Montreal Canadiens | Road to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final (HD)

The Montreal Canadiens road to the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final was a cinderella story that will be remembered for a long time. From the last seed to being one of the final two in the playoffs, Montreal proved doubter after doubter wrong and found incredible success shutting down opposing teams' star forwards. The team was lead by a brick wall in Carey Price, young rising stars Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield, Philip Danault frustrating some of the the best players in the NHL, along with stout defense and veteran leadership.

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REUPLOAD* Due to a processing error that cut the video short The Montreal Canadiens road to the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final was a cinderella story that will be remembered for a long time. From the last seed to being one of the final two in the playoffs, Montreal proved doubter after doubter wrong and found incredible success shutting down opposing teams' star forwards. The team was lead by a brick wall in Carey Price, young rising stars Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield, Philip Danault frustrating some of the the best players in the NHL, some clutch goals by Byron, Anderson and Kotkaniemi, along with stout defense, penalty killing and veteran leadership.

[@aurorasstorm5877]

You did a fantastic job on hitting alot of the key aspects of thee playoffs. The doubt, the reffing, the tenacity, and integrity, the belief the team had in each other when everyone else blew them off. I would have loved to see them lift the cup even though they are not my team, but it just wasn't meant to be. You can say this though, they played their hearts out, alot of them playing through rough injuries, and alot of pain, but they stuck it out and showed massive courgeous throughout the entire playoffs and nobody can take that away from them. Thanks for doing this video, you did an outstanding job at showcasing a team that has an incredible future ahead of them.

[@cristypaulino3025]

😢😢😢

[@jonathanallard2128]

Great video, except for that annoying chick music. This isn't a night club, it's a hockey video.

[@damitheswede]

Its was a great run. Watched alot of em games here in Sweden 🫡

[@almightyjagsosa]

Anyone else come back and rewatch this run every like 4 months ?

[@ThugLife___]

Oh yeah :) I even own the VHS tape so I've been doing it for pretty much 30 years now.

[@habsfan7090]

Me

[@Bio_YTalt]

yep and i cry buckets everytime

[@user-oq3rv4xs1n]

yes :(

[@rUmXz]

@@ThugLife___ I'm laughing that no one understood your reply. Damn them Glorious Days. Miss them.

[@TENIXXX]

2024 anyone?

[@stephanzorn8305]

Present

[@BB-mq5xg]

Trying to remember the good old times

[@nikliinamaa1402]

@@BB-mq5xgreal. I miss Carey Price

[@KobeToddirt]

Right here

[@Tommy20117]

Yes

[@joshbelisle3073]

The best summer of my life. Even though we didn't win, some of the greatest memories of my 21 year old life were created.

[@devanwelsh8756]

I’m Vancouver Canucks born 22 years there but this hockey team I actually me my dad both die kill for hockey I wish really this team won

[@robertlavigne9828]

My best moment is the Caulfield goal to tie it up in game 6. That was one for the ages

[@kokocaptainqc]

im 39 so i remember 93...and it was the same feeling or the same destiny...that should have been the 25th...ill hate tampax forever now

[@braco6757]

As a 24 year old I agree that was so fun to watch

[@disnardnel7815]

Amen

[@SanchezKirby]

It was good to hear “Montreal is going to the Stanley cup finals” for the first time in my life 😎

[@stephenaylward186]

The habs goin to the finals was a very special treat for all the habs fans everywhere. Too bad you missed the 1993 championship. 13 straight overtime wins....that was magical

[@stephenaylward186]

Actually...the 1993 playoffs was great. The Buffalo Sabres knocking out the back to back champs...the penguins. The amazing series and its turn of events. Mcsorley getting caught with the illegal stick and the non call when Gretzky didn't get the 4 min penalty. I'm a die hard habs fan but what the laffs were doing in the 1992 and 1993 season was amazing. It could and should have been a laffs habs cup final

[@BSBSPSensGirl88]

It just didn't seem real. I think Jay Baruchel's reaction (Jumping up and down screaming "Oh my God" and remarking that his dad would never have believed it) summarized how we all felt.

