HW 3 Stars: Habs fail to get it done at home
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The Habs were looking to take advantage of home ice to end their first round series against Ottawa but it was the visitors who had the last laugh, winning 5-1 on Friday night to force Game 6 on Sunday.
The Habs were looking to take advantage of home ice to end their first round series against Ottawa but it was the visitors who had the last laugh, winning 5-1 on Friday night to force Game 6 on Sunday.
The Canadiens final quarterly grades for defenceman and goaltenders are now here. The overall grades are good, representative of the team’s fine 110 point season.
The Ottawa Senators staved off elimination, sneaking by the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 4 on Wednesday night.
Despite a somewhat lacklustre March, the Canadiens finished 1st in the Atlantic Division with 110 points which was good enough for second in the East. Our look back at the final quarter of the regular season begins with the forwards.
The first round couldn’t have gotten off to much of a better start for the Habs who find themselves on the verge of a Round 1 victory after winning each of the first three games against Ottawa.
The Habs trailed for most of the game and were outhit and outmuscled considerably but in the end, none of that mattered as the Habs pulled out their second straight overtime win on Sunday night to take a 3-0 series lead against Ottawa.
With the season now over for the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Habs have announced which players will be joining the big club to serve as extras for their playoff run. Suffice it to say, it’s a much smaller list than usual.
What was hyped as a potentially violent Game 2 between the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators was certainly physical, but in essence a clean, drama free 3-2 overtime victory for the Canadiens.
The second day of the playoffs are about to start, and the HabsWorld writers provided their insights and predictions on how these series will go.
The postseason kicked off on Wednesday and Game 1 of the Montreal-Ottawa series lived up to the hype. It was a wild and wacky game but at the end of the day, the Habs have the early lead after a 4-3 win.