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@NJTHabs22 @theejohnnyc @djhill1900 @HabsOnReddit I watch all the games & rewatch many parts. Xhekaj was by far the worse Hab last night as the Impact Statcard attached supports. Xhekaj was -2.42, no one else close to that bad. He was also on the ice for the only goal & out of position. He looked lost with the puck a few times.

@HabsRule26 @theejohnnyc @djhill1900 @HabsOnReddit Use the eye test, if you watched the game you’d see that Struble was worse than Xhekaj.

Who should be out of the Habs lineup if Noah Dobson is in tomorrow for game 7? 🤔

@NJTHabs22 @theejohnnyc @djhill1900 @HabsOnReddit Not sure what you are watching to claim Struble is worse than Xhekaj. Struble far better with puck/passing & staying with a man 1 on 1. Also solid hits at the right time (unlike Xhekaj who takes himself out of play to make hits). Xhekaj also hurts with bad penalties.

@theejohnnyc @djhill1900 @HabsOnReddit Struble has definitely been worse than Xhekaj

@HabsOnReddit Series would be over if we had a PP (game 2 & game 6!). Too much fancy passing on the perimeter & not nearly enough net front havoc. Demidov needs to move & not just stay in the same spot waiting for one timers. We need guys in front of net bothering goalie & D (like Gally).

The Habs powerplay since going 3 for 5 in game 1: • 19 PP opportunities • 35:12 PP mins • 2 PP goals • 10.5% efficiency

@MonsterPC_ @HabsOnReddit Heat Map on S-Trick catches TB had way more chances to score in close around the net. There were 3 or 4 chances with Dobes down and out including the one Danault barely stopped from going over the line. Most of Habs shots were perimeter with Iittle traffic especially on PP.

Interesting, I was using MoneyPuck myself, and their numbers are much closer. 27 high danger scoring chances vs 7 seems way way off as well. I watched the entire game, and it certainly did not look like that. MoneyPuck has 18 combined medium/high scoring chances for Montreal, and 17 medium/high for Tampa.

Habs captain Nick Suzuki on his message to his teammates after the OT loss: “Just stay positive. I think we were the better team for pretty much most of that game. We just didn’t score. Andrei Vasilevskiy kinda won them that game.” “I thought everyone played a great game, just didn’t get the result. We’re ready to go down to Tampa and win game 7.”

@thesickpodcasts @BWildeMTL @TonyMarinaro Have to disagree that Habs got "goalied." High danger scoring chances were 27 to 7 for TB and that is nothing to do with goalie.

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@MonsterPC_ @HabsOnReddit Not sure what numbers you are referring to? All situations from Natural Stattrick attached (they updated them slightly since last night). High danger chances 79% for TB. x Goals 62% for TB.

@HabsRule26 @HabsOnReddit If you include special teams, not just 5 on 5, these numbers get much much closer.

@austinrita88 @EricEngels Agree. TB dominated the game. High Danger chances were 21-7 & they had 63% of xGoals. No traffic at all in front of Vasilevskiy - he could see everything. Being out chanced 21-7 on high danger changes has nothing to do with Vasy. Habs need to get to the front of the net Sunday!

@EricEngels Tampa deserved this game, they were the way hungrier team all night. Prime vasy showed up, wont win to many when he’s playing like that

We're going back to Tampa Bay. Goncalves ends it 9:03 into OT. Game 7 Sunday night.

@Imstilljon No one close to Vasilevski though - he could see everything. PP is playing on the perimeter & not going to the dirty areas. High danger chances were 21 to 7 for TB. They dominated all advanced stats including xGoals For 63.72% to 36.28%. If they don't go to the net on Sunday....

