The Montreal Canadiens interim head coach, who tested positive for COVID-19 prior to Game 3 of their semifinal against the Vegas Golden Knights, was hoping to avoid a full 14-day quarantine and be back behind the bench before the series concluded.
That didn t happen his team still pulled off another stunning upset that culminated with Thursday s 3-2 overtime victory in Game 6 and Ducharme was forced to watch the edge-of-his-couch affair at home.
He ll be in the same spot when the Canadiens open their first Stanley Cup series since 1993 on Monday versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, but the 48-year-old is targeting a Game 3 return four nights later when the series shifts to Montreal.
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Ces événements se multiplient à chaque match, chaque période. Des exemples :
La passe à l’aveuglette d’Alex Galchenyuk, en prolongation dans le cinquième de la série contre les Maple Leafs de Toronto, un relais qui a conduit Nick Suzuki et Cole Caufield vers une magnifique randonnée vers le gardien Jack Campbell ;
Le sens de l’anticipation de Jesperi Kotkaniemi, en prolongation, dans le sixième match ;
Une séquence de 30 réussites par les spécialistes en infériorité numérique ;
Le brio de Carey Price, dont les statistiques obligent les mathématiciens à revoir leurs calculs afin de s’assurer qu’il n’y a pas une ou des erreurs ;