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
The Montreal Canadiens fell short in their pursuit of a 4th straight win with the Toronto Maple Leafs visiting the Bell Center on Saturday night. The fell short indeed, in that they found themselves playing shorthanded far too many times on this night.
MONTREAL (CP) – The Toronto Maple Leafs were circling the Bell Centre ice getting ready for practice on Friday when suddenly they were called in for a team meeting.
Koivu won’t face Leafs, but might return VS Hasek and the Wings.
The Habs had a bit of a sloppy night, but the Penguins failed to capitalize on their mistakes and then Montreal took over in the third period to bring it home. Theodore was on his game yet again, and the power-play was on fire going 3 for 4 on the night.
With the injured slowly returning, the Habs had to send a few players down to respect the 23 man roster limit.
Mike Komisarek, who had yet to dress for a game this season, was one of the not so surprising cuts. The other is Gordie Dwyer.