KANATA – The Canadiens are leaving Ottawa with a ticket to the second round and a few key lessons to help carry them even deeper.
Coming into Sunday’s game, momentum appeared to have swung in the Sens’ direction after they rallied back from a three-game series deficit to force a Game 6 on home ice. After failing to deliver the final blow to their opponents in Games 4 and 5, the Habs weren’t about to let a third opportunity pass them by.
“We definitely didn’t want to go back to our building,” admitted Max Pacioretty, who fired the insurance marker into an empty net with less than a second to go in the third period.