In a thrilling opening game of the highly anticipated playoff series, the Montreal Canadiens emerged victorious over the Tampa Bay Lightning in a game that was dominated by special teams play. The Canadiens' power play unit proved to be the difference-maker, scoring one more goal than the Lightning on man-advantage situations. Montreal's Juraj Slafkovsky stole the show with an incredible overtime goal, completing a power-play hat trick in the process. With this crucial win, the Canadiens have set the tone for the series, but the Lightning will look to bounce back in Game Two and even the score.
Game One was a special teams game, and the Canadiens ended up scoring one more power-play goal than the Lightning. That Juraj Slafkovsky overtime goal—completing a power-play hat trick—proved to be ...
