In Prust We Trust

With a loss against the Islanders in New York, the Canadiens would continue their away road game run against the Hurricanes in Carolina last night.

• First Period
• Kicking off the first period, the Canadiens would get the early lead from a goal coming from Brandon Prust just 4 minutes into the game. Another 4 minutes later, Brandon Prust would set up Josh Gorges in front of the net as he backhands a pass to him which Gorges picked up and took a backhanded snap shot that passed Peters, the Hurricanes goaltender. 7 minutes into the the first, the Hurricanes would get a beautiful opportunity in front of the net, but Carey Price would move out of his crease and make the unbelievable glove save.
• Montreal: 17 Shots On Goal
• Carolina: 13 Shots On Goal
• Second Period
• As the Canadiens lead 2-0 heading into the second, the Hurricanes would bounce back. The Hurricanes were all over the Canadiens in the second, and their efforts would finally pay off within 6 minutes. Jordan Staal would snap one through traffic as the puck somehow finds its way to the back of the net. 3 minutes later, Drayson Bowman would just rip a slap shot right past Carey Price tying this game at 2. With 5 minutes left, Carey Price would come up big as the Canadiens force a penalty shot. Carey Price denied Hurricanes captain, Eric Staal to keep this game tied heading into the third.
• Montreal: 5 Shots On Goal
• Carolina: 21 Shots On Goal
• Third Period
• 6 minutes into the third, Gorges with a cross ice pass to Lars Eller would tip it in giving Peters absolutely no chance to move from one end to the other, putting the Canadiens up by a goal. 3 minutes later, the Canadiens on the powerplay would get a goal from PK Subban from the blue line, as he just rips one from the point putting the Canadiens up by 2.  The game would end as the Habs take it 4-2.
• Montreal: 6 Shots On Goal
• Carolina: 9 Shots On Goal

As the Canadiens win against the Hurricanes in Carolina, they will now face the Lightning in Tampa Bay Saturday night as they continue their long away road game run. 

Falling Short

Coming off a win on Saturday night against the New York Rangers, The Canadiens would face the Ottawa Senators. The Sens have won their last 4 games, and would look to extend their winning streak to 5 games. 

• First Period
• With the game in Ottawa, there were quite a few Habs fans in the arena, as you would hear "Go Habs Go" chants shortly after the period began. With Montreal making most of the opportunities, they would not be able to get the early lead. Bishop, the Sens goaltender would make key saves to keep this game at 0-0 at the end of the first.
• Montreal: 12 Shots On Goal
• Ottawa: 5 Shots On Goal
• Second Period
• With a minute gone by in the second, Brandon Prust would get a golden opportunity on the backhand in front of the net, but Bishop denied him. 5 minutes after that play, Benoit coming in on the rush would slap one past Carey Price to give the Sens the go ahead goal. Heading to the midway mark of the second, Cole would ring one off the crossbar, the Canadiens would hit another post, but could not convert. With 3.8 seconds left to play, Andrei Markov would slap one from the blue line tying this game heading into the third.
• Montreal: 18 Shots On Goal
• Ottawa: 10 Shots On Goal
• Third Period
• Both teams would look to get a goal to give themselves an advantage, but it would be the goalies who would play strong. The Canadiens who had took more shots than the Senators, just could not get the puck past Bishop. As the period came to a close, these two teams needed overtime to settle this.
• Montreal: 10 Shots On Goal
• Ottawa: 8 Shots On Goal
• Overtime
• The Canadiens would enjoy a 4 on 3 powerplay in the overtime period, but Bishop made a few dandy saves to deny everything the Canadiens threw at him. With 5 seconds to go, Peter Regin on the rush would slap one beating Carey Price, but hitting the post. As the post gave the Habs some hope, this game would need a shootout.
• Montreal: 5 Shots On Goal
• Ottawa: 1 Shots On Goal
• Shootout
• Jakob Silfverberg (OTT) - Goal
• Alex Galchenyuk (MTL) - Save
• Daniel Alfredsson (OTT) - Save
• David Desharnais (MTL) - Goal
• Kyle Turris (OTT) - Save
• Brendan Gallagher (MTL) - Save
• Kaspars Daugavins (OTT) - Save
• Brian Gionta (MTL) - Save
• Peter Regin (OTT) - Goal
• Tomas Plekanec (MTL) - Save

