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| Canadiens legend Lafleur convicted of obstruction of justice |
NHL Hockey |
05/01/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Former Montreal Canadiens forward Guy Lafleur was convicted of obstruction of justice Friday and faces a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison. Lafleur's son, Mark, violated his bail conditions when he stayed at a hotel, and the hockey legend gave contradictory evidence at the subsequent hearing. His lawyer, Jean-Pierre Rancourt, is asking the court to levy only a fine and bypass any jail time. "The judge has discretion completely to decide to give him a fine, which I asked this |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Boston vs. Carolina |
NHL Hockey |
04/30/2009 |
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| ports Network) - The Boston Bruins are heading into the second round of the postseason with a full head of steam. Not only is the club coming off its best regular season in decades, but the Bruins were also dominant in making quick work of the rival Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The B's swept Montreal in four games during the opening round and outscored the hated Habs by a 17-6 margin in the lopsided series. Boston made a huge leap forward during the 2008-09 regular season, as it wen |
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| Flames squander three-goal lead, recover to even series |
NHL Hockey |
04/23/2009 |
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| owing four goals on 32 shots. Kris Versteeg posted a goal and two assists for the Blackhawks, who have not been tied by an opponent after winning the first two games of any playoff series since the 1971 Stanley Cup Finals -- a seven-game loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Samuel Pahlsson and Cam Barker added a goal and one helper each, but Nikolai Khabibulin surrendered five goals on only 26 shots in the loss. "It just gives us the confidence to know we can come back when the game looks out of hand," Chicago forward |
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| National Hockey League Playoff Game Capsules |
NHL Hockey |
04/23/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Michael Ryder registered two goals and an assist, as the Boston Bruins came away with a convincing 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre, sweeping their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. David Krejci posted a goal and a helper for the top- seeded Bruins, who won their first playoff series since an opening- round triumph against Carolina in 1999. Phil Kessel also lit the lamp and Tim Thomas earned the win with a 26-save performance. Andrei Kostitsyn provided |
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| Red Hot Ryder: Ex-Canadien stokes Bruins' victory, sweep of Habs |
NHL Hockey |
04/22/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Michael Ryder registered two goals and an assist, as the Boston Bruins came away with a convincing 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre, sweeping their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. David Krejci posted a goal and a helper for the top-seeded Bruins, who won their first playoff series since an opening-round triumph against Carolina in 1999. Phil Kessel also lit the lamp and Tim Thomas earned the win with a 26-save performance. Andrei Kostitsyn provided th |
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| Bruins shoot for sweep of Habs |
NHL Hockey |
04/22/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The top-seeded Boston Bruins will try to complete a sweep of the rival Montreal Canadiens tonight when they visit the Habs at Bell Centre for Game 4 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The Bruins have jumped out to a three games to none lead in this series by winning the first two meetings on home ice and earning Monday's Game 3 triumph in Montreal. Boston will now try for its first playoff sweep of the rival Canadiens since ousting Montreal in four games back in the 1992 di |
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| Bruins on verge of sweep after dispatching Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
04/20/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Michael Ryder continues to haunt his former club, netting the game-winner late in the second period, as the Boston Bruins grabbed a stranglehold of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. Phil Kessel, Shawn Thornton and Chuck Kobasew also scored for the top-seeded Bruins, who have won the first three games of this best-of-seven series and will look to complete the sweep Wednesday in Montreal. "It was a big game for them, but we had to make sure we didn't give things away," Ryder said. "I think in the third (period) we played smart and didn't give them much. Even though it's my old team, it's good to get this win." Tim Thomas earned the victory with a 23-save effort for Boston, which has not topped Montreal in a playoff series since 1994 and last swept the Habs in a four-game triumph in 1992. Chris Higgins and Yannick Weber found