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Montreal Canadiens: Celebrating In Style

Posted: 4th December 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
Inspired by the pre game festivities of their 100th anniversery, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins by the score of 5-1. The fans gathered at the Bell Centre saw a larger than nature Habs team effort. A very disputed first period gave the tone in this match. Montreal's goaltender, Carey Price, made a couple of good saves to keep the score tied before Jaroslav Spacek opened the score ...

The 100th Anniversary Of The Montreal Canadiens.

Posted: 4th December 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
On this December 4th, 2009, the Montreal Canadiens officially celebrated the 100th anniversary of the franchise. The centennial match features the Boston Bruins, a great rival team in the history. Before the game, a prestigious ceremony covering the entire century was presented at the Bell centre for the fans packed in the arena. To begin, a touching movie presented to the fans the deceased players, managers, and past ...

Montreal Canadiens Harvest Seven Points Out of 10 in Last Five Games

Posted: 26th November 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
The Montreal Canadiens did a little better than expected during the last five games. When we look at the opposition the team faced, (Carolina, Washington, Detroit, Columbus, and Pittsburgh) seven points out of a possible 10 is a great harvest. A couple of players have played very well during this successful string: goaltender Carey Price, Tomas Plekanec, Marc-Andre Bergeron and Matt D'Agostini. With the important number of injured ...

Montreal Canadiens Win in Overtime Once Again

Posted: 18th November 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
The Montreal Canadiens are still undefeated during extra time this season as they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes by the score of 3-2 after a long shootout session Tuesday evening. Both teams sent six skaters each to finally end the contest. Maxim Lapierre's shot made the difference. As for goaltender Carey Price at the other end, he was perfect during the shootout and made a highlight reel save on Matt Cullen at ...
The first month of this 2009-2010 NHL season is already behind us and I thought it would be a good time to check out how the Montreal Canadiens initiated their season. The injury to defenseman Andrei Markov during the first game of the season revealed the fragile state of the Canadiens' defensive unit. The team allowed a ton of shots a few games later resulting in an ugly five-game ...

Penguins-Canadiens: Crosby Crushes Montreal’s Winning Streak

Posted: 29th October 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
Sidney Crosby scored three goals on Wednesday evening against the Montreal Canadiens and helped the Pittsburgh Penguins win by a score of 6 to 1. The Montreal Canadiens' winning streak has been stopped at four consecutive games and the overall team record stands at 6-6 after 12 games. Jaroslav Halak was the starting goaltender for a fifth game in a row in this one, but was pulled by ...

Montreal Canadiens: Four Wins In A Row With Jaroslav Halak

Posted: 27th October 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
The Montreal Canadiens ended their six-game home stand with four consecutive wins with a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Monday night. The Islanders were a more difficult opponent this time. After being outclassed by the score of 5-1 last week, the Islanders forced an overtime period, but ultimately lost the game when Roman Hamrlik scored the decisive goal during the overtime period. This was ...

Montreal Canadiens: A Winning Streak!

Posted: 23rd October 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
The Montreal Canadiens waited until the 9th game of the regular season to win a first game in regulation. A convincing 5-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night. It is true that the best performance of the season came against one of the weakest team of the league but the way the team has been playing lately, any good news is welcome. Scott Gomez, ...
The Montreal Canadiens will try to stop their losing streak at five straight games on Tuesday night when they host the Atlanta Thrashers. Acquired after Andrei Markov's injury, Marc-Andre Bergeron will play his first game with the Canadiens. Outside Ilya Kovalchuk's playing quality, the Thrashers have never represented a force in the NHL since their arrival. It is then a good occasion for the Habs to snap out ...

Montreal Canadiens Season Opener: Will You Cheer or Will You Boo?

Posted: 12th October 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
The Montreal Canadiens will open their home season at the Bell Centre after playing their first five games of the 2009-2010 season on the road. The early-season road trip brought many discussion topics to the couch managers. Hell, the press still cares and debates about what will happen to Sergei Kostitsyn! The guy's in the AHL ... time to move on! So, despite losing defensemen Andrei Markov and Ryan O'Byrne to injury, ...