With the shootout finally coming to an end, the Senators would win their 5th straight game. The Canadiens outplayed the Sens by a margin, but it was Bishop who made 44 saves on 45 shots. The Habs do pick up a point on the effort, keeping them at the number one spot. They play the Maple Leafs in Toronto, Wednesday night.

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.

Streak Kept Alive

With the Canadiens winning their previous 3 games, they would face off against the Carolina Hurricanes who have also won their last 3 games. The Montreal Canadiens took first place in their divisional standings Saturday night, and would look to stay on top with a win against the Hurricanes.

• First Period
• Petr Budaj would get his second straight start for the Canadiens, as Carey Price was unable to play due to a flu symptom. Both teams would get some pretty good shots on goal, but were not able to score in the first period. The first would come to an end at 0-0.
• Montreal: 7 Shots On Goal
• Carolina: 5 Shots On Goal
• Second Period
• The Canadiens would come out strong in the second period, Carolina would take costly penalties which created the Canadiens to gain momentum and stay in the Hurricanes zone for more than half of the period. Although the Canadiens did get their chances, Carolina goalie, Cam Ward was there to stop every attempt made by the Canadiens. The Hurricanes would come close late in the second, but Petr Budaj made a couple key saves to keep this game at 0-0 ending the second period.
• Montreal: 11 Shots On Goal
• Carolina: 8 Shots On Goal
• Third Period
• 2 minutes into the third, Galchenyuk would drive to the net and pass it back to Brandon Prust who would wrist it past Cam Ward opening the score. Nearing the 8th minute mark, Tomas Plekanec from the wing side would take a slapshot which would hit Ward's shoulder and slowly make it's way into the net, making it 2-0 Canadiens. 18 seconds after, Max Pacioretty would just throw one at the net from the center line, the puck would trickle into the net as Pacioretty gets his first of the season making it 3-0 Canadiens. The Canadiens would hang on to win with Budaj getting his first shutout of the season.
• Montreal: 8 Shots On Goal
• Carolina: 6 Shots On Goal

With a win last night at the Bell Centre, The Canadiens have now won 4 straight games and are still sitting at the number one spot in the divisional standings since Saturday. The Canadiens move on up to second place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Habs will play the Rangers in the New York today, the Rangers who have won 7 of their last 10 games will look to break the Canadiens win streak at MSG.

Sunshine State Controversy

With a shootout win in Tampa Bay, the Canadiens would see even more sun 2 days after their game. The Canadiens faced the Panthers last night in Florida, the Panthers who have only had 4 wins in their 12 games played would look for a win to move out of third to last place in the Eastern standings.

• First Period
• The first period didn't really bring any real opportunistic chances for either team, although they had their fair share of shots on goal. Both goaltenders started off the first period by making some key saves to keep this game at a tie game heading into the second.
• Montreal: 11 Shots On Goal
• Florida: 6 Shots On Goal
• Second Period
• In the second period, the Canadiens began to be more aggressive on the puck and taking more shots on the Florida net. With many attempts by the Canadiens, they could not get past Panthers goalie, Jose Theodore. The Panthers would not be able to get any opportunistic chances on Carey Price. The period would end at 0-0.
• Montreal: 10 Shots On Goal
• Florida: 7 Shots On Goal
• Third Period
• At the start of the third, the Canadiens would get a sure goal opportunity, but Theodore made a split save going from one end to the other. Midway through the third, the Panthers would get their opportunity but Carey Price would stand tall. With both goalies playing a solid game, they would not allow any goals past them throughout all 3 periods, to overtime we go!
• Montreal: 9 Shots On Goal
• Florida: 13 Shots On Goal
• Overtime
• With 2 minutes into the 5 minute overtime period, the young rookie Galchenyuk would rush the Panthers net with Rene Bourque coming in from behind. Galchenyuk with the initial shot which was stopped, Rene Bourque would find the rebound and finally put one past Theodore, taking the win in Florida.
• Montreal: 2 Shots On Goal
• Florida: 0 Shots On Goal

With a win in sunshine state, the Canadiens move into 5th place above the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Canadiens play the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday night at the Bell Centre!

