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| Caps head to Ohio to face Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| nd are now 8-4-2 during an up-and-down month. After this evening's test, Washington will next host Florida on Tuesday, December 2. Washington, which leads the Southeast Division with 29 points, is coming off Friday's impressive home victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Tomas Fleischmann scored the deciding goal in the opening period and Jose Theodore earned his 27th career shutout as the Caps defeated the Canadiens, 3-0, at the Verizon Center. Theodore, who played for the Canadiens from 1995-2006, stopped all 28 |
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| Sabres visit Habs in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres will take aim at their first three-game winning streak since early October when they visit the rival Montreal Canadiens for tonight's Northeast Division battle at the Bell Centre. The Sabres are coming off back-to-back victories, but haven't won three straight since opening the 2008-09 season on a four-game winning streak. Buffalo had lost a season-high five in a row before posting recent wins over Boston and Pittsburgh. Buffalo ended a four-game homestand with Friday's clos |
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| Washington's Theodore blanks old mates |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Tomas Fleischmann scored the deciding goal in the opening period and Jose Theodore earned his 27th career shutout as the Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 3-0, at the Verizon Center. Theodore, who played for the Canadiens from 1995-2006, stopped all 28 shots, while Alexander Ovechkin and David Steckel also tallied for Washington, which has won two straight after dropping its previous three games. "The only reason [beating Montreal] means more is because we had |
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| Ovechkin tries to extend point streak as Caps host Habs |
NHL Hockey |
11/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Fresh off his first hat trick of the season, Washington superstar Alex Ovechkin will try to lead the Capitals to a second straight win when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens for tonight's test at the Verizon Center. Ovechkin recorded his sixth career hat trick and added an assist in leading Washington to a 5-3 decision over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night. The 23-year-old Russian phenom posted his first hat trick since March 3 of last season and also extended his point stre |
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| Three-goal second period propels Habs past Wings |
NHL Hockey |
11/26/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Tomas Plekanec's first goal in nine games proved to be the game-winner, as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Detroit Red Wings, 3-1, at Joe Louis Arena. Maxim Lapierre and Christopher Higgins also scored for the Canadiens, who snapped a two-game slide. Carey Price stopped 32 shots to pick up the win. "Probably one of our more complete games of the year, at both ends of the rink," Price said. Johan Franzen had the lone goal for Detroit, which was handed just its third regulation l |
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| Griffins add McCarty, subtract Helm, Gelech |
MLH |
11/26/2008 |
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| Wednesday when the team hosts the Manchester Monarchs. The 21-year-old Helm has played 16 games with Grand Rapids and ranks among team leaders with 13 assists and five goals. He will be available to join Detroit Wednesday when the Red Wings host the Montreal Canadiens. In another move, the Rochester Americans announced that Detroit loaned Griffins' forward Randall Gelech to the American Hockey League club. "We feel it was a great opportunity that presented itself to bring in a player like Randall who has played o |
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| Isles edge Habs in SO |
NHL Hockey |
11/24/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Richard Park scored the deciding goal in the shootout, and the New York Islanders used a crucial mistake to defeat the Montreal Canadiens, 4-3, at the Bell Centre. Following a scoreless first round in the extra segment, Park beat Carey Price past his glove and above his shoulder, and after Montreal's Alex Tanguay faltered, Bill Guerin put it away by also beating Price to the glove side. Park also scored in regulation for the Islanders, who have won five of their last six games. Do |
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| Islanders aim to stay hot in road test against Habs |
NHL Hockey |
11/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders will shoot for their fifth victory in six games when they visit the Montreal Canadiens for this evening's contest at the Bell Centre. New York will have to reverse its recent history against the Canadiens if it is to win tonight. Montreal has won six straight and eight of the last 10 meetings in the series and the Islanders have dropped three in a row and seven of eight in Quebec. The Isles last defeated the Habs on February 24, 2007 and they haven't won in Montreal sinc |
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| Bruins pick up rare win in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
11/22/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Blake Wheeler scored the only goal of the shootout as the Boston Bruins spoiled Patrick Roy's night with a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Wheeler was the first shooter and he lost control of the puck down low, but it found its way between the pads of Carey Price. Tim Thomas then made saves on Alex Kovalev and Andrei Markov before stopping Saku Koivu, who tried to lift a backhander into the top of the net but Thomas kept it out. Matt Hunwick and Milan Lucic |
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| Rangers aim to rebound versus Senators |
NHL Hockey |
11/22/2008 |
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| 2-1 decision. Nikolai Zherdev scored the lone goal of the shootout to push New York to the win. That loss to the Rangers was just the Senators' second in the last eight meetings between the teams. Ottawa was then dealt a 3-2 setback by the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Alex Tanguay notched the game-winner in the deciding segment for the Habs. After Ottawa's Antoine Vermette missed his opportunity wide of the net, Tanguay skated at an odd angle down the center of the ice on his chance, showing backhand |
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