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A Tyler Toffoli shorthanded goal was all the offence the Canadiens needed in their 1-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 2 of their second-round series. Carey Price made 30 saves for his eighth career playoff shutout.
If you’re in a rush, here’s the lone tally:
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Tyler Toffoli with a SHORTY! #GoHabsGo with the first of Game 2. pic.twitter.com/2bNqvXuQVK NHL on NBC Sports (@NHLonNBCSports) June 5, 2021
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OK, what was a bigger gut punch?
Anaheim scoring three in 181 seconds with John Gibson pulled in Game 5 on May 5 2017, to tie it and winning it on Corey Perry’s goal seven minutes into double OT in California? Or this total collapse in Winnipeg on Sunday?
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This was the first time the Jets have beaten in the Oilers in the playoffs in Winnipeg in 31 years, one week and two days as Hockey Night in Canada’s Scott Oake said. He must have a calendar in his bedroom as he trotted out that stat, before the OT winner by Nikolaj Ehlers.