[@BSBSPSensGirl88]

@@stephenaylward186 I'm jealous of everyone who got to witness their glory days.

[@flames24lightning]

I'm a die-hard lifelong Bruins fan and I totally give the Habs props for their incredible playoff run. Any #18 seed that comes back from a 3-1 deficit, sweeps a legitimate contender and outworks a perennial powerhouse to get to the finals deserves all the credit in the world.

[@Thatguy-yi1rx]

Thx brother you had and still have a great team FUCK TAMPA THOOO💪🏻💯

[@pmotard]

You should get rid of your play-by-play guy, tough

[@longbranchmike7846]

Vegas still is a contender, yes.

[@elguychopper]

I wish we could see a least one more time a final between the bruins and the habs

[@samuelmarchyyy63marchand75]

@@elguychopper it was possible…

[@maxp5967]

I am 28 and I was inside the Bell Center for game 6 against Vegas. What a moment for people from my generation.

[@jonathancollin5606]

And I was outside getting beer all over my face when Lekky scored🤣

[@caylemfarquhar2192]

Jealous

[@caylemfarquhar2192]

@@jonathancollin5606 jealous

[@chengzi6416]

@@jonathancollin5606 MY FACE GOT SPLASHED BY BEER TOO LMAO. I bet I was near you LMAO

[@jonathancollin5606]

@@chengzi6416 HAHAHA probably

[@VictorEMusique]

I will never forget Lehkonen's goal - I was on the deck of my closest friend's house watching the game outdoors - he was going through cancer treatment and passed away about 10 months later - but that moment ... St Jean, beautiful night, he seemed to be winning the battle, Habs going to the finals....the kind of moment I will relive on my deathbed and smile....

[@user-oq3rv4xs1n]

beautiful may your friend rest in peace

[@sandrinegendron8214]

October 2022 and Im still rewatching this. What a run that was.

[@snitchmojo3717]

I,m still teary about this. i love this moment so so much

[@donaldmills4783]

Amen to that!!

[@_timetravels4528]

this is what got my younger ironworker co-worker in hockey and now they are my best friends. playoffs have something magical to the,.

[@sportsfanatic2970]

January 12th 2023

[@BSBSPSensGirl88]

They are my second team and I still watch the video I took of Lehkonen's OT goal and my family screaming. I think what made it even more emotional is the timing. It was a reminder of normalcy (albeit them making the finals definitely wasn't a 'normal' expectation) when we were still in lockdown.

[@gordieparenteau6555]

Carey and Shea gave absolutely everything to the Montrèal Canadiens in these playoffs.

[@teeg2854]

Sad that this was their last run

[@adynbognuda818]

Magical. Made me cry, so special. They’re going through a rough patch now, but I love the habs so much.

[@moritzguderian8381]

still better than the laughs tbh. the laughs cant win a god damn series lol

[@habsfan9383]

We will be back soon! going to get another good player in the draft and the new management is building something special, go habs go!

[@moritzguderian8381]

@@habsfan9383 future is bright for habs

[@moritzguderian8381]

@@habsfan9383 Just hope habs dont over pay Caulfield like the laughs did for marner

[@adynbognuda818]

@@habsfan9383 I am so optimistic about the new management team. Hopefully they can build a team that can not only compete for the Cup, but can also dominate the regular season. The Bell Centre deserves a really strong Colorado 2022/Tampa Bay 2019 type season and at least 2 more banners. I don't even care that this season has been embarrassingly bad, we have an amazing future ahead.

[@Thesage28]

We’re really gonna miss carey price. Alot of us has accepted that he might not come back and we’re very happy we got to witness his last drop of sweat in the stanley cup finals.

[@dontbetonit813]

As the Habs rode him till he dropped.

[@kr1me2000]

Price was a bad goalie but an amazing human being, gave alot of time to people of Québec.

