Thursday Habs Headlines: Jeff Petry’s history of coming up clutch

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Jeff Petry’s spectacular snipe stood as the winner on Wednesday, as it had on Monday — and very often in his career:

• A look at some of the potential lineup changes Claude Julien could have tried ahead of Game 3. [La Presse]
• And also a criticism of the Canadiens forwards by EOTP’s Julian McKenzie, before the relative goal explosion in Game 3. [Yahoo! Sports]
• Is perfection required from Carey Price to complete the upset of the Pittsburgh Penguins? [Sportsnet]
• A day in the bubble with Victor Mete:

• If you missed it yesterday, should the Canadiens get one more win to eliminate the Penguins, they can’t draw the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs. [EOTP]
• Former Canadiens prospect Morgan Ellis has signed with the KHL’s Dinamo Riga. [Journal Pioneer]
• But we will always have this photo:

St. John’s IceCaps/ Colin Peddle

Around the league and elsewhere

• Now facing elimination, is it time for Mike Sullivan to swap out Matt Murray for Tristan Jarry? [The Athletic]
• There haven’t yet been any positive coronavirus test results in the NHL bubble, and health experts believe the NHL made a “brilliant choice” with its hub format and locations. [The Province]
• Fans still believe it was too early for sports to make their return, however. [City News 1130]
• Jake Muzzin is out of hospital after getting injured in Tuesday’s game, but will not return to the qualifying round. [NHL.com]
• Was the New York Rangers’ elimination in a three-game sweep the last we’ll see of Henrik Lundqvist? [Radio-Canada]