Koivu Takes Charge
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With the Bell Centre filled to the rafters with playoff atmosphere, the Canadiens pulled out a playoff-style victory over the punchless Bruins led by captain Saku Koivu.
With the Bell Centre filled to the rafters with playoff atmosphere, the Canadiens pulled out a playoff-style victory over the punchless Bruins led by captain Saku Koivu.
Captain Saku Koivu and goaltender Jaroslav Halak stole the show as Montreal defeated the Boston Bruins 2-0.
It is another must win situation in what seems like months of must win games for the Habs.
Drafted in the 8th round and 216 overall, Michael Ryder must surely have wondered if he had any real shot at playing in the NHL, particularly after being relegated not to the AHL, but to the ECHL,
The Habs finally lost a game this week, but managed to gain overall in the standings, and find themselves teetering on the edge of the playoffs.
Picture this: you’re the general manager of a club that started the season in, as Danny Gallivan would have described it, scintillating fashion, yet somehow, just before the Christmas break, they went on vacation and never came back.
The Buffalo Sabres did what they could to rally back after the Habs scored three straight goals, but were ultimately thwarted thanks to some determined defensive work from the Canadiens late in the game.
The Canadiens eked out a victory tonight against the Sabres – a victory won mostly in the second period. During this second frame, the home side forechecked vigorously, continuously hit the Sabres, and were all over the visitors like ants on a sugar pile
At least for the first two periods, the Canadiens played with the Senators. Playing against one of the top teams in the NHL, the Habs were in it right to the end of the second and were only behind because of some mental errors.
The red hot Canadiens, currently on a 5 game winning streak, are visiting Ottawa in the nation’s capital tonight for their last match against the Habs for the 2006-07 season.