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| Habs visit Kings for LA matinee |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Northeast Division-leading Montreal Canadiens will aim for their fifth victory in six games today, when they visit the lowly Los Angeles Kings for a matinee at the Staples Center. The Canadiens have 83 points on the year and are two ahead of Ottawa for the top spot in the Northeast. Montreal is also a point behind New Jersey for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Devils are playing in Toronto tonight, while the Senators are visiting Phoenix. Montreal is 1-1 so far on a four-game |
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| Canadiens double up Coyotes |
NHL Hockey |
03/07/2008 |
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| Glendale, AZ (Best E Casino) - Andrei Markov broke a deadlock midway through the third period, and the Montreal Canadiens went on to beat the Phoenix Coyotes, 4-2. Phoenix has lost six games and tied three others against the Canadiens since a 4-2 victory December 9, 1998. This was the first meeting between the teams since Phoenix lost 5-2 at Montreal on Dec. 13, 2005. Tomas Plekanec, Saku Koivu and Sergei Kostitsyn all tallied for Montreal, which has won four of its last five games and is now tied with Pittsbur |
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| Habs battle Coyotes in the desert |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Montreal Canadiens are fighting for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Phoenix Coyotes are just trying to get to the postseason. Those two clubs square off tonight at Phoenix's Jobing.com Arena. The Canadiens sit second overall in the East, two points behind top-seeded Pittsburgh. Montreal is also tied for the top spot in the Northeast Division with Ottawa, but the Canadiens have played one fewer game, giving them the tie breaker. Montreal began a four-game road trip through the P |
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| Habs edge Devils for first in East |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (Best E Casino) - Andrei Kostitsyn's goal with 5:43 to play in the third period lifted the Montreal Canadiens to first place in the Eastern Conference with a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils at the Bell Centre. Mark Streit scored the other goal while Carey Price stopped 31 shots for the Canadiens, who have won three straight and now with 81 points sit atop the Eastern Conference standings, one ahead of New Jersey and Ottawa. "It was a pretty hard fought game," said Price. "Both teams played hard |
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| Winners and losers at the trade deadline |
NHL Hockey |
02/27/2008 |
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| en finding a consistent performer between the pipes. The 25- year-old Smith shined as a backup with the Stars, but has never been an everyday goaltender. The Lightning will certainly give him a chance to become their netminder of the future. THE BAD Montreal Canadiens - We all know that Carey Price is the future for Montreal between the pipes, but is now the right time to begin that era? Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey certainly believes so, as he traded the Habs starting goaltender for most of this season, |
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| Washington Capitals |
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02/26/2008 |
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| Acquired center Sergei Fedorov from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for the rights to defenseman Ted Ruth; acquired goaltender Cristobal Huet from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft; recalled left wing Chris Bourque from Hershey (AHL). |
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| Canucks get Pettinger from Caps |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2008 |
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| sons with Washington, after being selected in the second round of the 2000 draft by the Capitals. Pettinger has 52 goals and 99 points in 334 career games. Cooke, 29, has seven goals and nine assists in 61 games this season. He has 83 goals and 203 points in 566 career games, spread out over nine seasons in Vancouver. The move was part of a busy Tuesday for the Capitals, as they also acquired veteran forward Sergei Fedorov from the Columbus Blue Jackets, and goaltender Cristobal Huet from the Montreal Canadiens. |
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| Caps pick up Huet from Habs |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2008 |
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| Arlington, VA (Best E Casino) - The Washington Capitals have acquired goaltender Cristobal Huet from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Huet, 32, is in the final season of a two-year contract and is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. In 39 games this season, Huet has a record of 21-12-6 with a 2.55 goals- against average. He began his NHL career with the Los Angeles Kings during the 2002-03 season and was dealt to Montreal in June 2004. A s |
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| Leclaire nabs ninth shutout as Blue Jackets roll over Habs |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (Best E Casino) - Pascal Leclaire made 31 saves to record his league-leading ninth shutout of the season and 10th of his career, as the Columbus Blue Jackets blanked the Montreal Canadiens, 3-0, at the Bell Centre. Manny Malhotra had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets, who went 3-2-0 on their five-game road trip. Rick Nash and Andrew Murray also lit the lamp for Columbus. Carey Price allowed three goals on 22 shots for the Canadiens, who have dropped two straight after a four-game winning st |
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| Bob Gainey shows old form in jersey retirement ceremony |
NHL Hockey |
02/23/2008 |
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MONTREAL (AP) -Bob Gainey drew a gasp from Montreal Canadiens fans as he showed a sold-out Bell Centre crowd a brief flash of the determined play that led to his number 23 being added to those retired by the storied hockey team. Gainey, the team's current general manager, took a turn on the ice in full uniform in a ceremony prior to Saturday night's game against Columbus. With his family and members of the 1985-86 Canadiens team he captained to his fifth Stanley Cup looking on, Gainey waved to the crowd as |
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