Habs Force A Game 7-Habs 4, Caps 1

The Montreal Canadiens refused to let their season end as they defeated the Washington Capitals 4-1 in front of a crazy sellout crowd at the Bell Centre. The win forced a game 7 back in Washington against the top seeded Caps. Jaroslav Halak was unbelievable in net for the Canadiens stopping a whopping 53 shots for the victory. Seymon Varlamov made 18 saves in the Caps goal. Mike Cammalleri scored a pair of 1st period goals 1:39 apart to give the Canadiens the early lead. Max Lapierre scored early in the 3rd followed by Tomas Plekanec icing the game into an empty net to send the crowd into a frenzy. The Canadiens penalty kill was a big factor again holding the Caps scoreless in 6 tries, including a long 5 on 3. The Canadiens power play went 1 for 5 on the night. For those who believe there is a conspiracy against Canadian teams, the Habs were assesed 3 diving penalties in the game, with 2 of those being the only call on the play, both to Max Lapierre. To put this is perspective, there were 3 diving calls made in the entire NHL regular season that were the only penalty on the play. Yes I lost it a few times because of these calls. Some other thoughts:

>The story before the game was the Canadiens recalling PK Subban from Hamilton. PK played great like he did in the regular season, picking up an assist in just over 10 minutes of ice time. During his first shift the crowd was chanting his name after knocking a Caps player down...man they (we) love this kid.

>To make room for PK, Sergei Kostitsyn was in the press box. This forced the Canadiens to roll 3 lines most of the night, with Pouliot and Metropolit seeing just over 5 minutes of ice time. Lapierre played on the 3rd line with Pyatt and Moore.

>Props to Gill and Gorges again tonight for a huge effort on the penalty kill. Both have been warriors in these playoffs and a big reason the Canadiens have been hold the Caps power play in check.

For a team that was supposed to be dispatched in 4 games, the Canadiens have made this into quite a series. The story of tonight was strong goaltending and timely scoring. Hopefully the Habs can carry this momentum into game 7. The Silver Wolf Whiskey Hab of the Game tonight goes to Jaroslav Halak, no doubt about it. He was a rock tonight and the star of the game. Consideration also given to Lapierre and Cammalleri. Game 7 goes Wednesday in Washington.