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| Sharks continue home domination with win over Islanders |
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01/04/2009 |
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| e in regulation this season, going 19-0-2. San Jose is 27-0-3 in its last 30 games as the host dating back to last season, leaving them seven games shy of the NHL record for consecutive games at home with a point. That run of 37 games was set by the Montreal Canadiens in 1976-77 and 77-78, as the club went 31-0 with six ties in that span. Evgeni Nabokov made 21 saves in the win and Joe Thornton had a pair of assists, giving him a goal and 10 assists over a six-game point streak. Richard Park scored once and had t |
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| Crosby sets voting mark, four Canadiens elected All-Star starters |
NHL Hockey |
01/03/2009 |
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| urgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby set a record for most votes in All-Star balloting and will be joined in the starting lineup by teammate Evgeni Malkin, while the other four starting slots for the Eastern Conference were filled by members of the Montreal Canadiens. Goaltender Carey Price, forward Alexei Kovalev and defensemen Andrei Markov and Mike Komisarek are the Canadiens who were voted to the starting lineup for the January 25 contest that will be staged at Montreal's Bell Centre. Crosby was voted to sta |
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| Sharks aim to extend home streak versus road-challenged Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
01/03/2009 |
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| e in regulation this season, going 18-0-2. San Jose is 26-0-3 in its last 29 games as the host dating back to last season, leaving them eight games shy of the NHL record for consecutive games at home with a point. That run of 37 games was set by the Montreal Canadiens in 1976-77 and 77-78, as the club went 31-0 with six ties in that span. San Jose returns home after going 1-0-2 on a recent three-game road trip. In Wednesday's game versus Minnesota, Milan Michalek forced overtime after lighting the lamp with 23.6 |
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| Parise and Langenbrunner help Devils beat Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
01/02/2009 |
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| Newark, NJ (MySportsbook) - Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner both registered a goal and an assist, as the New Jersey Devils downed the Montreal Canadiens, 4-1, at the Prudential Center. Brian Gionta and John Madden also scored for the Devils, who have won three of their last four games. Scott Clemmensen made 33 saves to earn his 14th win of the season. Max Pacioretty made his NHL debut and notched his first career goal for the Canadiens, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end. Jaroslav Halak |
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| Habs aim to extend winning streak to four in clash with Devils |
NHL Hockey |
01/02/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to win four straight games for the first time since the opening month of the season when they visit the New Jersey Devils tonight at Prudential Center. In addition to winning three straight the Habs have been victorious in five of their last six outings. Montreal last posted four wins in a row during a five- game winning streak from October 11-20. The Canadiens winning streak has coincided with a four-game road trip that ends tonight. Montreal is 10-5-2 as the v |
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| Habs edge Lightning in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
12/30/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Maxim Lapierre notched the deciding shootout goal, as the Montreal Canadiens clipped the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1, at St. Pete Times Forum. After both clubs scored in the first round of the extra segment, Montreal netminder Carey Price denied Vaclav Prospal, who lit the lamp in regulation for the Lightning. Lapierre then fired a shot into the top right corner before Price turned aside Tampa Bay captain Vincent Lecavalier to seal the win. Price made 21 saves and Guillaume Latendresse |
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| Lightning try to stay on a roll in home test against Habs |
NHL Hockey |
12/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The suddenly-hot Tampa Bay Lightning will aim for a fourth consecutive victory when they host the Montreal Canadiens in a matchup at St. Pete Times Forum. The Lightning have won three in a row to tie a season-high winning streak originally set from October 28 to November 1. After the original winning streak, Tampa went just 3-13-6 in its next 22 games and also fired head coach Barry Melrose in the process. The Bolts are coming off a home-and-home sweep of rival Florida and their most-recent vi |
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| Lapierre's first career hat trick sends Habs over Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
12/30/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Maxim Lapierre notched the first hat trick of his career, propelling the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers at the BankAtlantic Center. Alex Kovalev and Tomas Plekanec also tallied for the Canadiens, who are 4-0-1 over their last five games. Carey Price turned in another quality performance between the pipes, stopping 26 shots. A first round pick in 2005, Price has gone 11 straight starts (7-0-4) without a regulation loss. Michael Frolik and David Booth each |
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| Canadiens hope to stay on a roll versus Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens will aim for their fourth win in five games when they visit the Florida Panthers for this evening's tilt at BankAtlantic Center. The Canadiens have recorded at least a point in four straight games by posting a 3-0-1 record over that span. The Habs lost an overtime decision to Carolina on December 21 and were off until Saturday's road test against Pittsburgh. Andrei Kostitsyn registered his first career hat trick to lift Montreal to the 3-2 triumph over the Penguins. Care |
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| Kostitsyn's hat trick carries Canadiens past Penguins |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Andrei Kostitsyn registered his first career hat trick to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 triumph over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Mellon Arena. Carey Price was in top form, holding the high-powered Pens to just two goals on 34 shots, while making 17 saves in the third period to quash any chance of a comeback. Tomas Plekanec twice set up Kostitsyn on similar plays from behind the net as Montreal won for the third time in four games in kicking off a four-game road trip. The H |
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