[@Thesage28]

@@kr1me2000 ya he was so bad that he wont a hart trophy

[@kr1me2000]

@@Thesage28 but 0 stanley cup for a reason

[@FritePioche]

@@kr1me2000 yea, not having a legitimate cup contending team troughout his career. The only time he did, he got ran over by Chris Kreider, putting an end to his run

[@marcthecanadian]

Don't be sad because we lost, let's be glad we proved everyone wrong by going to the finals

[@MarcB.8052]

yes

[@2ndhandsextoy838]

It's the run I'll always remember. Coming back to beat the Leafs was my Stanley Cup. Everything else was a bonus.

[@marcthecanadian]

@@2ndhandsextoy838 So true, I had the best laugh in my life being a habs fan in Toronto made my night every time we won a game

[@twteywsshsgdhdd5572]

@@2ndhandsextoy838 anytime cabdaians beat the leafs candaian fans think there team is the best hen montreal is ass and embarrassing hiw tf u end coming back after almost being swpt sweeping a team winning against a usa team and end up winning just 1 game in the finals

[@BSBSPSensGirl88]

And that it included embarrassing the Leafs and their arrogant fans.

[@teeg2854]

I was in mtl for 5 months escorting my late mother who sadly passed away from cancer, I couldn’t see them play live but I watched every game in our room & cheered from the top of my lungs & with my mother witnessing my every “let’s gooo!” every time they scored. This video will always bring back the memories I had with her & this playoff series ! Go Habs Go !

[@coinquadro4343]

A fan from Germany. Fan of Montreal since i played my first PC Game NHL 94, starting with the matchup of MTL-LAK. Bellows-Muller-Damphousse-Brisebois-Ramage and Roy. Never stopped cheering for this team. Loved the Koivu era. Theodore. The Halak or Price question. Thought I'd go crazy when they defeated the Pens and the Caps. Markov, Plekanec. Now Suzuki and Caufield. So sad for Price. So sad for the city. But see what the Leafs Fanbase has to go through. Montreal breathed Stanley Cup Finals air. Love Montreal for being the underdog most of the time while still achieving miracle runs. Again, the future looks bright. Guess I'll buy my first Habs Jersey from far away for my 36th Birthday. Suzuki, I guess...

[@sxmchn]

One of the best underdogs run in NHL history!

[@yairshertzer7715]

April 2023 still watching loved this run ❤

[@Sokyyyy]

That first round comeback was something else

[@goatmapper]

This deserves 1M views

[@kings7431]

This actually ran a tear down my face :( This run to the Finals meant so much, I thought Price actually had a chance to get it done.. Either way this run was unbelievable, it was one to remember. I wish I could go back to this. I miss it. I can’t even describe my emotions during this time.

[@Bio_YTalt]

enough to make a grown man cry buckets

[@dogwithheadphones]

I’ve been a bruins fan ever since I became interested in hockey, so naturally I do not like the Montreal Canadiens. However, Montreal’s playoff run in 2021 was something to be remembered. I was definitely rooting for the Habs that year, and it is a shame their success was turned around like that. You know it’s a special year when a bruins fan wants the Habs to win the second the b’s are out.

[@frenchyoathbreaker4095]

Glad you liked it! it was a bunch of hard working guys that would not die until they faced a team really too skilled at the end.

[@derricks.6595]

Thanks so much for the re-upload. This is a very touching video, I have a feeling Habs fans will be watching this for years to come. Great job. What a run, what a heartbreak. But now they have a taste of what winning is like and they will play accordingly for the future. From a die hard Habs fan that was there in '93, this playoff run was what I've been waiting for for 30 years. Thanks to everyone who shared in the glory and the heartbreak, we win and we lose together, and more so, we won't forget that the 2021 MONTREAL CANADIENS were this close to winning the Stanley Cup. This team really blew my mind this year. Thanks again.

