Monty went really hard after a result in regulation against the Habs. Essentially shortened the bench in the 3rd as the period progressed and repeatedly rolled the top guys. McAvoy played nearly 10 mins in that period alone, Pasta over 8, Marchand and Zacha 8 each, DeBrusk and Coyle 6 each, while Heinen, Poitras, Frederic and the 4th line all got less than 4 mins. Nothing too strange about that, although it's probably not a strategy you'd want to pursue too hard too often, and I note that yet again Freddy found himself largely sidelined when things got serious.
It did leave Pasta and co. pretty gassed for OT though - Montreal leant on its top players in the 3rd as well but not as heavily, and I think that little bit of extra juice they had left at the end was noticeable. But if the Bruins had won it in regulation that would never have mattered and Monty would have been justified in his approach. Just not to be.
