Bottom Six Minutes: Cross-checking to the face is now legal!

The Montreal Canadiens put up quite the fight in the third period on Wednesday night. Down 2-1 to the Washington Capitals in game two of the series, they played their absolute best in the final frame, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the one-goal d

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Did the Canadiens prove they can hang with the Capitals?

Frank Seravalli joins Sportsnet Central to discuss how the Montreal Canadiens have looked through their first two games vs. the Washington Capitals and if they should have hope in Game 3.

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Capitals dominate 2nd period, beating Canadiens in Game 2

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series.

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Capitals' Carbery: Thompson 'wins us that game' in 3rd period

Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery credited goalie Logan Thompson as being "the difference" in Wednesday's 3-1 Game 2 victory after the Montreal Canadiens ran the show in the final frame."He wins us that game in the third period," Carbery

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Logan Thompson Shines in Capitals 3-1 Win Over Canadiens in Game 2

The Washington Capitals survived another third-period surge from the Montreal Canadiens to secure a 3-1 win in Game 2 of the first round series. Capitals forward Connor McMichael scored two…

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Canadiens’ Laine benched for entire third period in Game 2

With his team trailing 2-1 heading into the third period, Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis decided it was time to shorten the bench.

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NHL Game 2 Highlights: Capitals 3, Canadiens 1

Connor McMichael potted two, including an empty-netter to seal the deal and give the Washington Capitals a 2-0 series lead despite the Montreal Canadiens striking first with Christian Dvorak and Sam Montembeault making 29 saves.

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Canadiens @ Capitals Top Six Minutes: Habs head home down 0-2

First period

• The Dvorak line spends its shift in Washington’s end. The Suzuki lines jumps on and does the same.
• The Capitals all come over to cross-check Suzuki after the whistle as they did last game, but they’re all too

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Canadiens’ Evans has potential game-tying goal robbed by the post

Watch as Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans gets robbed by the post on a potential game-tying goal in the third period vs. the Washington Capitals in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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McMichael, Strome score twice within a minute to give Capitals Game 2 lead

Watch as Connor McMichael and Dylan Strome score two goals exactly a minute apart to give the Washington Capitals the lead in Game 2 over the Montreal Canadiens.

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Canadiens’ Dvorak buries it in tight to open Game 2 scoring

Watch as Montreal Canadiens’ Christian Dvorak puts home the rebound to score the game’s first goal against the Capitals.

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Did Capitals’ Wilson take a dive against Canadiens’ Anderson?

The Hockey Central panel breaks down the Montreal Canadiens’ Josh Anderson and Washington Capitals’ Tom Wilson first period dust up that saw Anderson sit for an extra two minutes.

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Canadiens’ Anderson and Capitals’ Wilson get into dust up after big hit

Watch as Montreal Canadiens forward Josh Anderson lays a big hit on Washington Capitals’ Tom Wilson before the two get into a dust up. Anderson received four minutes worth of penalty minutes while Wilson got two.

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