Carrier's Physical Play Sparks Canadiens in Game One

0:00It's April 21st, you're listening to NHL News today, AI-powered coverage of your team. I'm Corey with the story. In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round, the Montreal-Canadians stole a 4-3 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, and it kicked. Off with the Fenceman Alexander Carrier, dropping Lightning forward, Anthony Cerelli, with a clean shoulder check right at the start of the third period, Carrier, a 29-year-old who's back after missing 9 games with an upper body injury, stepped up big against Tampa's top line of Brayden. Point. Gage Gonkovets and Akita Kusherov, logging 18 minutes and 36 seconds of ice time with an assist, two block shots, three hits, and a plus one rating. Teammates like Cole Caulfield and Kaidan Gula, raved about his return, saying he looked rested, played physical for a guy who usually takes hits, not. Mishes them out, and handled a tough matchup like he never missed a shift. Meanwhile, Arbor Shikage impressed two, slamming five hits in just 10 minutes and 59 seconds

1:05without mistakes, even earning a key late shift. In the third, when it was tied, three-three coach, Martin St. Louis loved his simple predictable play. Lightning barely touched Carrier in Game 1, but he expects them to ramp up the physicality in Game 2, and with the same lineup rolling out at. Montreal's sticking to a work in that playoff opener.