St-Louis Demands Better Starts and More Physicality Before Canadiens' Game 3

6 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 25

Game 3 arrives Monday night with the Eastern Conference final tied 1-1, and Martin St-Louis said Montreal must be more physical in its own zone and cleaner on first touches.
46-16 was Carolina's hit advantage in Saturday's game, a gap St-Louis linked to Montreal spending too much time without the puck and chasing play.
0 first goals through two games against the Hurricanes has extended a trend from earlier rounds: Montreal scored first five times against Tampa Bay, but only twice against Buffalo.
St-Louis said the fix is situational execution rather than one formula, arguing better opening shifts would let the Canadiens set the tone instead of constantly playing from behind.

As Montreal struggles at home, can Coach St-Louis fix the team's slow starts without sacrificing their adaptable style of play?

Can Carolina's relentless system finally break their conference final curse, or will Montreal's rookie goalie prove to be the ultimate equalizer?