Travis Yost: Between the Pipes
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There were a handful of differences between the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators, chief among them the disparity of play in net.
Carey Price (.894) and Peter Budaj (.774) were not good. Craig Anderson (.950) was sensational, putting a stamp on a twenty-four game regular season run that saw him finish near the top of the GAA and...
Video: Ottawa Senators blow out Montreal to advance to semifinals
The Ottawa Senators walked away with bragging rights to one of the ugliest series in recent NHL history.
Ottawa steamrolled into the conference semifinals with a 6-1 beatdown over Montreal on Thursday.
Despite the bad blood that consistently bubbled over, Montreal was not on Ottawa’s level.
The Canadiens were taken down in five games after being outgunned a cumulative total...
Senators advance in 5, Canadiens go home
Hey, mom, look at me.
That's how Ottawa coach Paul MacLean felt after his Senators eliminated Montreal with a 6-1 victory Thursday night for a 4-1 series win.
''We just beat the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup playoffs,'' MacLean said. ''I mean, to me that's huge. I'm going to call my mom and say we finally beat her team.''
His...
Senators rout Canadiens, end series
Craig Anderson made 33 saves and Cory Conacher scored twice on a shaky Peter Budaj as the Ottawa Senators advanced to the second round of the playoffs Thursday night with a 6-1 rout of the Montreal Canadiens.
Ottawa took the best-of-seven series 4-1 and put a punctuation mark on its dominance in moving on for the first time since 2007, when the Senators lost in the Stanley Cup finals...
Senators 6, Canadiens 1
Craig Anderson made 33 saves and Cory Conacher scored twice on a shaky Peter Budaj as the Ottawa Senators advanced to the second round of the playoffs Thursday night with a 6-1 rout of the Montreal Canadiens.
Ottawa took the best-of-seven series 4-1 and put a punctuation mark on its dominance in moving on for the first time since 2007, when the Senators lost in the Stanley Cup finals...
The Price is Wrong in Montreal: Hurting Habs without Goalie
The Montreal Habs are adopting the saying “When it rains, it pours” and rightfully so for this hockey team and city. Things went from bad to worse in their series against the Ottawa Senators.
Thursday was indeed a day that Carey Price and Habs Fans didn’t want that pouring rain to come down but alas it’s the story of Montreal’s season as it was announced that starting goalie...
Montreal Canadians To Start Peter Budaj In Goal
The Montreal Canadians were dealt another blow today, with goalie Carey Price now being ruled out for the remainder of the series between the Canadians and the Ottawa Senators. Goalie Peter Budaj will step in to try and stop the bleeding. This is a must win situation for Montreal and the cards appear to be stacked against them.
The post Montreal Canadians To Start Peter Budaj In...
Carey Price Out For The Rest Of The Series
The Habs will have to rely on Peter Budaj to win 3 games in a row...
Carey Price will not return in the series against Ottawa due to a lower body injury.
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) May 9, 2013
Senators get short-handed goal in OT, take 3-1 series lead over Canadiens
With a stirring comeback victory, the Ottawa Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 (OT) in the Eastern Conference playoffs Tuesday in Ottawa to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Kyle Turris' shot from the sideboards at 2:32 in overtime slid past Canadiens backup goaltender Peter Budaj to give the Senators an improbable win -- where they rallied from a 2-0 deficit in...
NHL Playoff Observations -- Tuesday
Just a few things that caught my eye:
No offense to Peter Budaj, but Montreal has no hope without Carey Price between the pipes. He was terrific before he went down. #HabsDown.
The Isles are like a bad rash -- they just won't go away. They haven't figured out they're supposed to lose to the Penguins. Andrew MacDonald will be hard to replace, though...
Series Preview: Montreal - Ottawa
(2) Montreal Canadiens 29-14-5 vs. (7) Ottawa Senators 25-17-6
Game 1: Thursday, May 2, 7pm - Ottawa @ Montreal
Game 2: Friday, May 3, 7pm - Ottawa @ Montreal
Game 3: Sunday, May 5, 7pm - Montreal @ Ottawa
Game 4: Tuesday, May 7, 7pm - Montreal @ Ottawa
Game 5: Thursday, May 9, 7pm - Ottawa @ Montreal*
Game 6: Saturday, May 11, TBD - Montreal...
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 1
Lars Eller had a goal and two assists and the Montreal Canadiens sent Toronto a pre-playoff message Saturday night, defeating the sluggish Maple Leafs 4-1.
The Canadiens did it without No. 1 goalie Carey Price, who was given the night off in favor of Peter Budaj. Rubbing salt into the wound, Montreal chased Toronto starter James Reimer early in the third period.
