Coach Mike Sullivan's postgame media appearance lasted all of a minute, five seconds, and that was more than enough to sum up the loss to Detroit, as .
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The Montreal Canadiens have won three games in a row, two of them in overtime, breaking a streak of pretty significant ineptitude in the extra period this year. They started toying with a new system in a game against Vancouver, knowing that while they have a deep forward group, the Habs lack elite high-end talents like a Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, and the like. The system itself is quite simple: maintain control of the puck to keep the opposing team’s star players, who usually get the first call, out there skating and tire them out.