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Late-game collapse in game four

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Late-game collapse in game four

The Montreal Canadiens host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night, looking to clinch their first-round series.

Legendary defenseman Serge Savard followed in the footsteps of his longtime teammate Yvan Cournoyer and turned the ball around at the Bell Center on Friday evening.

It was another tight contest between two evenly matched teams, with the Lightning ultimately emerging with a 3–2 victory, tying the series at two games apiece in the process.

Let’s look at the highlights!

All eyes on Dobbs

Unlike previous games, the Lightning quickly created several high-danger scoring chances, forcing Canadiens netminder Jacob Dobbs to make some tough saves in the first period.

The rookie netminder was far from calm, but that’s par for the course when discussing Dobbs’ playing style, which is clearly chaotic good. What matters most is that he responded well to the Lightning’s increased scoring opportunities.

make your own luck

Even though the Canadiens trailed in the first period, they did a great job of capitalizing on their first high-danger scoring opportunity of the game, which occurred midway through the second frame.

It was Zachary Bolduc who opened the scoring, and although the goal could be described as relatively fluke, as it bounced off him before it even reached the back of the net, good things happen when you run the slot.

Alexandre Texier and Caden Guhle both provided excellent assists in the scoring game.

the monkey dug a ditch

Even though Cole Caufield scored 51 goals during the regular season, you can be sure he was uncomfortable not scoring a goal in three playoff games, as evidenced by his celebration after the power play goal at the end of the second period.

Few players around the NHL enjoy playing hockey as much as Caufield, but that’s because he’s only happy when he’s scoring. Fortunately, few players around the NHL score as much as Caufield.

His first goal in the series was also the first time the Canadiens managed to establish a two-goal lead against the Lightning.

insult to injury

A big, clean bodycheck by Maxwell Crozier on Juraj Slafkowski derailed what was otherwise an excellent period for the Canadiens. The heavy blow forced the 22-year-old Slovak to retreat to the locker room in the final minutes of the second frame.

The Lightning scored their first goal of the game shortly thereafter when veteran Jake Guentzel scored his goal of the series, but thankfully Slafkowski eventually returned to the ice for the third period.

lightning strikes twice

With Oliver Kapanen in the box for a questionable high-sticking penalty, the Lightning tied the game, although it must be said that the Habs made life much easier for their opponents.

Regardless of whether the call was legitimate or not, talented players like Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel will always make you pay if you give them too much time in the offensive zone.

luck changes

The Canadians were ready to take advantage of the change in momentum after an impressive 5-on-3 penalty kill, but the surge that had given the Habs the opening goal of the game came back to haunt them when Hagel scored his second goal of the match-up.

This gave the Lightning a 3-2 lead with a little less than five minutes remaining in the third period.

Women give destiny, women take away destiny.

The Montreal Canadiens will be back in action on Wednesday when they face the Lightning in Tampa Bay. Puck drop has not been scheduled yet.

All Montreal Canadiens stats are 5v5, via Natural Stat Trick, unless otherwise noted.

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Hawks’ historic collapse vs. Brooklyn highlights Michael Porter Jr.’s late-game shortcomings

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Hawks’ historic collapse vs. Brooklyn highlights Michael Porter Jr.’s late-game shortcomings

There are conflicts at the end of the game, and then a complete meltdown. The Brooklyn Nets fell into the latter category during Sunday’s 115-104 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

Jordi Fernandez’s team looked in control after taking a 102-91 lead with eight minutes remaining. The Hawks defeated the Nets 24–2 to end the game during their worst collapse of the season.

Brooklyn shot 1 of 15 from the field with five turnovers during the decisive period of the game.

“Unacceptable,” Fernandez said. “We played well, a very good brand of basketball, staying connected, defending, taking the lead as a team with the first and second groups… but we have to find a better way to close out games. I have confidence in the starters. I know how good they are, and that’s not what I want from them. We played a very good game until 5:30, and then it goes away. So, it’s tough because wins matter in the NBA. You have to compete and play to win. “It happens, and it didn’t happen.”

After a solid start, Brooklyn’s rookie backcourt of Nolan Traore and Egor Demin has struggled. However, Sunday’s collapse highlighted the late-game shortcomings of Michael Porter Jr. as the Nets’ No. 1 option.

Michael Porter Jr. disappeared during Nets vs. Hawks horror collapse

Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. (17) gets a rebound from Atlanta Hawks guard Nickell Alexander-Walker (7) during the second half at State Farm Arena.
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Porter posted 18 points on 8 of 16 shooting with six assists and two turnovers in three quarters. However, he was invisible in the final frame, going scoreless on 0-of-3 shooting with no assists as rookies Demin and Traoré handled most of Brooklyn’s on-ball responsibilities.

Meanwhile, Hawks star Jalen Johnson took the lead down the stretch, scoring 14 of his 26 points in the final frame on 6-of-8 shooting.

While Porter has long fueled the Nets’ offense, he has struggled as a closer. In 65 clutch minutes this season, the star forward has shot 12-of-38 (31.6 percent) from the field and 4-of-24 (16.7 percent) with two assists and four turnovers.

Porter’s limitations as a ball-handler and self-creator have been most apparent during tight games, when defenses are most busy and primarily switching. Without a high-level shot creator behind them, Brooklyn’s offense has fallen short when it matters most.

The Nets have posted the league’s worst clutch record (5-19) and second-worst clutch offensive rating (96.0).

After encouraging early performances, Traore and Demin also lost on Sunday. Over the course of three quarters, Traoré scored 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting with five assists and two turnovers. Demin had 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting with four assists and zero turnovers.

However, the rookie duo shot 0 of 7 while committing four turnovers in the final frame.

“You go through experience, and you learn,” Fernandez said of Traore and Demin’s late struggles. “Some rushed shots and turnovers… you’ve got to learn how to stay composed. You’ve got to learn how to get everybody involved [the right] Locations, how to take good shots, and we didn’t do that. So that’s the next game.”

While Sunday’s loss undoubtedly stung Brooklyn’s locker room, it continued the team’s lead in a tightly contested tank race. After four consecutive losses, the Nets have regained sole possession of third place in the draft lottery standings. They are tied in the win column and two games behind the Indiana Pacers in the loss column, who are in second place.

If the season ended today, Brooklyn would have a 14.0 percent chance of finishing No. 1, a 52.1 percent chance of finishing in the top four, and a 93.0 percent chance of finishing in the top six. The third lottery slot cannot fall below the seventh pick.


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