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| Rolling Habs welcome Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
02/23/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The hard-charging Montreal Canadiens will try to rebound tonight, as they host the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Bell Centre. Prior to this evening's contest Montreal will honor former Canadiens captain and current team general manager Bob Gainey by retiring his No. 23 sweater. Gainey, who won four straight Selke Trophies as the league's top defensive forward, will be the 14th player in Montreal history to have his number retired and the second this season after Larry Robinson received the same |
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| AP Photos |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2008 |
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DALLAS (AP) -Mike Ribeiro fulfilled only part of his dream playing for the hometown Montreal Canadiens. Ribeiro put on that storied sweater for parts of six seasons, but things didn't turn out exactly as he envisioned. Since being traded to Dallas at the start of last season, far from the often overbearing hockey spotlight in Canada, the 28-year-old Ribeiro has become the new Mike. As a hometown player in Montreal, overwhelming expectations and pressures followed him on and off the ice. And he didn't hel |
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| Mike Ribeiro becoming "New Mike" in Dallas with his scoring, status |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2008 |
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DALLAS (AP) -Mike Ribeiro fulfilled only part of his dream playing for the hometown Montreal Canadiens. Ribeiro put on that storied sweater for parts of six seasons, but things didn't turn out exactly as he envisioned. Since being traded to Dallas at the start of last season, far from the often overbearing hockey spotlight in Canada, the 28-year-old Ribeiro has become the new Mike. As a hometown player in Montreal, overwhelming expectations and pressures followed him on and off the ice. And he didn't hel |
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| Rolling Habs aim for fifth straight win in home test vs. Pens |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Fresh off the greatest comeback in franchise history, the Montreal Canadiens attempt to extend their winning streak to five games when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins this evening in a matchup between two of the Eastern Conference's top teams. Montreal fought back from a five-goal deficit in Tuesday's stunning 6-5 shootout victory over the New York Rangers at the Bell Centre. After Alexei Kovalev netted the game-tying tally with 4:22 remaining in regulation -- the veteran's second goal of th |
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| Canadiens pull off biggest comeback in franchise history in win over Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
02/20/2008 |
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The Montreal Canadiens fell behind by five goals and showed no signs of being able to muster much offense against the New York Rangers. Then, suddenly, came the biggest comeback in Canadiens history. ``I don't think a lot of people expected it,'' said Michael Ryder, who scored the first two of four straight even-strength goals by Montreal in the Canadiens' 6-5 shootout victory Tuesday night. The Canadiens stormed back from a 5-0 deficit early in the second with five unanswered goals. It was the first tim |
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| Rising Habs hope to avoid season sweep at hands of Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Montreal Canadiens will shoot for their fourth consecutive victory tonight, when they welcome the New York Rangers for a battle at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens have won three straight contests and the last two triumphs came against the sliding Philadelphia Flyers. Montreal swept the home-and-home series by blanking the Flyers, 1-0, Saturday in Quebec and then notched a 5-3 decision the following night in Philadelphia. Montreal has 73 points on the year and is now tied with Ottawa for fir |
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| Flyers, Sens try to end damaging losing streaks |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2008 |
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| Atlantic Division prior to their current skid, the team's longest since it dropped nine in a row from January 4-27, 2007, but now find themselves in fourth place out of the five-team grouping. Philadelphia's last two defeats came at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens, who are now tied with Ottawa for the top spot in both the Northeast Division and the Eastern Conference. The Canadiens completed the home-and-home sweep of the Flyers with Sunday's 5-3 decision at the Wachovia Center, one night after coming through |
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| Legace, Fedotenko and Price selected as NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
02/18/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - St. Louis Blues goaltender Manny Legace, New York Islanders forward Ruslan Fedotenko and Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price were named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending February 17. Legace went 3-0-1 during the week with a 1.49 goals-against average and .954 save percentage, stopping 124 of 130 shots to earn First Star honors. Legace has appeared in 47 games this season, posting a record of 22-15-6, with a 2.26 goals-against average and four shutouts for the Blues |
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| Devils, Hurricanes clash in matinee matchup |
NHL Hockey |
02/18/2008 |
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| d with Pittsburgh for first place in the Atlantic Division, while Carolina holds a two-point edge over both Washington and Atlanta for the top spot in the Southeast. However, the Devils knocked off Ottawa, 3-2, on Saturday and trail the Senators and Montreal Canadiens by two points for the No. 1 spot in the conference. Arron Asham scored a pair of goals in the road win over Ottawa, Zach Parise also scored and Paul Martin had a pair of assists for the Devils, who have won three of their last four games. Martin Bro |
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| Canadiens beat reeling Flyers for second straight night |
NHL Hockey |
02/17/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Alex Kovalev registered a goal and two assists, as the Montreal Canadiens swept a home-and-home set against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 5-3 win at the Wachovia Center. Montreal skated away with a 1-0 victory Saturday at the Bell Centre. Francis Bouillon, Michael Ryder, Saku Koivu and Maxim Lapierre also scored for the Canadiens, who have won three in a row after losing three straight. Andrei Markov had three assists and Andrei Kostitsyn collected two helpers, while Carey Pr |
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