MONTREAL-- It remains one of the greatest goaltending performances in Montreal Canadiens history, and now, sitting in the stands of a quiet Bell Centre, the scene of Jaroslav Halak's prime, its author was smiling brightly and remembering the details.
"If you look at the shot total, I guess it was the best game I played for Montreal or any other team," Halak said Saturday, a day before Team Europe's World Cup of Hockey 2016 pretournament game against Team North America (6 p.m. ET; ESPN3, SN, TVA Sports).
"It was one of those special nights that everything just went right for me. I'm not saying I had a special feeling during the game, but when the bounces go your way, you know there's a good chance you'll win the game. And the fact we scored four goals helped too."
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