Lights Out

The Montreal Canadiens looked to break their 3 game losing streak against the Tampa Bay Lightning last night. The Lightning who had only one win in their last 4 games needed to win this game to grab some points. With both these teams needing those valuable 2 points, who would come out victorious?

• First Period
• The first period kicked off with both teams getting there chances in both sides, but unable to convert to a goal. Midway through the first, Andrei Markov would get as close to ringing the post from his slapper on the line. With less than a minute left to play, Brian Gionta would score on the powerplay making it 1-0 Canadiens heading into the second.
• Montreal: 8 Shots On Goal
• Tampa Bay: 9 Shots On Goal
• Second Period
• Midway through the second, PK Subban would get his second of the season from sniping one from the blue line, through traffic and behind the net. Less than 2 minutes to play in the second, Travis Moen scores his first of the season. The Canadiens go into the second with a comforting 3-0 lead.
• Montreal: 9 Shots On Goal
• Tampa Bay: 7 Shots On Goal
• Third Period
• With nothing coming in the first 14 minutes of the third period, the Canadiens kill a penalty at the 6 minute mark, but the Lightning gain possession. Taylor Pyatt passes it to Victor Hedman who snipes one past Price. 2 minutes later, the Bolts take out their goalie adding an extra skater, Victor Hedman would charge the net tipping the initial shot from Purcell making it 3-2 with 1:30 left to play. Tomas Plekanec would take a tripping penalty, this would create a 6 on 4 advantage for the Lightning with only seconds to play. Sami Salo would tip the slap shot from Lecavalier, 3-3 after 3. We go to overtime!
• Montreal: 11 Shots On Goal
• Tampa Bay: 7 Shots On Goal
• Overtime
• A 4 on 4 overtime would be needed to decide the winner, as the Lightning take a penalty with only 2:30 left to play in the overtime period, the Canadiens would come close to scoring but Lindback would make some unbelievable saves bringing this game to a shootout!
• Montreal: 6 Shots On Goal
• Tampa Bay: 1 Shots On Goal
• Shootout
• Victor Hedman (TBL) - Save
• Alex Galchenyuk (MTL) - Save
• Martin St. Louis (TBL) - Save
• David Desharnais (MTL) - Goal
• Steven Stamkos (TBL) - Save

The Canadiens would win in a shootout acquiring the 2 points they needed. The Canadiens will play in sunshine state Thursday night against the Florida Panthers. The Panthers have 4 wins in 12 games played, their currently seated at 13th in the conference standings. 

A Night To Remember

The Montreal Canadiens faced the Toronto Maple Leafs last night at the Bell Centre. These 2 teams had opened the NHL 48 game season, where the Leafs would win by a slight 2-1 victory. The Canadiens who have lost 2 in a row looked to win against the team they lost their home opener to. On the other hand, the Leafs were coming into this game with 2 straight wins on hand.

