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If only to be a fly on the wall in Marc Bergevin’s office after this past Saturday night.

The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Maple Leafs 2-1 in overtime Saturday night at the Bell Centre, thanks to the heroics of Marco Scandella and Ilya Kovalchuk — two players Bergevin brought into the organization earlier in the season for help.

“It’s a dream to score at the Bell Centre against the Leafs,” Scandella said. “It’s been since I was young that I’ve wanted to do that. I can’t even describe the emotions.”

Despite a game where the Canadiens were held to 11 shots through two periods, they persevered. Scandella tied the game late in the third before Kovalchuk’s overtime goal sent fans into a frenzy.

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“We never quit,” Canadiens head coach Claude Julien said postgame. “Even after (the Leafs) scored, we kept plugging away and plugging away.”

That’s what the Canadiens have been trying to do since they ended their second eight-game winless streak in mid-January.