[@Thatguy-yi1rx]

I still haven’t moved on from this Stanley cup run I’m still so fricking proud of them a lot of changes were made post season we have an almost completely different team sad to see some of them go 😞😢habs till I die 🔵⚪️🔴

[@lukebowlby530]

might want to rethink this

[@TheJosephoenix]

I'm going to miss Price... he deserved 1 Cup ❤

[@karinelemaire6402]

This makes me so sad and happy, I wish Pricey could have won his cup, our boy had it hard here in Montreal at times... Memorable run. I'm teary, hehe. Go Habs Go. August 2023

[@jennawhitehead1892]

To this day I still watch this and cry my heart out!😭

[@FunniCanadian]

19:15 everytime Cole Caufield smiles or celebrates, it puts a smile on my face

[@Stawai861_m1l0]

Me to

[@wills3210]

As a bruins fan this might be the most amazing playoff run in nhl history, even if the season was a little weird for everyone this was very impressive

[@Thatguy-yi1rx]

I can’t stop coming back to this insane recap my love for this team is unmatched and our future is bright 🔵⚪️🔴❤️💪🏻

[@tristancormier7153]

I have watched this 15 times total. These moments bring me such happiness 😊

[@mathieubelliveau428]

I watch this...I smile, I cry, and above all, I cherish the memories of this unimaginable run. So many highlights. The duo of Suzuki and Caufield grew from this very run. The future of the Montreal Canadiens is gonna be one hell of a ride. I can't wait ❤

[@anthonybernier8221]

You made me cry.

[@sapphire9729]

This video has made me cry many times we should just appreciate how they proved so many people wrong. The whole team was awesome last year. Just makes me cry when there trying there best. Us habs fans should be so proud of them. This video has all my respect to them. I really hope that they will win next years playoffs. Everyone have an awesome day and remember never give up on your dreams!

[@justthatguy_yt_tw415]

Carry price deserves a cup more then anyone there is no one else who can or has carried there team that far he is one of the best goalies of all time hope he gets a cup soon

[@mikepiche4217]

Carey

[@amberpurcell2368]

Couldn’t agree more but unfortunately this was his last chance wish we could have won it for him. The Habs organization threw his career away if only we could have put a decent team in front of him he wouldn’t have had to do 99% of the work himself over the years.

[@ing_frantisek_mohykan]

curry

[@ziggle5000]

Imagine writing a comment like this and not being able to spell the name or the player you're talking about Lmfao

[@emdee69]

What a run omfg i will remember this all my life all stars seemed aligned too bad we had so many who played injured 🙁

[@rockjohn2308]

I can't believe Carey Price will never win a Stanley cup. Price is probably one of the 3 best goalies of all times in the NHL. Thanks to Carey my life will be at least 3 years longer because of all the positive sensations he gave me.

[@Stephee95]

I'm still thanking Galchenyuk for that pass to Caufield 😌

[@TheBalls2thewalls]

So happy you included that Lehner comment! Imo, that goal on Lehner after that comment was the start of the Caufield legacy! This video is making me emotional but man, what a great gift this run was for montreal especially in the midst of the fucking pandemic! That goal by Caufield will forever be one of my favorites of his because you KNOW he will have many more iconic goals!

[@mtlienz2279]

man was such an incredible run, I watched every single game. waited since 93 for this and we finally got there n lost. When we won in OT vs VGK it was unbelievable I shed few tears while all the memories since 80s n 90s just raced thru my mind in that very moment. Waited since I was like 9,10yrs old to see that day again nearly 30yrs later. Unforgettable moment and playoff run

[@ClipManagerGarry]

this team was elite. I remember the moment of the lehkonen goal. it was beautiful. hopefully in the next couple years we can relive this and get the same feeling. But price was something else, and the caufield and suz duo was born here. that Perry line aswell was pure grit.

[@dannylantin7208]

J'en ai encore des frissons ❤❤❤❤

[@CMAviation02]

March 2023 , I'm still rewatching it. 2021 was habs year. I love that with a heart beat. We will be back soon. Good day everyone!

[@TheN0VASNHL24team]

March 1st 2024 still watching watta run gives me chills every time 😢

[@nrr9565]

Can’t believe it’s been 2 years. Covid rules were at the end, the city was finally alive again. Best summer

[@georgiek143]

One of the best things I’ve witnessed in my entire life, teared up a bit towards the end. And until we win the Cup, this will forever be my favourite Playoff run of all time. Go Habs Go!!!

