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| Caps, Canadiens tangle in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
01/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals will try to rebound from their first loss in nearly three weeks when they visit the Montreal Canadiens for tonight's showdown at Bell Centre. The Capitals had won a season-high seven straight games before getting shut out by visiting Columbus on Friday night. It was Washington's first setback since getting handed a 7-1 loss in Philadelphia on December 20. Washington also had a nine-game home winning streak halted, losing its first game in D.C. since a 5-2 defeat at the |
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| Petty Enterprises, Gillett Evernham Motorsports Merge |
NASCAR |
01/09/2009 |
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| guided Jeff Gordon to three Cup championships as his crew chief, created Evernham Motorsports in 1999, spearheading Dodge's return to NASCAR. In 2007, Evernham partnered with Gillett to form GEM. Gillett's business interests include ownership in the Montreal Canadiens and the English Premier League's Liverpool FC soccer team. He said its a privilege to help write a new chapter in the Petty family history. "To join with Richard Petty and Petty Holdings is such an honor for me and my family," Gillett said. "Richard |
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| Canadiens blow out Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
01/08/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Andrei Kostitsyn had a goal and two assists, as the Montreal Canadiens used a balanced scoring attack to rout the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-2, at Bell Centre. Sergei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Guillaume Latendresse and Alex Kovalev also scored for Montreal, which has won three straight and six of seven. Patrice Brisebois tallied three assists, while Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves in the win. "We were great from start to finish," Brisebois said. "Everyone played well. We remember the la |
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| Canadiens, Maple Leafs resume rivalry in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
01/08/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - One of the most intense rivalries in all of professional sports will resume tonight as the Montreal Canadiens host the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre. The Original Six foes have faced off twice this season, but this marks the first meeting in Montreal. The clubs split the first two encounters of the year and Toronto has taken three of the last five meetings in the series. However, the Leafs have dropped two of three and five of seven matchups in Quebec. Montreal is currently second in |
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| Lang's trick helps Habs double up Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
01/07/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Robert Lang registered his second career hat trick, as the Montreal Canadiens doubled up the New York Rangers, 6-3, in an Original Six clash at Madison Square Garden. Andrei Markov had a power-play goal and picked up an assist for the Canadiens, who have won seven of their last nine games. Roman Hamrlik collected three assists, while Jaroslav Halak made 36 saves to earn the win. Chris Drury, Ryan Callahan and Michal Rozsival each had a goal for the Rangers, who have dropped five o |
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| Rangers, Habs clash in NYC |
NHL Hockey |
01/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of Original Six franchises will clash tonight in the Big Apple, as the New York Rangers welcome the Montreal Canadiens for a meeting at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers have won two of their last three tests on the heels of a three- game losing streak. The Blueshirts dropped out of first place in the Atlantic Division briefly, but are now tied with Philadelphia for the top spot with 51 points apiece. Henrik Lundqvist notched his first shutout of the season in Monday's home victory ove |
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| Pens, Canadiens complete trade of minor league defenseman |
MLH |
01/06/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens acquired defenseman T.J. Kemp from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a conditional seventh round draft choice in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Kemp will be reassigned from the American Hockey league's Wilkes- Barre/Scranton Penguins to the Hamilton Bulldogs. The 27-year-old has played in 22 games for Wilkes-Barre-Scranton this season, scoring a goal and eight assists along with 22 penalty minutes. The Bulldogs also announced that right winger J.T. Wyman an |
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| Markov sends Habs past Panthers in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
01/04/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Andrei Markov tallied the lone shootout goal, and the Montreal Canadiens topped the Florida Panthers, 6-5, at Bell Centre. After the first five shooters were all stopped, the newly-named All-Star starter Markov slipped a backhand shot through the legs of Florida's Craig Anderson to give Montreal the win. "It's the same move. I have one move, and that's what I did," Markov said. The Canadiens found out Saturday that they will have four starters in the All- Star Game to be played in |
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| Devils welcome road-weary Senators to Garden State |
NHL Hockey |
01/04/2009 |
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| 13 helpers in 37 games against them. The Devils have won three straight and six of their last eight versus the Senators as well as four of the last five at home in the series. New Jersey has won three of its last four games overall after besting the Montreal Canadiens, 4-1, on Friday. Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner both registered a goal and an assist, while Brian Gionta and John Madden also scored. Scott Clemmensen made 33 saves to earn his 14th win of the season. Clemmensen had never won more than three games i |
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| Canadiens shoot for fifth straight win over Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
01/04/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The All-Star heavy Montreal Canadiens seek a fifth straight win over the Florida Panthers this afternoon, as the two clubs square off at the Bell Centre. After losing four in a row to the Panthers, the Canadiens have responded with four straight victories, taking the final two meetings last year before a pair of victories this season. Montreal notched a home win over Florida back on October 20 to halt a three- game home losing streak to the Panthers and then posted a 5-2 victory in Sunrise las |
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