New York Rangers vs Montreal Candiens live stream: Watch online free NHL playoffs Eastern Confernce Finals game 6 as the series shifts back to MSG where NY hopes to end the series.

Following a thrilling game 5 in Montreal, the Canadiens escaped with a victory, making the Eastern Conference Finals series 3-2. It's been a wild NHL playoffs and this round has been no different. A lights-out Henrik Lundqvist was pulled toward the end of the second period after allowing four goals. The New York Rangers were able to come back from 4-1 down vs the Canadiens and tie the score. With Cam Talbot in net, the Habs took the lead and would go onto win 7-4. Watch the free live stream online to see if the series ends or if there will be a game 7 on Saturday.

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"You have to have a short-term memory in the playoffs," Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi told NHL.com. "The great thing about this game is we're able to come back [Thursday] and be able to right the ship and forget about everything. That's what we're going to have to do, kind of forget about that one, travel home [Wednesday] and come ready [Thursday] morning for a good skate."

Rene Bourque scored his first career playoff hat-trick with the Canadiens in game 5, helping the Habs get to a game 6 on Thursday.

"In the end of the regular season, we saw Rene engaged in the game a lot more, moving his feet, being physical, going hard to the net," coach Michel Therrien said Wednesday. "He's doing a lot of good things. You can't expect a player to score three goals every night, or even score every game. But even when he doesn't score, he's playing solid hockey. He's getting involved physically. And [in Game 5], for me, it was leadership. It was a huge game for us."

New York did not skate Wednesday. Players and coaches alike were dismissive of the idea that the Rangers were beginning to tire heading into what will be their 20th game of the postseason, compared to 17 for the Canadiens, according to NHL.com.

"It's an opportunity to win the game to go to the Stanley Cup Final," forward Brad Richards said. "I think everybody is alert and ready that way. We were talking about it all day, how excited we were to get on the ice and start playing. Obviously we had some mental breakdowns, but I don't think it had anything to do with that, no matter how much we played. We've had a lot of rest this series, and the opportunity that faces us right now, we're pretty excited about it."