[@imonone3444]

Summer 2021 will be forever one of the greatest. Being stuck inside for so long made the winter feel so depressing and cold. Everyone remembers the first time seeing friends again while watching a game. They didn't win but we felt some hope again.

[@leandreperiard1311]

I like that you skip the moment when Jake Evans is hit by Mark Scheifele. As a Habs fan it was hard to watch.

[@steveharvey2102]

I like to press stop on this video at the 22 minute mark, and just imagine things went another way... Cheers from Montreal. Love to all the fans, worldwide.

[@bsaizzard1798]

It’s 2023 and I am still watching this

[@Stawai861_m1l0]

Im in 2024 😂

[@carazen]

Still watching in November 2023. During hard times my Habs keep me sane 💙 🤍 ❤️

[@zacharygauthier4966]

May 2023 and this still gives me goosebumps

[@philippetherrien1076]

I’ve seen Montreal win the Stanley cup many times in my life but this series for same reason seems to be the most exciting hockey I have ever experienced. Thank you Montreal. I will always be a fan no matter what.

[@johnnyhockey593]

November 30th 2022 rewatching. We were so proud of you guys for this run. Cup or no cup, thank you for the memories

[@nebula6084]

Watching this run to the finals, was one of the best moments of my life

[@bradenramirez69]

My favorite team, they fought hard and I still can’t get over this ❤

[@Thatguy-yi1rx]

I’m so proud of them 😭🔵⚪️🔴

[@alexpilote7320]

each year, i watch this. what a run it's was. CP#31 😭we will miss you forever

[@DaileyDose23]

Stumbled upon this video this morning before work by accident... Almost brought me to tears. The silver lining that kept Montreal going amidst a dark and covid riddled Summer of 2021. I was outside the Bell Center when they won the conference finals... Never seen the city so electric. Can't wait for our next run. GO HABS GO!!!

[@michaelsnow5054]

Thankyou from this Habs fan for this very well done video compilation. It was a fun run, and again, congratulations to the Lightning and their fans.

[@DISTAULO]

Wow, so many emotions though out this video. Getting to re live the run being a habs fan from Montreal myself, this was by far the best playoffs ive ever watched. I was there for every game, on the edge of my seat. Now in 2022, Suzuki is captain and he and Caufield are carying the hope to once again see a similar playoff series. Adding Arber, Dach and many more players to the roster!

[@tookool4skool98]

the last playoff run i got to watch with my dad before he sadly passed away the following year but ill never forget the raw emotions we had watching this team get to the finals. amazing run.

[@kevinroom3879]

Where has this team gone now, so sad to see. Magical run and it hurts that price didn’t get the cup he deserves :/

[@moe.winner]

Rewatching this is bittersweet. I love the run, and it was the happiest I had been as a Habs fan since 95 when I became a fan (unfortunately I was too young to appreciate 93), but can't help but sad for the team that we were so close and didn't win it all.

[@nate0014]

April 2024 and Im still watching this

[@djeemy]

Game 5 vs Vegas was AMAZING Didn't believe they would win that game and they dominated!

[@tcousineau06]

i watch game 6 in my basment an d im gonna tell, the feeling of yur team going to the stanley cup final is one of the best, great experience. The best 2 months of 2021

[@davidnabess8494]

It was a great run. Hope was high and it was beautiful to see our boys competing with such passion. Next year. Always an optimist. Go Habs Go!

[@N.romero604]

I miss this man 🥲 even though we didn’t bring the cup home it was a hell of a ride and would do anything to re live this ploff run. Man what A time to be a Habs fan

[@Miska-the-fisher]

This was insane i watched IT as A Colorado fan

[@NelderGuitar]

That series win against Vegas after the gong show officiating in game 4 was so sweet. Been a habs fan my whole life and wasn’t really old enough to appreciate 93’. That ‘21 team will always have a special place for me.

