Covering Games 21-41 [Nov. 19-Jan. 11]

The grades assigned for the players are based on the second quarter of play, but the statistics include both quarters.

‘How could things be worse?’, is a topic that many hockey fans are saying around Montreal these days. Tuesday night’s game was an embarrassing 6-4 home loss to Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, a team that featured 9 rookies in the visitor’

Tonight, les Canadiens visit the American capital to take on Washington. Lead by rookie phenom Alex Ovechkin, Washington has struggled overall this season with an 11-19-2 record.

The league leading Ottawa Senators are in Montreal tonight to visit the Canadiens. So far, the Senators lead the Habs with 3 wins in as many matches, with scores of 4-2, 4-3 [in a shootout] and 4-0.

The Montreal Canadiens are in Edmonton tonight to face the Oilers. This is the first game of a two game road trip, and the first visit to Rexall Place arena in nearly 3 years.

The Canadiens were fired up Tuesday night, pulling off a 5-2 victory at home against the Phoenix Coyotes. Attempting to pull themselves out of a 3-7 slump, the overall level of effort was evident, especially after producing 18 shots in the first period.

The Montreal Canadiens are home to Phoenix tonight at the Bell Centre. While Phoenix has risen in the overall standings to 16th place, the Habs have fallen to 15th position.

The wounded Canadiens are home to Buffalo tonight as they try to snap out of a 3 game losing streak. Welcome news from the injury front came today as Sheldon Souray should return to the lineup.

Hot off the Canadian federal government’s non-confidence vote Monday night, the Canadiens arrived in Ottawa to take on the league’s best Senators squad Tuesday.

All report cards are listed in alphabetical order. A number of things have been taken into consideration when grading the players, such as how well they perform in even strength, penalty killing and power play situations, as well as outstandingly good & b