Canadiens Outplayed by Hurricanes in Game 3 Overtime Loss, Trail Series 2-1
By
Lauren Theisen
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Summary
The Montreal Canadiens are being dominated by the Carolina Hurricanes in their playoff series, as evidenced by a lopsided 38-13 shot differential in Game 3. Despite the Hurricanes controlling possession and outplaying the Habs throughout, the game remained close and went to overtime, where Carolina won 3-2 to take a 2-1 series lead. The article analyzes how Montreal is struggling to move the puck against Carolina's aggressive defense, yet the series remains competitive on the scoreboard despite the disparity in play.
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You could see it just by watching, as the Habs struggled again and again to move the puck up the ice without ceding possession to a ruthless Carolina defense.
Game 3 followed much the same script as Game 2, down to the final score and overtime outcome.
But for all the ways that Carolina dominated the run of play, Monday night was in reality as tight as playoff
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