• First Period
• The Canadiens started off the period by letting Kuleman outracing Andrei Markov as he passes it to Leo Komarov who wrisdt one past Price with only 59 seconds into the start of the first period. 6 minutes later,Tyler Bozak picked up the rebound in front of the net making it 2-0 Leafs heading into the second.
• Montreal: 8 Shots On Goal
• Toronto: 12 Shots On Goal
• Second Period
• As the Canadiens lost all momentum, the Leafs would capitalize. With 4 minutes gone, Phil Kessel from the side of the net passes it to James Van Riemsdyk in front of the net and scores for the Leafs. The Canadiens would spend the next 15 minutes of the period trying to score atleast one goal, they pressed and pushed but could not beat James Reimer. To take the momentum away, Phil Kessel who only has a goal this season, scores for the Leafs on the powerplay making it 4-0 heading into the third.
• Montreal: 20 Shots On Goal
• Toronto: 8 Shots On Goal
• Third Period
• With only 4 minutes into the third, McClement backhands one at net, Carey Price kicks out the rebound right to Leafs forward Holzer who was coming in on the rush, this made it 5-0 Leafs. As the Habs lost all hope, several fights would break. A total of 18 penalties were taken just in the third, 3 Canadiens players got 10 minute game misconducts. As the Canadiens taking too many penalties, they would be short handed. Dion Phaneuf would slap one past Price for his first of the season. The game would end, as the Habs get completely destroyed by the Leafs.
• Montreal: 9 Shots On Goal
• Toronto: 8 Shots On Goal

The Canadiens move down in the rankings, as Toronto moves ahead leading by one point. The Canadiens play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, the Lightning have lost 3 straight games just like the Canadiens.

Bruins @ Montreal

Last night, the Montreal Canadiens took on the number one seated division leaders, the Boston Bruins. The Bruins who have suffered only one loss in regulation with 9 games played. The Canadiens coming into this game only had 2 regulation losses in their 8 games played. If the Canadiens win, they would go on to take the number one division spot over the Bruins, which hasn't happened in 5 years!

• First Period
• The crowd in Montreal was overly excited to finally see these 2 teams play against one another. The Montreal Vs. Boston rivalry has been a overwhelming experience for fans. To kick off the first period, the Canadiens would dominate the Bruins as they took 11 shots on goal, compared to the 4 the Bruins took. It took 11 minutes for the Bruins to get their first shot on Carey Price. Although the Canadiens came hard, the score would be held at 0-0 as the first period came to an end.
• Montreal: 11 Shots On Goal
• Boston: 4 Shots On Goal
• Second Period
• Midway through the second period, Bruins aggressive forward, Milan Lucic took a high sticking penalty, resulting the Habs to go into their third powerplay of the game. As we all know, when P.K. Subban hits the ice on a Canadiens powerplay, the crowd just goes wild. With only 9 seconds left on the Habs powerplay, Markov saw an open Subban at the blue line, Subban received the pass and slapped the puck over the glove of Bruins goalie, Tuuku Rask. The period would end with Canadiens leading 1-0.
• Montreal: 5 Shots On Goal
• Boston: 11 Shots On Goal
• Third Period
• The Bruins would start the third period with a goal, with only 14 seconds into it. Tyler Seguin backhands one past Price in front of the net. 2 minutes later, David Krejci deflects a pass from Lucic right in the crease of Price, making it 2-1 Bruins. The Habs would try and press forward to score a goal and tie the game, but they could not get past Tuuku Rask. The Bruins would go on to win yet another game, leaving them in top spot.
• Montreal: 5 Shots On Goal
• Boston: 8 Shots On Goal

The Canadiens fall into 6th place in conference standings. They face off against the Sabres tonight in Buffalo. The Sabres will look to come back from their previous loss against the Canadiens, in which they had lost 6-1.

"SEN"-T Packing

The Ottawa Senators coming off a loss against the Carolina Hurricanes, looked to regain 2 points against the Montreal Canadiens today at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens who started off Superbowl weekend to a great start with a dominating win against the Sabres Saturday, looked to finish off the Senators for a perfect weekend.

