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Oh...my...god!  What an incredible game.  And by incredible, I mean stomach-churning, stress-inducing, hair-losing, nail-biting hockey.
 
Wow. In defeating the Washington Capitals 2-1 in Game Seven last night, the Montreal Canadiens became the first No. 8 seed to come back from a 3-1 series deficit against a No. 1 seed since the NHL adopted the current playoff format in 1994. For a franchise that owns the record books I think it is fitting that they add this achievement to their already full mantle of accolades. As we have become used to in this series, the Canadiens took the lead early and Jaroslav Halak shut the door the rest of the way to earn the win. The Caps came close to scoring first, as snake-bitten Alexander Semin rang the puck off of the cross bar on a 3-on- ...

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