[@qualityman1965]

Wow... Now it's all coming back to me. What a run? What a team? Keep it coming Habs

[@billwindsor4224]

Awesome video, thank you for producing this. Very inspiring!

[@ethanramey3813]

Just watched this 2 years later and got goosebumps i pove the hans so much

[@mikepiche4217]

Coming back to knock off the Leaves will go down as one of the sweetest things I've ever seen...Go Habs Go!

[@WolfyX_33]

February 2023 and still watching this. As we say in Montréal: Go Habs Go!!

[@Gaudz77]

Miss this team so much! But im just really proud of these players

[@Bio_YTalt]

this exact video defines what being a true habs fan means. rewatching this legendary run year after year and crying buckets reliving those moments in your mind . i will always love the habs since they gave me this on the first year i really started watching hockey. they gave me some magical moments to share with my family and my grand parents, i remember going on a 30 min drive every game to go watch it at their house. incredible moments and most of all to a bright future.🍻

[@lewisbrandman3729]

I’ll look back at this as the best time of my life.

[@paradisecards181]

Still gives me chills. My dad literally rewatched the whole game after they made it to the finals on rds because the replayed it two hours after they won.

[@mastfru]

Im 15 I had never seen montreal pass the first Round of my own eyes because when they played the rangers in 2013 I believe I didn’t watch it so when the habs made it to the stanly cup final It was one of the happiest days of my life

[@bubba3667]

I really wish Carey got the cup this time. He deserves a Stanley cup win

[@theneo7305]

This playoff run will always be special to me they may not have brought home a cup but they sure did put on show during the season of the playoffs last year I love the Montréal Canadiens with all my heart and I hope to see them here again one day but the dark times are coming again and we might have to say goodbye to guys like price but just to see Stanley Cup finals appearance for most of these guys truly makes it worth it I can’t wait for the future to see these guys back here

[@user-so1qd6sh3m]

To this day I still watch this and cry my heart out!

[@Titom_]

This is so good, made me cry hard

[@duyvu8913]

❤One of the best real story ever. ❤Rewatching it on May 2023 for inspiration. The Canadiens might not have won the Stanley Cup, but what they have accomplished worth much more! Everything is in the process and they nailed it! Enjoy the journey, not the destination. People will not remember the victory of the Lightning, but will almost certainly remember the ascension of the Canadiens of Montreal to the Stanley Cup Final in 2021 🙌🙏🌅

[@alexandremarquis7982]

Re-watching this every 6 months, crying everytime

[@leroy5376]

I love my Habs and am very proud of you thrilling run to the cup final. GoHabsGo!!!

[@adamv2296]

Thanks for the video, well done. GO HABS GO FOR LIFE.

[@jayvonnoelsmith8445]

Thanks so much for your videos

[@josephweimers4021]

Beautiful editing. Game me tears. Music and context like a movie sport drama.

[@sergebriz]

je revois ces series 3 ans apres, je regarde ca comme un film. Quel scenario ;).... c etait incroyable.

[@syrrex756]

What a run, I will remember it forever!! I miss Carey Price so much :( I hope that next year we go to playoff and we finally have a first line with Caufield, Suzuki and Slaf. The future is bright! 🙌🙌

[@Noah1997callahan]

Will never forget this year

[@chiefrants8222]

Just shows how in Montreal we love our canadiens more than any other city loves their team

[@caylemfarquhar2192]

What a goal by Nick Suzuki in game 1

[@charlesleblanc7777]

this was awsome! It was just a preview of what is coming, the Stanley cup is next

[@rstezy]

Nicely done , great video!

[@Millz1639]

Greatest moment I've experienced

[@zachyttackplayz2847]

Been a habs fan since I was 3 I’m about to be 20. Holly shit 20 years old can’t believe the memories of watching this team through the years in playoffs definitely a unforgettable one right here.

[@philippec3172]

What an amazing run! 😢

[@alexgriffin219]

Enough to make a grown man cry 🥲