Toronto and Montreal...
Two hours to puck drop…
Depending on the outcome tonight, it could be the first time since 1979 since the Leafs and Habs...well, you know. So what's going to happen? Well, it sounds as if Peter Budaj is starting, and I suspect the Habs will rest a few veterans. If I was in charge, I'd sit Prust, Markov, and if he's still hurting, Michael Ryder. If I were the Leafs, I'd be declaring all out...
Eric Engels: Habs Defenses are Down
Well, it's pretty clear that there wasn't a one-game solution to the problems the Canadiens have been having of late. Most obvious point of concern is beyond their net, not that Carey Price and Peter Budaj have been reassuring, but what's going on in front of them with the defensemen is almost incomprehensible.
The Habs ran through most of the regular season without...
Game 43: Penguins-Canadiens Recap
Carey Price is Kanyon. Ok. That’s unfair. But only somewhat. Price didn’t start for the Montreal Canadiens tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Peter Budaj, the winner of his last six starts prior to tonight, started the game and performed like hot garbage. He gave up three goals on nine shots in the first period before…
Morrow flexes again for Penguins
Brenden Morrow scored two goals for the second straight game and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Wednesday night to move closer to clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Brandon Sutter added two goals for Pittsburgh, and newly acquired Jarome Iginla and Doug Murray also scored for the Penguins, who had little trouble with the Canadiens...
Pittsburgh Penguins Gameday 43 - Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens (26-11-5) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (30-10-0)
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are in first place in the Eastern Conference. The Montreal Canadiens are in second. Seven points separate the two teams. The Pens could put some distance between themselves and their opponents with a win in...
Eric Engels: No Crosby, No Neal, Malkin Questionable as Pens Aim for Habs Sweep
It would be easy to assume that Michel Therrien is going with Peter Budaj because he doesn't like what he's seeing from his starting netminder, but I think the more logical assumption is that Therrien doesn't think what's going on with his team is one-game fix.
It might just take the Habs a couple of games to re-assimilate all the elements that have led to their...
Panic in Montreal
Well, I'll give the city of Montreal this much: it took 42 games this year. Here we are, April 16th, and it's a full blown crisis. Carey Price has melted down. Peter Budaj is starting Wednesday night. The defence is in shambles. The team has given up. All is lost...
...or so many would have you believe. The reality: goalies slump all the time. Remember a guy named Pat Roy...
Price Will Sit
from Sean Gordon of the Globe and Mail,
If you strain your ears a little, you can probably hear it.
The hysteria is mounting, because the Habs have been blown out twice in a row AND OH MY GOD CAREY PRICE CAN’T STOP THE PUCK....
Coach Michel Therrien’s response to the gathering storm: he’ll give backup Peter Budaj a start in net for a road game against conference...
Flyers-Canadiens Preview
The Philadelphia Flyers are facing what appears to be inevitable elimination from playoff contention, and a deep scoring slump certainly isn't helping matters.
Facing a Montreal Canadiens team that was pretty generous in its own end the last time out could help get them back on track.
Philadelphia looks to avoid a fifth consecutive loss by defeating Montreal for the eighth...
Canadiens-Maple Leafs Preview
The Montreal Canadiens have clinched a playoff spot after finishing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference last season.
They hope that's just the beginning.
With its best results on the road in 35 years, Montreal looks to continue its roll Saturday night when it visits a Toronto Maple Leafs team that's seeking its first playoff berth in nine seasons.
A conference-worst...
Canadiens clinch playoff spot
Peter Budaj stopped 14 shots, and the Montreal Canadiens clinched a playoff berth and regained the Northeast Division lead with a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov had a goal and assist each, and Rene Bourque, Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher also scored for the Canadiens.
In earning its fourth postseason berth in five years,...
Sabres Vs Canadiens: Quick Hits
© AP Photo/Paul Sancya
There are just eight games remaining in the 2013 season for the Buffalo Sabres, and with the team sitting six points back of the final playoff spot, it’s becoming now or never time for the team to make a serious run to the postseason.
With 16 points available in the final games, Buffalo will have to earn 15 of them to have a realistic shot at making the...
GARTH: Boo Die
Whatsa matter?
Guilty conscience?
There will be a playoff aroma and vibe in the air when the Sabres and Habs grapple on Thursday night. The Habs will be looking to avenge the loss to the Caps that they suffered in Tuesday night, while the Sabres will be desperate to get back on the winning way after having their three game win streak whacked in Winnipeg.
On Wednesday, Peter...
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