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| Habs, Pens meet in the Steel City |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens will kick off a four-game road trip when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins for this evening's battle at Mellon Arena. The Canadiens have played just one road game so far in December and that was a 3-2 loss in Carolina on December 16. Montreal is 7-5-2 as the visiting team this year and has lost two straight and six of nine on the road. Montreal has notched a point in three straight tests, but had a two-game winning streak halted in last Sunday's overtime loss to visitin |
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| Nabokov, Sharks blank Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
12/24/2008 |
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| air of helpers as the victory improved San Jose to 18-0-2 at home this year and 26-0-3 in their last 29 as the host dating back to last year. The Sharks are now eight games shy of the NHL record for consecutive games at home with a point, set by the Montreal Canadiens in 1976-77 and 77-78 (31-0 with 6 ties). The Sharks also continued their mastery of the Canucks with a fifth straight win in the series. They swept the four-game series with the Canucks last year, outscoring them 15-6. "You can look at (the blowout |
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| Sharks, Canucks clash in San Jose |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2008 |
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| New York Rangers. The victory improved San Jose to 17-0-2 at home this year and 25-0-3 in their last 28 as the host dating back to last year. The Sharks are now nine games shy of the NHL record for consecutive games at home with a point, set by the Montreal Canadiens in 1976-77 and 77-78 (31-0 with 6 ties). Patrick Marleau, Dan Boyle and Ryane Clowe scored versus the Rangers for the Sharks, who avoided losing three straight games for the first time this season. Tops in the NHL with 55 points, the Sharks are 26-4 |
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| Nabokov helps Sharks hold off Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
12/21/2008 |
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| Ryane Clowe scored for the Sharks, who moved to 17-0-2 at home this season and 25-0-3 in their last 28 as the host dating back to last year. Their run of points in 28 straight home games is nine shy of the NHL record of 37 games that was set by the Montreal Canadiens in 1976-77 and 1977-78 (31-0 with 6 ties). It was just their fifth win ever over the Rangers, beating them for the first time since October 22, 2001. San Jose, coming off a 6-0 loss at Detroit, avoided dropping its third in a row for the first time |
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| Kovalev scores in OT to lift Canadiens over Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Alex Kovalev scored the game-winner with 25 seconds left in overtime, and the Montreal Canadiens rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at Bell Centre. Sergei Kostitsyn scored twice, while Alex Tanguay tallied for Montreal, which has won two straight on the heels of a three-game skid. Jaroslav Halak allowed three goals on 34 shots in the win. "Not all games are going to be easy games, but those games you have to win," Kovalev said. "(When you win) games like that, the t |
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| Canadiens send Denis to Hamilton |
MLH |
12/20/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens reassigned goaltender Marc Denis to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League, it was announced on Saturday. Denis has played in 19 games for the Bulldogs this season and has a record of 12-6-0, including two shutouts, while posting a 2.60 goals-against-average and a .915 save percentage. |
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| Sharks aim to get back on track against Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2008 |
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| Detroit scores. The Sharks now return home, where they are 16-0-2 this season and 24-0-3 in their last 27 as the host dating back to last year. Their run of points in 27 straight home games is 10 shy of the NHL record of 37 games that was set by the Montreal Canadiens in 1976-77 and 1977-78 (31-0 with 6 ties). San Jose still leads the Pacific Division by 14 points over Anaheim. The Sharks are winless in their last five games versus the Rangers, going 0-3-1 with a tie in that span. They haven't beaten them since a |
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| Canadiens snap Flyers' five-game win streak |
NHL Hockey |
12/19/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Sergei Kostitsyn, Steve Begin and Guillaume Latendresse each posted a goal and an assist, as the Montreal Canadiens knocked off the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-2, at the Bell Centre. Alex Kovalev and Matt D'Agostini also lit the lamp for the Canadiens, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Robert Lang recorded two assists, while Jaroslav Halak made 29 saves. Arron Asham registered a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who had won five games in a row, one shy of their season-high (Nove |
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| Aiming to extend win streak, Flyers visit Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
12/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The red-hot Philadelphia Flyers will shoot for their sixth consecutive victory when they visit the sliding Montreal Canadiens for tonight's battle at the Bell Centre. The Flyers can match their longest winning streak of the season after also taking six games in a row from November 15-26. Philadelphia has also earned at least a point in 16 of its last 17 contests, going 13-1-3 over that stretch. The most recent triumph for the Flyers came in Tuesday's home decision over Colorado. Simon Gagne an |
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| Staal, Hurricanes clip Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2008 |
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| Raleigh, NC (MySportsbook) - Eric Staal scored twice and Joe Corvo netted the game-winner, as the Carolina Hurricanes took advantage of their power-play chances and upended the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2. Cam Ward recorded 22 saves for Carolina, which had lost two straight and five of six coming in but converted three of its 11 power-play opportunities. "You know, we didn't start off as well as we'd like to on the power play, but I give some credit to our fans. They didn't jump on the guys right away," Carolina a |
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