An easy season-opening win over the Montreal Canadiens sparked the Ottawa Senators to a great start. Apparently the loss was not too upsetting to the Canadiens. While Ottawa opening in strong fashion is no surprise, Montreal doing the same was a lot less
If the Islanders, consciously or not, have come to realize a nemesis between the pipes in recent years, his name would be Jose Theodore. Thursday night, they were reminded why.
Marcel Hossa scored his first goal of the season while Jose Theodore stopped 34 shots for his 19th career shutout as the Montreal Canadiens downed the New York Islanders 3-0 Thursday for their fifth win in six games. Theodore’s made 17 third period saves
The New York Islanders try to push their unbeaten streak to five games tonight when they visit the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. New York is 3-0-1 since opening the season with a 6-1 pounding at the hands of Washington. Mariusz Czerkawski scored twic
The 4-2-0-0 Montreal Canadiens just got a little better, captain Saku Koivu is back, and ready to play this Thursday VS the Islanders.
The Montreal Canadiens seemed inspired by their “heritage” jerseys and pounced on the Red Wings from the opening faceoff, and built up a 2 goal lead. The pace later slowed, but they focused on defense and managed to stave off a Detroit comeback… and came
The winners of the 2002 Stanley Cup are in town tonight. Led by their offensive defensemen Nicklas Lidstrom and Mathieu Schneider, the Detroit Red Wings will try to get back on track with a win, after losing their first game of the season againts rookie M
(AP) Two of the best offensive teams in the NHL meet as the Montreal Canadiens host the Detroit Red Wings at the Bell Centre.
The Canadiens and Red Wings each average three goals per game, tying them with Atlanta and Edmonton for fifth in the league hea
Saku Koivu will not play versus the Red Wings on Monday , Koivu will not return until Thursday against the Islanders at the earliest. The finnish centre suffered a knee injury during the exhibition schedule and has yet to play in any regular season games
By TIM WHARNSBYFrom Saturday’s Globe and Mail MONTREAL — The city of Montreal and its citizens have undergone many changes since Robert Michael Gainey retired as captain of the Montreal Canadiens 14 years ago. If, however, the cerebral Canadiens general manager had to select one change that stands out from all the others, that’s easy. … Continue reading (G&M) Passion for the Canadiens runs deep