Pierre McGuire

I was really surprised.

I thought Montreal would be better prepared for the penalty kill at Carolina.

I know it was working at 95% going into the series.

By the way, I did a breakdown of their special teams quotient before the series started.

Add the power play and the penalty kill percentages.

108.5%, Tony.

If you're at 105 or higher, your chances of winning the Cup are exponential.

Montreal, going into this series, they were at 99%.

74 on the penalty kill and 25 on the power play.

So Carolina's PK number is just going to keep going up.

They're perfect for the series.

Their special teams quotient is probably going to be around 109.

He's right.

You know, just before I came on with you, I was doing a hit for CBS Sports, and you can see Bolduc's just chasing because he's not moving his feet.

You couldn't have said it any better, Tony.

You're spot on.

Spot on.

Because I really believe, as much as I think Lane Hutchins thought that he was going to get a play from Cole Caulfield, I think Mike Mathis thought that the fourth line for Montreal was going to get the puck out, and they didn't.

The puck stayed in the offensive zone where they had times to clear it and opportunities to clear it, and they weren't able to do it.

And that's why I think you saw the big gap there.