Habs optimistic for Game 4: 'We've got nothing to lose at this point'

The Montreal Canadiens are aware their backs are against the wall, facing an 0-3 hole against the Tampa Bay Lightning, but the Habs believe they have the right mindset to flip the script.

"Well, we've got nothing to lose at this point. Everyone's going to be ready for tomorrow night, I can tell you that," forward Josh Anderson said Sunday, according to ESPN's Greg Wyshynski. "We're not finished yet. So take it one game at a time and come in tomorrow night ready to play."

Tampa Bay took a stranglehold of the Stanley Cup Final with a 6-3 victory Friday night and can earn its second consecutive championship with a win at the Bell Centre on Monday.

When asked if it would sting to watch another team celebrate in Montreal's rink, Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry said, "We don't want to see the Lightning win the Stanley Cup at all.

"You're not going to win four games by winning one tomorrow. Our goal is to win tomorrow's game and deal with flying out and preparing for a game in Tampa."

Only four teams in NHL history have ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a series, and the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs are the only club to do it in the final. The New York Islanders (1975), Philadelphia Flyers (2010), and Los Angeles Kings (2014) are the other three franchises to accomplish the feat.

The Stanley Cup Final hasn't ended in a sweep since the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Washington Capitals in 1998.

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