• First Period
• The Canadiens began the period getting into penalty trouble, as Tomas Plekanec would get penalized for goaltender interference on Sens goalie, Craig Anderson. With a minute gone into the powerplay, Jakob Silfverberg snipes one past Carey Price over his left shoulder. The Canadiens would respond back in less than a minute, David Desharnais skates in front of the Ottawa net and tips the shot from Max Pacioretty between the legs of Anderson. Midway into the first, PK Subban receives an assist as Erik Cole picks up the lose puck in front of the net and back hands it, making it 2-1 Canadiens heading into the second.
• Montreal - 13 Shots On Goal
• Ottawa - 6 Shots On Goal
• Second Period
• The second period really showed each teams ability to handle the puck in the offensive zone. Both teams taking 3 penalties each but none could convert as the second period was all credited to the goaltenders on both sides. No goals coming in the second period.
• Montreal - 13 Shots On Goal
• Ottawa - 16 Shots On Goal
• Third Period
• The Senators really took momentum away from the Canadiens in the third period as they held the puck in the Canadiens for quite some time. The Sens were taking advantage of loose pucks and driving to the Canadiens net to create some sort of goal opportunity to tie the game. Andre Benoit did put a puck past Carey Price from the point, but it was waived off as Silfverberg was called for goaltender interference. It was really a bad call by the referee and should have counted as a goal tying the game at 2-2, but the referee made his decision final. The Canadiens would go on to win the game and move themselves up in the standings.
• Montreal - 7 Shots On Goal
• Ottawa = 11 Shots On Goal

The Canadiens take on the Boston Bruins this Wednesday, the Bruins are first in the division standings having only one regulation loss. The Canadiens and Bruins have quite the violent history among them, you wouldn't want to miss all the fights in this one!

Sabres Silenced

The Canadiens played against the Sabres today at 2:00 pm eastern time. The Buffalo Sabres who a day earlier had defeated the undefeated Boston Bruins, came into the game thinking it would be an easy task. Later, they would learn the hard way, here is the game summary:

• First Period
• Starting off the game with penalty trouble, both sides could not convert on powerplay opportunities provided in the first period. Remarkably, in the last 8 dying seconds of the period, Rene Bourque scores on Ryan Miller from a pass that came from captain, Brian Gionta. 
• Montreal - 15 Shots On Goals
• Buffalo - 1 Shot On Goal
• Second Period
• The second period started off with an electrifying crowd raising there voice as Brendan Gallagher snipes a shot past Miller only 2 minutes into the period. 8 Minutes later, the crowd had something to cheer about again, as David Desharnais bullets a slapshot into the Sabres net at the 10th minute mark of the period. A 3-0 lead after 30 minutes of play, then 28 seconds after Desharnais scored, Lars Eller who had the assist for the previous goal, goes five hole past Ryan Miller making it a 4-0 game heading into the third period.
• Montreal - 6 Shots On Goal
• Buffalo - 12 Shots On Goal
• Third Period
• Buffalo replacedThe Habs came roaring into the third period as Rene Bourque scores his second of the afternoon with only a minute into the period. Carey Price was magnificent the first 2 periods, but two minutes after Bourque's goals, the Habs would be on the powerplay where Diaz gave the puck away to the man you would not want to give it away to, Tomas Vanek, the leagues leading scorer. Vanek flips the puck over Price on the breakaway, Price got a piece of it with the blocker but it wasn't enough to stop the puck from going in. Desharnais would add another goal on the powerplay recieving a pass from Subban who picked up a point in his first game, finishing the game off in a 6-1 win.
• Montreal - 11 Shots On Goal
• Buffalo - 18 Shots On Goal

The Canadiens continue Superbowl weekend tomorrow afternoon, as they go against the team that destroyed their winning streak, the Ottawa Senators at the Bell Centre! 

Canadiens @ Senators

The Montreal Canadiens face their neighbour, the Ottawa Senators. The Sens have only lost 2 of their 6 games, one of the losses coming in Overtime against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Habs have decided to not let P.K. Subban play until the Habs game on Saturday. Petr Budaj, the backup goaltender for the Canadiens, will get his first start tonight, as Carey Price will take a rest from his 4 wins. The Habs won 4 of their 6 meeting against the Sens last season, from their 2 losses, the Habs managed to pick up a point in both games, as they took it to overtime, then a shootout. With the odds against the Sens, will the Habs pull through a win and go for a 5 game win streak? Or will they fall short and lose their streak?