Carey On!

With a loss on Thursday night ending the Canadiens 5 game win streak, the Habs would look to bounce back from there loss against the New York Rangers last night. The Canadiens had won 3-1 over the Rangers on Tuesday which they played in Ranger territory. This time the Canadiens would welcome New York to Montreal.

• First Period
• With the first period underway, there was no real action or goal scoring opportunities by either side. Coming to the end of the last minutes of the first, the Rangers would get a partial breakaway, but Price made the easy save. For the first 20, it seemed like it would be a close match all the way till the end.
• Montreal: 3 Shots On Goal
• NY Rangers: 6 Shots On Goal
• Second Period
• Just a minute and a half into the second, Erik Cole would wrist one for his third of the season, making it 1-0 Canadiens. The Rangers would add more pressure to the Canadiens net after that goal, but Carey Price would not let anything by him. With 6 minutes left to play in the second, Galchenyuk was coming in on the rush from Eller, Eller would pass it back to Galchenyuk who dekes the defenseman putting himself right in front of Biron scoring his third of the season. With only 30 seconds left in the period, the Canadiens would be in a powerplay. The Rangers could not get the puck out of their zone, which lead Galchenyuk to capitalize, as he passed it to Eller scoring his second of the season. 3-0 Canadiens at the end of 2.
• Montreal: 12 Shots On Goal
• NY Rangers: 7 Shots On Goal
• Third Period
• The Rangers would only get a opportunity in the first 5 minutes of play in the third, 2 slap shots from the blue line is what the Canadiens would let them have. Price though, stopping both of them as he slowly counted down the last few minutes of play, looking for his second shutout of the season. The Rangers would only take another 2 shots this period, as the the Canadiens would end this game and win their seventh straight game against the Rangers. 3-0 the final.
• Montreal: 3 Shots On Goal
• NY Rangers: 4 Shots On Goal

With a win last night on home ice, The Canadiens have now won 6 of their last 7 games played. They face the Senators in Ottawa Monday night, the Sens have won 4 straight games, will they extend that lead to 5? Or will the Canadiens break the streak? Don't miss this one!

On A Roll!

The Canadiens visited the New York Rangers last night, Brandon Prust the former Ranger would play against his former team mates and hopefully grab a few points. The Canadiens needed to win this game in order to rank themselves in the number one spot in the Eastern Conference standings, did they do it? Find out below.

• First Period
• Carey Price would finally get to start after sitting out 2 games as he had the flu. Early in the first the Rangers would capitalize on a few opportunities, but Price would play strong. Late in the first, the Canadiens would get there first shot on goal which came from 16 minutes of play. The first period would end at 0-0.
• Montreal: 3 Shots On Goal
• NY Rangers: 5 Shots On Goal
• Second Period
• Both teams would get their fair share of chances throughout the first 10 minutes, but it would be the Rangers who would score first at the 7:32 minute mark. On a delayed penalty call, the Canadiens seemed to relax a little bit whereas the Rangers would capitalize. Carey Price with the initial save, could not stop the rebound from Stralman. With a minute left in the second, Pacioretty would receive a pass from Josh Gorges and slaps one making it a 1-1 game heading into the third.
• Montreal: 7 Shots On Goal
• NY Rangers: 10 Shots On Goal
• Third Period
• 2 minutes into the third, the Canadiens would get a 2 on 1, Brandon Prust to Galchenyuk who would score his second of the season. Coming to the 6th minute mark of the period, the Canadiens on the powerplay would give the puck away as the Rangers rush on a 2 on 1 opportunity, Price making the first save would thank the goal post for the second save. With only 3 minutes left to play, the Canadiens would take a penalty. The Rangers would pull their goalie making it a 6 on 4 advantage, but Rafael Diaz would shoot the puck from the Canadiens zone all the way to the Rangers empty net, 3-1 the final.
• Montreal: 8 Shots On Goal
• NY Rangers: 10 Shots On Goal

As the Canadiens celebrate their 5th straight win of the season, they would also see themselves sitting at the number one spot on the Easter Conference standings. The Canadiens will look to continue their streak thursday night as they face the New York Islanders at the Bell Centre. The Islanders are 3-7-0 in their last 10 games this season.