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Playoff picture gets cloudy Mon Apr  5 11:16:44 2010 EST
this season. The playoff picture is muddier than Lake Ontario at the moment. What is clear is that Canadian teams being at the bottom of both conferences may just be coincidental, but is still pretty darn embarrassing. CROSS-CANADA CHECK-UP MONTREAL CANADIENS: So much for the goaltending controversy in Montreal. Jaroslav Halak posted back-to-back shutout wins on Friday in Philadelphia and Saturday at home to Buffalo, leaving little doubt as to who will get the call Tuesday on the road against th
Halak posts another shutout in Habs' win over Sabres Sat Apr  3 21:52:07 2010 EST
Montreal, QC (Sports Network) - Jaroslav Halak made 29 saves to pick up his second shutout in as many days, as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 3-0, at Bell Centre. Halak, who stopped 35 shots in a 1-0 win over the Flyers on Friday, collected his fifth shutout of the season Saturday for the Canadiens, who hold the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. Montreal has 86 points and is two points ahead of Boston, which beat Toronto in overtime. Sergei Kostitsyn had a goal and an a
Sabres, Habs meet for crucial battle in Montreal Sat Apr  3 11:23:05 2010 EST
(Sports Network) - The Buffalo Sabres hope to get a chance at clinching the Northeast Division title when they visit the Montreal Canadiens tonight at Bell Centre. The Sabres enter Saturday with a five-point lead over Ottawa for the division crown. Buffalo can claim its first Northeast title since 2006-07 if the Senators lose in regulation this afternoon against the New York Islanders and the Sabres follow up with a victory tonight in Montreal. Buffalo, which has already clinched a playoff bert
Flyers host Canadiens in battle for playoff position Fri Apr  2 11:03:57 2010 EST
(Sports Network) - A key battle in the Eastern Conference playoff race is on tap tonight in the City of Brotherly Love, as the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Montreal Canadiens to Wachovia Center. The Canadiens and Flyers each enter tonight's test with 82 points, locking them in a three-way tie with Boston for the final three playoff berths in the East. All three teams have five games left in the regular season, but the Bruins are idle tonight. Neither the Habs nor the Flyers have played their
Ward, Hurricanes turn away Canadiens Wed Mar 31 21:57:43 2010 EST
Montreal, QC (Sports Network) - Cam Ward stopped 34 shots and Eric Staal provided the game-winner early in the third period, as the Carolina Hurricanes edged the Montreal Canadiens, 2-1, at Bell Centre. Brandon Sutter also tallied for the Hurricanes, who have won three of their last four games to keep their faint postseason hopes alive. Carolina is seven points out of a playoff spot with just five games to play. Marc-Andre Bergeron scored a power-play goal for Montreal, which has lost five of s
Canadiens aim to rebound against Hurricanes Wed Mar 31 10:53:49 2010 EST
(Sports Network) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to get back on the right track tonight when they welcome the Carolina Hurricanes for a test at Bell Centre. Still in the playoff picture, the Canadiens have done little to help their postseason standing lately with four losses in their last five games. Montreal had won six in a row prior to its present 1-2-2 stretch. The Canadiens are tied with Philadelphia and Boston for the Eastern Conference's final three postseason berths. Atlanta is just t
Habs F Metropolit out with shoulder injury Tue Mar 30 18:11:26 2010 EST
Montreal, QC (Sports Network) - Montreal Canadiens forward Glen Metropolit will miss up to eight weeks with a left-shoulder injury. The 35-year-old was hurt during the third period of Saturday's home loss to New Jersey on a clean open-ice hit by Devils defenseman Rod Pelley. The Montreal Gazette reported on Tuesday that an MRI taken after Metropolit left the game revealed a significant muscle tear in the shoulder, leading to that lengthy timetable for recovery. In his eighth NHL season, the Tor
Devils try to find road game, clinch playoff spot versus Habs Sat Mar 27 10:33:52 2010 EST
(Sports Network) - The New Jersey Devils will try to punch their 13th straight trip to the postseason tonight, and halt a four-game road slide as well, when they visit the Montreal Canadiens and the Bell Centre. The Devils enter tonight's test tied with the Penguins for first place in the Atlantic Division with 91 points, though they have one more win and a game in hand over the Pens. New Jersey can secure a playoff spot with a point tonight or a loss by the Thrashers, who visit the Hurricanes
Canadiens help playoff chances by beating Panthers Thu Mar 25 22:50:29 2010 EST
Montreal, QC (Sports Network) - Jaroslav Halak stopped 23 shots to help the Montreal Canadiens take a 4-1 decision over the Florida Panthers at Bell Centre. Brian Gionta had two goals while Tomas Plekanec and Benoit Pouliot each lit the lamp for the Canadiens, who snapped a three-game slide. The win gives Montreal 82 points on the season and a two-point lead over Philadelphia for the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference, one-point behind idle Ottawa for the fifth position. Radek Dvorak scored t
Panthers LW Booth leaves game Thu Mar 25 22:44:35 2010 EST
Montreal, QC (Sports Network) - Florida Panthers left wing David Booth left Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens after suffering a hit to the head. Early in the second period, Montreal's Jaroslav Spacek nailed Booth with an open-ice, head-on shoulder check to the head. "I tried to step up on the blueline and he kind of got the puck on a long pass," said Spacek. "He kind of turned and he was kind of low. When he turned, I was right there. I tried to go low and away from him, but he hit
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