There will be a Game 7 Gage Goncalves bangs one past Dobes at the side of the net 1-0 TB win Vasilevskiy was unreal, Dobes pretty spectacular himself #TSN690 #GoHabsGo

@s_gaudelli @thesickpodcasts Advanced stats show that the Habs were not the better team & it was not just goaltending: TB dominated across the board. They easily won every category including high danger scoring chances 21 to 7 (that has nothing to do with G), x Goals For %63.72 to %36.28, Corsi, Fenwick..

@thesickpodcasts Took a perfect Vasylevsky to win , Habs were the better team tonight once again , Habs won 2 in Tampa already I’m confident

The Montreal Canadiens fail to close out the series, falling 1–0 in overtime. - The series will head to Game 7 on Sunday. How are we feeling going into Game 7? Les Canadiens de Montréal n’ont pas réussi à conclure la série, s’inclinant 1–0 en prolongation. - La série se décidera lors du match no 7 dimanche. #Habs #GoHabsGo #thesickpodcast @TonyMarinaro

@ChrisHabs360 @RocketSports Advanced stats show TB dominated across the board. They easily won every category including high danger scoring chances 21 to 7, x Goals For %63.72 to %36.28, Corsi, Fenwick...

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@HabsOnReddit Hard to claim you are the better team when you get a PP in overtime & do not even come close. Same thing on PP at end of gm 2 that could have won that gm. TB way more shots close to the net - like the one Danault stopped. Habs were mostly on the perimeter especially the PP.

@MaxwellHorsley @HabsOnReddit Guess which pair was on the ice when the Caps scored the game winning goal in the 3rd period of game 4 in Mtl last year: Guhle & Xhehaj! Sent us back to Washington down 3-1 for an elimination game: essentially lost the series for us.

@HabsOnReddit Guhle and arber on the ice in overtime is a joke

The Habs lose 1-0 in OT vs the Lightning. Game 7 coming up on Sunday. Thoughts? 🤔

@RocketSports @HabsConnection @Hockeypodnet @HockeyHStove And it worked for another night! Dach, Bolduc & Struble awesome tonight: Guhle, Texier, Gally too! Guhle & Stuble 4 hits each & +1. Dach line each +2, lots of hits. And Matheson? Well he just keeps making you look good on the pod because he just keeps doing what he always does.

@RocketSports @HabsConnection @Hockeypodnet @HockeyHStove It work for one night! :)

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@HabsOnReddit Dach & Gally leading the way!!!!! Dach/Texier/Bolduc each +2 with lots of hits! Struble & Guhle both +1 with 4 hits each. Both are playing so strong physically with smart zone exit passes. Now we need the stars to step up (other than Hutson of course). The downside is Matheson.

The Habs win 3-2 vs the Lightning in game five. MTL leads the series 3-2 vs TB Thoughts? 🤔

@HabsOnReddit Thank god Marty didn't listen to 90% of people on social media who wanted Dach to be benched for game 3 and many others who wanted him to never play another game in Habs uniform. It would have been a 2-0 loss without Dach and his line who were all +3. Struble/Xhekaj both +2!

The Habs win 3-2 in OT vs the Lightning. They lead the series 2-1. Thoughts? 🤔

@EricMacramalla The Kirby Dach experiment is still alive & well! Thankfully!

The Kirby Dach experiment is over.

@mndamico @Shaun Given he was tired & at end of shift, smarter play than trying to get by a fresh TB guy in neutral zone. TB guy was on him before he even got to FO dot. It has to be deep enough to change but he just put a little too much on the flip. It was nothing like Carrier/Xhekaj icings.

@mndamico @Shaun Don't think it is fair to keep stating today that Dach was 1 or 2 strides from center. He was inside his own blueline when he started the flip & it was off this stick before he crossed the blueline. As Nilan said on the Sick Pod last night, lots of guys do a flip like this.

The Habs & Bolts series is all tied up heading back to Montreal. Join @Shaun and I now as we break down last night's game and the series as a whole: ▶️Hutson clutch ▶️Dach's icing ▶️Secondary scoring issues ▶️Lineup changes coming? ⤵️⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=iWjzuv…