Joel Edmundson played an exceptional Game 1 at both ends of the ice
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For most of the regular season, Joel Edmundson was just a defensive guy in the Habs lineup, attached to Jeff Petry in pretty much every single situation. He improved over the course of the season, having a pretty solid showing through the Habs’ injury woes to end the year.
Against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Round One, he was arguably the team’s most consistent performer on the blue line as the big guns of Petry and Shea Weber looked nothing like themselves. Against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 the defensive group managed to produce six points on the night, after just two in all of their games against Toronto. Leading the way at both ends of the ice once again though, was Edmundson.
Bottom Six Minutes Episode VII: A comeback for the ages
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After back-to-back overtime thrillers to erase a 3-1 series deficit, the Montreal Canadiens headed back to Toronto looking to complete their comeback and book their ticket to Winnipeg for the North Division final. The Toronto Maple Leafs welcomed a small crowd of just over 500 frontline health care workers as they looked to flip the script and move on themselves.
Unfortunately for the home team, the Habs came out and played their best game of the series possibly their entire season and will move on to face the Winnipeg Jets for northern supremacy.