Watch Will's hands at work

Canadiens prospect Will Bitten snapped an eight-game goal drought with a dazzling breakaway marker on Friday night

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By Matt Cudzinowski
@CanadiensMTL canadiens.com

MONTREAL - Will Bitten went eight straight playoff games without finding the back of the net for the OHL's Hamilton Bulldogs, but that all changed on Friday night.

The 19-year-old centerman was sent in all alone on Kingston Frontenacs goaltender Jeremy Helvig - and he made absolutely no mistake with his maneuver.

The goal - which came short-handed - was Bitten's third of the postseason, and it helped the Bulldogs earn a 7-1 win over the Frontenacs at the FirstOntario Centre.
With the victory, Hamilton took a two-games-to-none lead in their Eastern Conference Championship Series.

Meanwhile, fellow Canadiens hopeful Hayden Verbeek was held without a point in the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds' 3-2 victory over the Kitchener Rangers in their Western Conference Championship Series opener, which was also held on Friday night in Northern Ontario.

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