A big reason the Montreal Canadiens were able to turn their team completely around this season was the impact their young players made. And no rookie had a bigger impact than Brendan Gallagher, who at age 20 (he turned 21 May 6) was able to jump into the league and dominate. That strong season will lead to Gallagher being named ... Read More »
The Montreal Canadiens had a big bounce-back season this year and it was led by PK Subban’s Norris caliber season. He may have missed the start of the 2013 season, but he was arguably their most important player this year. After a drawn out contract negotiation cost him the first two weeks of the season, Subban came in and just dominated. ... Read More »
Even with a quick playoff exit, this was a very good season for the Montreal Canadiens. Only one year ago, the team was lost, finishing last in the Eastern Conference and having no clear plan to change that. This season, the Habs bounced back in a big way, winning the Northeast Division and finishing second in the conference. Read More »
The Montreal Canadiens miracle season ended Thursday night with a 6-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators. The Senators won the series four games to one. PK Subban scored the Habs only goal, but Craig Anderson shut the door, just like he has done all series. The Habs came out flying to start the game, with Rene Bourque and Mike Blunden getting ... Read More »
Everything that could have gone wrong, went wrong for the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday night. With their 3-2 loss the the Ottawa Senators, Montreal is now only one loss away from elimination in the first round series. But they also may be without goalie Carey Price in their quest to survive. Price suffered a lower-body injury on the last shot of ... Read More »
In what can only be described as their worst game of the season, the Montreal Canadiens were beaten up all over the ice Sunday night, losing 6-1 to the Ottawa Senators. Penalties were the story, especially in the third period. Montreal finished the game with 129 minutes while the Sens had 107. Ottawa now lead the series two games to one ... Read More »
The Montreal Canadiens bounced back in game two against the Ottawa Senators and were able to salvage a 3-1 win to tie the series at one game a piece. Ryan White, Brendan Gallagher and Michael Ryder scored for the Habs, against a goalie in Craig Anderson who still dominated for most of the game. Only this time, Anderson met his ... Read More »
The Montreal Canadiens met a hot goalie Thursday night and lost to the Ottawa Senators 4-2. The Sens now lead the best of seven series one game to none. Craig Anderson stole the show, making 48 saves in the Ottawa net to set a new team playoff record. The Habs dominated for most of the game, including firing 27 shots ... Read More »
The Montreal Canadiens went from last to first to win the Northeast division and will now face the seventh seeded Ottawa Senators in the playoffs. Ottawa helped the Canadiens clinch the division when they beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Sunday, but there will be no “merci” on Thursday when these teams open their series. Coming into this shortened season, ... Read More »
The Montreal Canadiens continued their recent struggles Tuesday night with another loss, this time 3-2 to the New Jersey Devils. The Habs, still tied for the Northeast division lead with the Boston Bruins at 59 points, have only won one game in their last six. Max Pacioretty and Lars Eller scored for the Habs, after three goals had already beaten Carey Price. “I ... Read More »
The Montreal Canadiens continue to their limp towards the playoffs Saturday night with a 5-1 loss to the Washington Capitals. Coming into this game, the Habs lost three of their four games by a combined score of 21-10 and the loss to the Caps continued the trend. Max Pacioretty picked up the Habs goal late in the game but that was after Alex ... Read More »
Ryan White of the Montreal Canadiens has been suspended five games by the NHL after he was given a match penalty in Monday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers. White missed his check on Kent Huskins and hit him in the head with his shoulder, giving Huskins a concussion. In a video released by the NHL, Brendan Shanahan said that White could have hit ... Read More »
The Montreal Canadiens made it official Thursday night, they are going back to the playoffs for the 80th time in team history. The team clinched their long forgone spot with a decisive 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Rene Bourque, Alex Galchenyuk, Brendan Gallagher, Andrei Markov and PK Subban scored for the Habs, who used their speed and depth to run up ... Read More »
The Montreal Canadiens continued to strengthen their lead in the tough Northeast Division with a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins. The win puts Montreal three points ahead of Boston for the division lead, with only 10 games left in this short season. Alex Galchenyuk and Michael Ryder scored for the Habs while Dan Paille responded for the Bruins. PK Subban picked ... Read More »
The Pittsburgh Penguins made one final move on the trade deadline, adding forward Jussi Jokinen from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a conditional sixth or seventh round pick. Carolina will also absorb an undisclosed amount of Jokinen’s $3M salary. The condition on the draft pick was also not announced but it is expected to be related to how far ... Read More »
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