Semi-finals Game 3: Montreal 3 at Detroit 2

Andre Pronovost scored with 2:36 remaining in the third period to snap a 2-2 tie, sending Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over Detroit Red Wings in Game 3 of the semi-finals, at Olympia Stadium.

Canadiens lead the best-of-seven series, 3-0.

Red Wings had battled back from a 2-0 deficit with two markers in the second period, but a tight checking third period quelled all offense until Pronovost took a pretty pass from Doug Harvey between the circles and fired a wrist shot over Glenn Hall's right shoulder.

The goal sucked the air out of the Olympia crowd.

Red Wings pulled Hall with under two minutes to play but despite heavy pressure, the tying goal couldn't be gotten.

Canadiens had a rousing start to the game, taking a 2-0 lead in the first period while holding a 12-6 edge in shots on goal. Phil Goyette and Dickie Moore scored within 2:11 to take the partisan crowd temporarily out of the game.

Moore's goal was his fourth of the series.

But the second period was a totally different frame. Red Wings bounced back with two goals and a 13-6 shot advantage. The crowd got back into it as well.

Lorne Ferguson scored 59 seconds into the period, and less than five minutes later, Ted Lindsay sent Alex Delvecchio alone on a breakaway with a perfect pass. Delvecchio got behind Canadiens defense from the Montreal blue line and blistered a shot under Jacques Plante's glove at 5:45 to tie the game as the crowd went crazy.

But Canadiens still won and can wrap up the series on Monday in Detroit.

1st Period
MON- Goyette (Harvey) 9:05
MON- Moore (Beliveau, M. Richard) 11:16

2nd Period
DET- Ferguson (Kelly, Reibel) :59
DET- Delvecchio (Lindsay, Howe) PPG 5:45

3rd Period
MON- Pronovost (Harvey, Johnson) 17:24

SOG
MON 12-6-5 = 23
DET 6-13-5 = 24

PP
MON 0-2; DET 1-2

Goalies
MON- Plante
DET- Hall


Pronovost broke Red Wings fans' hearts with his late, game-winning goal