Player Grades – Montreal at New York Islanders – December 19th 2009
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The Canadiens’ snapped their five game losing streak as they defeated the New York Islanders, shutting them out 3-0
The Canadiens’ snapped their five game losing streak as they defeated the New York Islanders, shutting them out 3-0
On Saturday, the Habs will begin their season longest 7-game road trip with a stop on Long Island.
Fresh off a narcolepsy-inducing loss to New Jersey last night, the Habs will host the Minnesota Wild for the only time this season.
Coming off two consecutives losses, the Habs were looking to return above .500 tonight versus the Sabres.
The Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres face each other for the third time tonight, having alternated victories earlier this season in Buffalo.
Faced with 4 games in 6 days, the Habs managed to pull of a split, beating Philadelphia and Ottawa before losing to Pittsburgh and Atlanta while the Bulldogs continue to be in the hunt for the division lead after a pair of wins this week.
The Montreal Canadiens and Atlanta Thrashers will face each other for the third time this season. They have split the season-series thus far, with Montreal winning the first game in a shootout, 2-1, and Atlanta winning the last game, 5-4.
Montreal faces its toughest test of the week tonight as they meet, for the third time this season, the Pittsburgh Penguin
Two teams struggling to find consistency meet tonight at the Bell Centre to play each other for the first time this season.
The Habs started the week off terribly but finished strong with a convincing win in the Centennial Game on Friday night.