes, that had risen to 12, which is hardly enough. Montreal pressed a bit more in the third frame, but it was just too little too late and by then, Gibson was oozing confidence.
