When the NHL was canceled this spring, Montreal was only in fifth place in the Atlantic Division, and was a full ten points from reaching a so-called wild card place to reach the playoffs.

But the team still got a place in the so-called "qualifying game" for the playoffs, as they had a theoretical chance to reach the playoffs.

Pittsburgh with the knife to the throat

There, they faced star-studded Pittsburgh, and are now just a single victory from knocking them out and taking a place in the quarterfinals. Last night, they won 4-3 - and thus lead 2-1 in matches.

- You don't get a chance of this kind often and we will try to take it, says goal scorer Paul Byron, who put 3-3 in the second period, according to Aftonbladet.

Pittsburgh now needs two straight victories so that the season does not end.

- We have done many good things in the first three matches. Now it's about making sure we do it all the time and trusting that we then get the results we want, says Pittsburgh's team captain Sidney Crosby, according to the club's website.