Preview: New York Islanders at Montreal – October 22, 2009
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The 19 year old sensation John Tavares makes his debut in the hockey-crazed province of Quebec tonight.
The 19 year old sensation John Tavares makes his debut in the hockey-crazed province of Quebec tonight.
The Habs will look to end their five-game losing streak as they host the Atlanta Thrashers tonight at the Bell Centre. The Habs (2-5-0) face the Thrashers (4-1-0) who have won their last 2 games and sit second in the Southwest division. The two teams fa
They may have played better at times, but the result was still the same this week for the Habs as they once again went winless.
The Habs have now lost 4 in a row and tonight’s game wont be easy by any stretch as Alex Kovalev makes his return to the Bell Centre for the
With a turbulent off-season that featured the departure of ten players, the arrival of seven, an overhaul of the coaching staff and new ownership, most expected the Canadiens to stumble out of the gate.
Colorado 3, Montreal 2. Colorado capitalized on a couple of fluky goals and hung on to beat the Habs in their home-opener, 3-2. The Canadiens are now 2-4, and have lost 4 games in a row.
You can bet the Canadiens are happy to be coming home after 5 consecutive games on the road to start the season. After stealing the first two games against divisional opponents, the Habs lost steam and the subsequent three games in Western Canada. They
Who could have possibly imagined a worse start to the Montreal Canadiens 2009-2010 season than losing their top defenseman and leader during the first game of the season to the arch-rivals Leafs?
The bad luck out West continued for yet another season as the Habs went 0 for Western Canada this past week, dropping to 2-3 on the season.
Edmonton 3: Montreal 2. The Montreal Canadiens missed the opportunity to end their season opening five-game road trip on a good note.