the net for the eighth-seeded Canadiens, who have dropped their last seven playoff games since winning Game 1 against Philadelphia in last year's conference semifinals. Carey Price, back between the pipes after getting pulled in Saturday's 5-1 setback, made 26 stops in defeat. Less than a minute after teammate Marc Savard rang a shot off the post, Ryder provided a 3-2 lead for Boston. Price repelled Bruins defenseman Dennis Wideman's blast from the point, but the juicy rebound went right to the ex- Canadien and he buried it into the yawning cage with 2:39 left in the second period. The Habs failed to convert a power play in the third period, and Kobasew's empty-net marker cemented the win with 37 seconds left in regulation. "We came out hard with great intensity over the first 15 minutes and had some chances," said Montreal captain Saku Koivu. Montreal had the early pressure and was buzzing around the Bruins net, feeding off the energy of its passionate fans, but a slashing penalty against Habs forward Andrei Kostitsyn quashed the momentum and gave Boston's potent power play, which scored three times in Game 2, a chance to take the lead. Price, though, was up to the task, kicking out a bid from Kobasew. After trailing throughout the first two games of the series, Higgins gave the Habs their first lead with 8:08 to play in the opening frame. The former first-round pick skated down the left wing, drifted into the faceoff circle and fired a wrister that snuck under the left arm of Thomas. Boston capitalized on a misplay by Montreal in its own end to draw even. Wideman was able to keep the puck in at the right point and launched a shot that deflected off Kessel meandering through the slot with 1:25 remaining in the first period. "We weathered that storm and it was good that we came out of the first tied," Thomas said. "That was big for us, but it doesn't mean anything if you don't continue to play well. We picked (our play) up after the first period and, in the third, we played phenomenal." The visitors went up 2-1 at the 3:36 mark of the middle stanza. Byron Bitz, playing in place of suspended Bruins forward Milan Lucic, sent a pass from the left corner to an uncovered Thornton, who snapped a shot from the slot that beat Price on the blocker side. Lucic observed the contest from the press box, serving a one-game suspension for being assessed a match penalty late in the third period of Game 2. Montreal tied the game 1:40 later on a tally by Weber. Glen Metropolit won a faceoff back to the untested backliner and his snap shot from the top of the right circle made its way through traffic and slipped between Thomas' pads. Game Notes Wideman posted a pair of assists for the Bruins...Montreal was without defenseman Mathieu Schneider and left wing Alex Tanguay because both were sidelined by upper-body injuries...The Habs have taken 24 of the 31 postseason series between the Original Six rivals, including the last three meetings (2002, 2004, 2008)...Habs forward Tomas Plekanec and defenseman Roman Hamrlik were each minus-three...The Bruins have not won a playoff series since 1999 when they defeated Carolina in six games in the opening round. |
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| Down 0-2, Habs return home to host Bruins in Game 3 |
NHL Hockey |
04/20/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to avoid falling into a three games to none hole when they host the top-seeded Boston Bruins at Bell Centre for Game 3 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The Bruins have taken a 2-0 series lead after winning the opening two tests on home ice. Boston has outscored the eighth-seeded Canadiens by a combined 9-3 margin so far in the series. This is the first of two straight games in Montreal, as the Habs will also host Game 4 on Wednesday. The Ca |
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| Bruins shoot for 2-0 series edge against rival Habs |
NHL Hockey |
04/18/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The top-seeded Boston Bruins will try to take a two games to none series lead as they host the rival Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinals at TD Banknorth Garden. The Bruins jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the series by recording a 4-2 decision over the Habs on Thursday. Boston hopes to win tonight in order to take a 2-0 edge into Montreal. Following tonight, Montreal will host the next two contests, beginning with Monday's Game 3 encounter at Bell Cent |
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| Kessel, Chara lead Bruins past Canadiens in Game 1 |
NHL Hockey |
04/16/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Phil Kessel registered two goals and helped set up another one, as the Boston Bruins doubled up the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup at a boisterous TD Banknorth Garden. These two bitter rivals are meeting for the second straight year in the opening round of the playoffs. In 2007-08, the roles were reversed, with Montreal the East's top seed and the Bruins being eighth. Boston pushed the Canadiens to a seventh game bef |
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