2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Canadiens 5 Jets 3 post-game 1 recap

The Habs take game 1 by a final score of 5-3 but all folks will be talking about was that brutal hit by Mark Scheifele on Jake Evans.

For those who would like to take a deeper dive into the advanced stats click here to see the results from the game via Natural Stat Trick.

Notable:

The Jets lost Dylan DeMelo to a lower-body injury on his first shift of the game.  In addition to DeMelo it was a game that took a toll considering Mathieu Perreault had to be helped off ice (he returned), Adam Lowry left after a puck deflected into him while on bench (he took some time but eventually returned and Josh Morrissey was in pain but didn’t miss shift.  Add to this the fact that Paul Stastny didn’t dress for the game.

Adam Lowry scored his first goal of the playoffs shorthanded.

Defenceman Derek Forbort scored just his second ever playoff goal.

Players interviews:

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Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Highlights:

Up next:

The Jets are scheduled to practice tomorrow at 12 noon. The Morning Papers will go live tomorrow at 7 am on illegalcurve.com.

Post-game Podcast:

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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