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| Rangers, Habs to battle for playoff position |
NHL Hockey |
03/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Montreal Canadiens fans had a reason to cheer the last time their team took the ice, but it didn't have anything to do with the home club's play. Montreal will try to avoid wrapping up a four-game homestand with three straight losses in tonight's battle with the New York Rangers at Bell Centre. The Canadiens are 21-7-5 at home this season, have lost four of their last six overall and are currently tied with the Rangers for sixth overall in the Eastern Conference with 80 points. They began thei |
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| Flyers aim for first win in Detroit in over 20 years |
NHL Hockey |
03/17/2009 |
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| rd for the year. Detroit returns home off a record-setting victory at Columbus on Sunday. The 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets put the Red Wings over the 100-point mark for the ninth consecutive season, shattering a league mark they had shared with the Montreal Canadiens (1974-82). The defending Stanley Cup champions also remained a point ahead of San Jose for the top spot in the Western Conference. Chris Osgood led the way in Sunday's game, which clinched a playoff spot for Detroit, by stopping all 23 shots he face |
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| Brodeur ties wins record as Devils stay hot in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Martin Brodeur is now tied with Patrick Roy for the most wins in NHL history as his 22-save performance led the New Jersey Devils to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. The win came in his native hometown as the 36-year-old Brodeur notched the 551st win of his stellar career to tie Roy, who tallied the bulk of his wins with the Habs and was in attendance for the game. "I feel great, I'm definitely happy it's over with," said Brodeur. "Coming into Montreal it |
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| One more to No. 1: Brodeur ties Roy's wins record |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2009 |
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| ports Network) - Appropriately enough, Martin Brodeur posted win No. 551 of his illustrious career in Montreal on Saturday. In his hometown, Brodeur notched the victory with a 22-save performance to help his New Jersey Devils post a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens and tie Patrick Roy, who tallied most of his wins with the Habs and was in attendance for the game, for first place all-time. "I feel great, I'm definitely happy it's over with," said Brodeur. "Coming into Montreal it was hectic with family and pres |
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| Okposo's OT goal leads Islanders past Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
03/12/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Kyle Okposo scored the game-winning goal 26 seconds into overtime as the New York Islanders edged the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, at the Bell Centre. With the contest tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation, the Islanders ended things quickly. Bruno Gervais kept the puck in at the visitors blue line off an offensive zone faceoff and took a soft wrist shot that was knocked down in front. Okposo, standing in front, jammed away at the rebound and the disc slid under the left pad of Carey P |
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| Gainey and Habs try to build momentum against Isles |
NHL Hockey |
03/12/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A sudden coaching change produced an instant boost for the Montreal Canadiens. The embattled club will now try to build off that encouraging victory when the New York Islanders invade the Bell Centre this evening. Just one day after general manager Bob Gainey replaced Guy Carbonneau with himself behind the bench, the Canadiens rallied behind captain Saku Koivu to overtake the visiting Edmonton Oilers in overtime on Tuesday. Koivu scored the game-tying goal with 4:35 remaining in regulation, th |
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| Carbo is fall guy for Gainey's disappointing Habs |
NHL Hockey |
03/10/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - This year was supposed to be one of celebration for the Montreal Canadiens franchise. Instead, the Habs' 100th season has been one filled with disappointments, the latest coming in the form of a head coach firing. Guy Carbonneau was relieved of his coaching duties on Monday with just 16 regular season games left for Montreal. It seems like a harsh move considering the Canadiens were the fifth seed in the East at the time of the firing, but Montreal has a tenuous hold on that s |
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| Wilson replaces Lever as Bulldogs head coach |
MLH |
03/10/2009 |
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| Hamilton, ON (MySportsbook) - Ron Wilson has been named the interim head coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs, the American Hockey League club announced. Wilson replaces Don Lever, who has been named as an assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens. "I've had an opportunity to work with Ron Wilson for the past few seasons and have been very impressed by his work ethic and knowledge of the game and its players," Hamilton General Manager Julien BriseBois said. "Ron has spent 13 seasons in the AHL as an assistant coac |
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| With Carbonneau gone, Gainey leads Habs against Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
03/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens may be coming off one of their better showings in recent memory, but that still couldn't save the fate of the team's head coach. Bob Gainey takes over for the fired Guy Carbonneau behind the bench when the embattled Habs begin a four-game homestand with tonight's clash with the Edmonton Oilers. Carbonneau was relieved of his duties Monday in the latest startling event of what's been a tumultuous season for Montreal, with general manager Gainey taking over on a short-term |
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| Habs fire Carbonneau; Gainey to take over as head coach |
NHL Hockey |
03/09/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens fired head coach Guy Carbonneau on Monday, and team general manager Bob Gainey will take over behind the bench. Carbonneau was in his third season as head coach of the NHL's most successful franchise, which has 24 championships in its history. Viewed by many as one of the preseason favorites to win the Stanley Cup, the Canadiens currently sit in the fifth position in the Eastern Conference with 77 points, only two points ahead of ninth-place Carolina. "Not l |
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