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| Maple Leafs, Habs renew rivalry in Toronto |
NHL Hockey |
11/13/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - One of the best rivalries in all of sports resumes this evening in Toronto as the Maple Leafs welcome the hated Montreal Canadiens to Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs and Habs have met twice already this season and Toronto posted wins in both of those contests. Toronto has won three straight and six of the last nine encounters between the clubs. Montreal has struggled in Toronto recently, as the Habs have lost four straight and five of their last six tests at Air Canada Centre. The Maple Lea |
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| Bruins try to halt skid against Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
11/10/2007 |
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| uins have fallen to 7-6-2 on the season thanks to their skid, but the club has at least picked up a point in two of its four losses (0-2-2). In the opener of a three-game homestand on Thursday, Tomas Plekanec tallied a goal and an assist to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over the Bruins. Marco Sturm scored the lone goal for the Bruins, while Tim Thomas turned aside 30 shots in the losing effort. The Bruins also suffered another scary moment in the game, as defenseman Aaron Ward collided with Montrea |
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| Balanced attack has Habs off to strong start |
NHL Hockey |
11/09/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Montreal Canadiens were supposed to be a few years away from being a force in the Eastern Conference, but the young club may have arrived earlier than expected. The Habs have started the season with a surprising 9-3-3 mark and have displayed an excellent balance of defense and scoring in the early going. The loss of All-Star defenseman Sheldon Souray to free agency this offseason hasn't hurt Montreal nearly as much as expected and goaltender Cristobal Huet has been a steady presence betwee |
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| Canadiens edge Bruins |
NHL Hockey |
11/09/2007 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Tomas Plekanec tallied a goal and an assist to lead the Montreal Canadiens to 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in a tight contest between two Original Six and Northeast Division rivals at TD Banknorth Garden. The forward line of Plekanec, Alex Kovalev and Andrei Kostitsyn produced both goals for Montreal, which has won two straight and three of its last four games overall. Kovalev notched his eighth goal while Carey Price made 28 saves in the win. "The guys played well in front of |
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| Bruins welcome Habs to Beantown |
NHL Hockey |
11/08/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Bruins will try to put the brakes on a three- game losing streak this evening, when they host the rival Montreal Canadiens at TD Banknorth Garden. The Bruins are in the midst of their longest skid of the season and were handed their latest loss Wednesday night in Buffalo. Clarke MacArthur scored the game-winning goal with 1:44 left in overtime to give the Sabres a 2-1 comeback win over Boston. It was the second straight OT setback for Boston, which is 1-2-2 in its last five contests |
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| Sens battle Leafs aiming for eighth straight win |
NHL Hockey |
11/06/2007 |
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| homestand tonight. Ottawa will also welcome Washington, Montreal and Buffalo to Scotiabank Place during the stretch. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs have won three of their last four contests and are coming off Saturday's dramatic win over the archrival Montreal Canadiens. The Leafs scored the 3-2 victory in Montreal thanks to Matt Stajan's goal with 1:34 left in regulation. Tomas Kaberle and Mats Sundin also scored for the Maple Leafs, who halted a two-game losing streak and also won for the third time in five tests |
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| Huet, Canadiens blank Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
11/05/2007 |
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| Montreal, QC (Best E Casino) - Cristobal Huet saved all 29 shots he saw as the Montreal Canadiens concluded a four-game homestand with a 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at the Bell Centre. Tomas Plekanec broke a scoreless game in the second period, and Huet made the one-goal lead stand up despite the fact that his team was outshot 29-19 for the game. Bryan Smolinski notched an empty-netter to provide a late insurance tally, as the Canadiens won for the fourth straight time over the Sabres in Montreal. Huet |
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| Guy Lafleur knew his son was violating conditions of his bail |
NHL Hockey |
11/05/2007 |
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| er's house, (his father) allowed him to spend the weekends or nights in the company of his girlfriend, aged 16, in two different hotels,'' Quebec Superior Court Justice Carol Cohen said in denying the younger Lafleur's request for bail. The former Montreal Canadiens star had testified before the court that his son was abiding by a court-ordered curfew while staying with his parents on weekends. Lafleur has since admitted that he drove his son to hotels to spend the night with his girlfriend. Lafleur's 23-ye |
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| Habs cap homestand vs. Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
11/05/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Montreal Canadiens will conclude a four-game homestand tonight when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres to the Bell Centre. Montreal is 1-1-1 on the stand after Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Toronto. Cristobal Huet made 28 saves in the setback, but he couldn't stop Matt Stajan from lighting the lamp with 1:34 left in the game. Stajan took a loose puck from his own blue line, cruised down the right wing, and uncorked a slapper from the bottom of the right circle which slipped between Huet's arm an |
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| Habs, Leafs clash in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
11/03/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The surprising Montreal Canadiens will continue a four-game homestand tonight, as they welcome the rival Toronto Maple Leafs to the Bell Centre. The Canadiens have jumped out to a 7-2-3 start to the season and are currently second behind Ottawa in the Northeast Division. After beginning the year with a 2-2-2 record, Montreal has gone 5-0-1 in its next six games to turn some heads. The Habs bounced back from the lone setback in the stretch, a shootout loss versus Atlanta last Saturday, as they |
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