How to Almost Lose a 7-1 Game

Montréal has done a superb job of trying to lose a game in which they were leading 7-1 at the beginning of the third period... after a fabulous 40 minutes of hockey in which some of the unusual suspects scored (e.g., Bouillon with his second, Kostopoulos with his sixth), the Habs came out in the third period absolutely flat both offensively and defensively. Whatever we can say positively about the offensive output, however happy we are that the Habs have clinched a playoff berth, the Habs need to take a close look at how they completely fell apart 20 minutes from the end, so we don't repeat this experience.