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day of the regular season, the Montreal Canadiens couldve found satisfaction in
splitting the first two games at Tampa Bay Times Forum. Instead, they dominated
the Lightning in a 4-1 victory in Game 2 on Friday night to take a two games to
none stranglehold on the Atlantic Division semifinals. Even after hearing chants
of "Ole, Ole, Ole" and knowing they were heading back to Bell Centre having
accomplished everything they set out to do, the Habs werent glowing about their
series lead. "Im not pleased until the series is over," defenceman P.K. Subban
said. Montreal is halfway toward ending it and moving on, thanks to a second
straight strong performance led by two goals from Rene Bourque and 26 saves by
goaltender Carey Price. In the process, the Habs chased Anders Lindback out of
the Lightning net and even caused the home team to hold a players-only meeting.
In the visiting locker-room, there was no need for such a scene because the Habs
showed on the ice that theyre on the same page and cruising along. "I think were
really focused about the work we have to do," coach Michel Therrien said. "When
we approach every game, we dont want to try to see the end result. Our focus,
its been like that every game. ... I like the composure of that team, I like the
leadership of that team." Therrien also liked how his team reacted to
adjustments made by Tampa Bay and how it managed the puck in Game 2. The kind of
errors that led to scoring chances against Wednesday night were just about gone.
"Its such a fine line in the difference between the games and for us its just
been consistent play and were sticking to our systems and were limiting the
mistakes," said forward Brendan Gallagher, who scored Montreals third goal of
the night. "We just felt comfortable today. We were able to execute our game
plan as well as we wanted to and we got rewarded." Sticking to the game plan
meant the Habs were able to stay in their comfort zone while taking the
Lightning out of theirs. While Tampa Bay had some jump at the start and forced
Price to make a handful of early saves, this young group that was playing
without Ondrej Palat couldnt cash in before Montreal poured it on. "Nobody likes
to be suffocated," Subban said. "Its pretty frustrating if you got a bag over
your head and you cant breathe. Its not the best feeling the world. "It is tough
when you turn up the ice as a defenceman and you see three forwards, two
defencemen and Carey Price standing in the net." Gallagher saw David Desharnais
power-play goal 2:34 into the second period as the games turning point. That
snapped an 0-for-27 power-play drought dating to March 25. "Thats a great lift
for the hockey club," Gallagher said. "It got us going, and we didnt look back
from there." From there, Bourque recorded his first multi-goal game since Feb.
2, 2013, scoring his first on a highlight-reel move by blowing past Eric Brewer,
undressing Sami Salo and evading Lindbacks poke check. "It was nice to get the
puck with speed and make a move there," Bourque said, crediting Thomas Vanek for
the no-look pass. "Im not about style points." Price racked up style points
making his best save of the night 15:31 into the second on Gaspe, Que., native
Cedric Paquette. Paquette fired a loose puck from the top of the crease, and
Price managed to get his left pad on it. "I was just kind of scrambling," Price
said. "It was just desperation. I cant remember what exactly happened or how it
wound up there." That was one of only a handful of difficult saves Price had to
make because the play in front of him was stepped up from Game 1. The Lightning
limited their blunders, too, but they still found themselves staring at a 2-0
series deficit. "Were not playing well," captain Steven Stamkos said. "Were not
going to sugar-coat anything. We have a lot better than these first two games.
Its turnovers, its compete level, but we know whats in here. We know we have
this group. "People can make excuses. Im not going to sit here and make excuses.
Were going to man up and realize we have more to offer." Lightning players held
a players-only meeting after the loss, something that coach Jon Cooper fully
supported. "When youve got a team that cares, they take it upon themselves,"
Cooper said. "They understand the magnitude of whats gone on and for them to sit
down and gather their thoughts about it, thats why I like that group of guys.
"They know whats at hand here, though, and they know theyve got more in them.
For them to sit around and talk about, its good for them." Plenty will be talked
about before Game 3 Sunday in Montreal, about the Lightning coming back hard
with their hopes on the line. Cooper hinted that theyll go back to Lindback even
after he pulled him for Kristers Gudlevskis after Bourques second of the night
at the 14:39 mark of the third. No matter whos in net for Tampa Bay, the Habs
are expecting the Lightnings best. "This is a team thats been resilient all
year, theyve got lots of character on that side," Subban said of the Lightning.
"Theres no shortage of us knowing how important these games are going back home.
"Were not focusing on what the series is. As far as were concerned, our
mentality is that the series is 0-0 going back home." Its not 0-0, but Cooper
thinks theres still plenty of pressure on the Habs. "Im sure theyre tickled pink
to go up 2-zip, but theyve still got to win games," he said. "Theyve got to go
home and deliver." Six players who were in Montreal uniforms Friday night were
part of the 2011 team that didnt deliver in this situation. Three years ago the
Habs took a two games to none lead on the Bruins, winning both games in Boston,
before losing the first-round series in seven. That was on Subbans mind after
winning Game 2, but he and his teammates are armed with that memory now. "You go
deeper and deeper in these types of series the games get more and more
important," Subban said. "Were going to have to be ready." NOTES -- Desharnais
goal was his first in the Stanley Cup playoffs, while Max Paciorettys secondary
assist was his first career playoff point. ... Therrien went with the same
lineup from Game 1, while Cooper replaced injured forward Ondrej Palat with
defenceman Andrej Sustr. Tampa Bay went with 11 forwards and seven defencemen, a
look they featured 40 times in the regular season. ... Lightning forward
J.T. Brown left the game briefly in the second period after taking a big hit in
front of the bench from Alexei Emelin. He returned to the bench not long after
and was back on the ice early in the third.
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