The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in a shootout on Tuesday at Bell Centre, but their attempt to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs was unsuccessful.
on five seconds remaining in the third quarter, David Perron tied the game at four on a slap shot from the point through traffic. After the Washington Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 to secure the second wild card into the Eastern Conference, Detroit’s dreams of making the playoffs were short-lived.
Dylan Larkin, the captain of the Red Wings, found out they were eliminated “just before the shootout.”
Larkin said, “It’s gutting and hard.” “Just seeing it finish makes us here really sad. We have an amazing bunch of men, and it has been a terrific year full of fun, so it is extremely difficult and sad to see it end like way.”
James Reimer made 29 saves for Detroit (41-32-9) as they advanced to OT in all four of their games (2-0-2). Moritz Seider, Joe Veleno, and Daniel Sprong scored for the team.
It’s absurd. Naturally, that hurts a lot,” Perron said. “You check the timer, and there are seven seconds left to score the goal. Then, shortly after, you hear that Philly is clearly thinking that we’re losing the game. Perhaps as a result, they withdraw their goalkeeper, execute their play, and Washington scores.That’s why it hurts so much. Guys in the room are clearly quite emotional. Playing these games is probably one of their first major disappointments for everyone, but for many of our young players, it’s a major deal to feel a little anxious before a game and make minor errors that end up in our net. Everything hurts so terribly that it just gets worse.
In the shootout, Detroit’s second consecutive comeback victory against Montreal was secured by Patrick Kane on their third try.
Kane said, “I didn’t know fully; I think some of the other guys knew.” “I assumed there wasn’t too much to celebrate because even at the end, it didn’t seem like there was much of a reaction coming off the bench.”
For Montreal (30-36-16), who fell to the Red Wings 5-4 in overtime on Monday, Logan Mailloux had an assist in his NHL debut. Juraj Slafkovsky and Brendan Gallagher each scored a goal and an assist. 36 saves were made by Cayden Primeau.
Mailloux said, “It was cool.” “It seemed like playoff hockey was being played outside. Despite the fact that things didn’t go our way, the game was enjoyable.
On Monday, the Red Wings fell down 4-1 at home before winning with four consecutive goals.
“These guys that never quit, I’m so honored to be a part of it,” Larkin said. This year, we were a really close-knit group, and throughout the final two weeks and month, we absolutely refused to fade away or die. And comeback after comeback, and just so much joy. I hope we could play in the playoffs and have more time together with this bunch. That might have been a lot of fun.
At 11:32 of the first, Alex Newhook gave the Canadiens a 1-0 lead. During a 2-on-1 play from Gallagher, he took a one-time shot from the right side that deflected off Reimer’s extended glove.
The secondary assist went to Mailloux, who was recalled from the American Hockey League’s Laval on Monday, to score his first NHL goal.
Mailloux said, “It takes a little pressure off the shoulders and helps the legs feel a little better.” “It was a nice play by Joel Armia on the wall, and then I saw ‘Gally’ going, so I hit him, and he made a hell of a sauce over to ‘Newie,’ so it was nice!”
At 18:29, Seider leveled the score at 1-1 with a glove side one-timer on Primeau after Larkin’s pass back to the point.
It was Gallagher who gave Montreal a 2-1 lead at 6:17 in the second. The rebound of Armia’s shot hung loose in the crease behind Reimer, and he smashed the ball over the goal line for his third goal in two games.
At 10:09, Cole Caufield scored on a rebound of Slafkovsky’s one-timer from the right face-off circle to make it 3-1.
At 10:45, Veleno scored a five-hole basket off the rebound of Shayne Gostisbehere’s left-wing attempt to bring the Red Wings within three points, 3-2.
At 3:31, Sprong’s attempt from below the goal line in the right corner found its way into the net off Primeau, tying the score at three points.
It was Slafkovsky who gave Montreal a 4-3 lead at 12:46 in the third. To tip in Lane Hutson’s wrist shot from the point, he was in front of the net.
Hutson said, “I knew it didn’t change direction that much.” “However, he gave a really good tip.”
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