In their ugliest loss of the season thus far, the Montreal Canadiens were manhandled 5-0 by the Philadelphia Flyers. They pressed the Habs defensemen with an aggressive forechecking style, and intimidated the forwards who kept getting rid of the puck.
Guy Lafleur, Lanny McDonald, Vladislav Tretiak and Vyacheslav Fetisov will be among hockey oldtimers playing four exhibition games next week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Canadian-Soviet rivalry.
Jeff Hackett will face his former team for the first time as a Flyer and both teams will try to get on the winning track. The Flyers are winless in 3 games 0-2-0-1, while the Habs were embarrased at home 6-2 at the hands of the Senators.
It was déjà vu all over again… same matchup, same result. Just like the season opener, the Ottawa Senators were just too much for the Montreal Canadiens to handle.
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