Habs Advance to Eastern Conference Final
Montreal's resilient hockey team secures thrilling Game 7 OT victory to reach Round 3, proving grit over perfection.
They don't call them the Cardiac Canadiens for nothing.
The Habs punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday night with a Game 7 overtime victory — the second time this playoff run that Alex Newhook has delivered the clutch goal when it mattered most. It wasn't the team's cleanest performance; in fact, they blew another multi-goal lead after the Game 6 collapse at home. But this group's resilience has never been in question.
What defines this team isn't flawless execution — it's the refusal to quit. The blowups happen. The nervous moments pile up. But Montreal keeps finding ways to advance, and that's what matters when playoff hockey gets tight.
Round 3 against the Conference champion awaits, and if these Habs can channel the same belief that carried them through this series, they're not done yet. The city's pulse is racing again.