Canadiens find big difference against Sabres: ‘Space’
Montreal is operating with a bit more freedom.
Canadiens find big difference against Sabres: ‘Space’ originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . BUFFALO, N.
Y. — The Montreal Canadiens fired only nine shots on goal in their Game 7 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning just to advance and earn a trip to Buffalo for the Eastern Conference semifinal. In Game 1 on Wednesday night, they looked a lot different, and it wasn’t a coincidence.
They outshot the Sabres, even though that didn’t lead to a victory but instead a 4-2 defeat. Still, Montreal saw more opportunities. They saw, in a word, “space.
” “I thought our top guys got more touches in space,” St. Louis said after the game. “That’s what I liked.