20 – Number of days since the Canadiens’ historic comeback win over the Senators on March 15, a game that saw Montreal erase a three-goal deficit in the span of 3:22 in the third period, tying the game with 0.3 left in regulation before winning 5-4 in overtime. 8:30 – Amount of time needed by the Canadiens to mount a similar comeback on Friday night, only the second-fastest they’ve erased a three-goal...
OTTAWA – When Max Pacioretty gets rolling, he’s tough to stop. A goal scoring machine all season long, Pacioretty put on an offensive clinic again on Friday night in Ottawa. Notching his third hat trick of the campaign – four shy of Joe Malone’s record of seven set in 1917-18 – the 25-year-old winger could become the first Hab since Vincent Damphousse in 1993-94 to enjoy a 40-goal season. “The puck...
Tickets only available on www.canadiens.com Tickets for Montreal Canadiens first round playoff games at the Bell Centre to go on sale Sunday starting at 10 a.m. MONTREAL (April 4, 2014) – The Montreal Canadiens announced today that the sale of individual tickets to the general public for the Canadiens’ first round playoff games at the Bell Centre will start Sunday, April 6, at 10 a.m. only on the team’s...
CANADIENS (43-27-7) vs. SENATORS (32-30-14) On Friday, the Habs will take part in a showdown with the Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre. The Canadiens are coming off a 3-1 loss at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. Brendan Gallagher was the lone scorer for the Habs while Carey Price made 30 saves on 32 shots. The Sens have not seen game action since Wednesday night, when they dropped...
NEW YORK (NHL.com) - Montreal Canadiens defenseman Douglas Murray has been suspended for three games, without pay, for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Michael Kostka during NHL Game No. 1135 in Tampa on Tuesday, April 1, the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced today. The incident occurred at 17:47 of the third period. Murray was assessed a match...
TAMPA BAY – With the Canadiens set to contest five games in the next nine days to close out the regular season, Peter Budaj will get the call against the Senators on Friday night in Ottawa. The 31-year-old, who last saw game action on Mar. 24 when he backstopped the bleu-blanc-rouge to a 2-1 shootout win over the Bruins, expects the Senators to come out flying as they continue their fight for a postseason...
PRESS RELEASE MONTREAL - The Montreal chapter of the Professionnal Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) announced the selection of Montreal Canadiens’ forward David Desharnais as the team’s candidate for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for the 2013-14 season. Canadiens’ forward Max Pacioretty was the award recipient in 2011-12. The 27-year old Desharnais is completing his fifth NHL season. Throughout...
MONTREAL – From the top line to the press box and back to the top line again, David Desharnais has had quite an eventful season. Despite going undrafted and playing in five different leagues since turning 18, he also happens to be one of the most consistent and unheralded offensive performers of his generation. An unusual streak Recently nominated for the 2013-14 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, the...
MONTREAL – Canadiens centerman David Desharnais has been named a candidate for the NHL’s Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. What a difference four months can make. Limited to a single assist in his first 17 games of the 2013-14 season, David Desharnais had plenty of reasons to feel blue. Not only were Montreal fans growing impatient with the centerman’s lack of offensive production, but the Habs’ coaching...
(NHL.com) - Montreal Canadiens defenseman Douglas Murray will have a hearing Thursday for his hit against Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mike Kostka during the third period Tuesday at Tampa Bay Times Forum. Murray was issued a match penalty on the play at 17:47 of the third period. The following grounds for the proposed supplemental discipline are being considered: illegal check to the head. However,...
TAMPA BAY – Despite coming up short on Tuesday night in the Sunshine State, the Canadiens are playoff bound. Michel Therrien’s troops clinched a spot in the postseason when the Capitals and Devils both lost their respective tilts, ensuring the bleu-blanc-rouge will vie for the Stanley Cup for a second consecutive season. It wasn’t the way the Canadiens were hoping to secure their place in the NHL playoffs,...
TAMPA BAY - Here's a numerical look at the Habs-Lightning game on Tuesday night. 1 – Number of times new Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has gone up against the Canadiens this season, with Tuesday night’s tilt marking the first time the NHL superstar has battled the bleu-blanc-rouge. Stamkos had recorded eight goals and six assists in 19 career games versus Montreal entering the game. 5 – Number of...
MONTREAL (April 1, 2014) – Canadiens’ forward Max Pacioretty is the Molson Cup recipient for the February-March segment. He earns this honour for the second time this season after winning it in November. Carey Price was the recipient in October and January while Tomas Plekanec earned the honour in December. Pacioretty was selected four times as the first star of the game (on February 6 against Vancouver,...
SUNRISE – While Tuesday night’s tilt against the Lightning will likely offer up a preview of what should be a competitive opening round playoff series, the Canadiens aren’t looking any further than game number 77 on their regular season schedule. That game-by-game approach is something head coach Michel Therrien has stressed time and time again during the year. The Canadiens bench boss isn’t about...
SUNRISE – Slowly but surely, Josh Gorges is inching closer and closer to returning to active duty. Sidelined for nearly a month now after taking a shot off his left hand on Mar. 1 against the Maple Leafs, Gorges can’t wait to see game action. While no date has been confirmed as of yet for his return, the fact that his rehab is going extremely well has him feeling confident that he’ll be back in the...
SUNRISE - Here's a numerical look at the Habs-Panthers game on Saturday night. 246 – Number of games Mike Weaver played in a Florida Panthers uniform between 2010 and 2014. The veteran rearguard went up against his former team for the first time since being acquired by the Canadiens on Mar. 4. 1 – Number of times Scott Gomez has battled the Canadiens since his departure from Montreal right before the...
SUNRISE – Max Pacioretty has always had terrific touch around the net. The Panthers likely knew that all along, but could do little to stop the power forward – and his linemates Thomas Vanek and David Desharnais – on Saturday night at the BB&T Center. Pacioretty, who now boasts five goals in his past five games, torched Peter Horachek’s club by capping a pair of slick passing plays with re-directs...
CANADIENS (42-26-7) vs. PANTHERS (27-39-8) Having extended their winning streak to four games in Detroit, the Habs are on the road again to take on the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. On Thursday, the Canadiens walked into Joe Louis Arena and ended a five-year winless streak in the Red Wings’ building. Tomas Plekanec struck early with his 19th and 20th goals of the year to give the visiting team...
SUNRISE – With a decade’s worth of NHL experience and a Stanley Cup ring on his resume, George Parros knows what being a good soldier is all about. The 34-year-old, who has been a healthy scratch for the last 11 games, could see action for the first time since Mar. 5 on Saturday night in South Florida if Tomas Plekanec is unavailable for the tilt against the Panthers after heading back to Montreal...
SASKATOON (Kootenay Ice) - Montreal Canadiens' prospect Tim Bozon is making remarkable strides as he recovers from meningitis, which sent him to hospital four weeks ago tomorrow. Bozon, who was in a medically induced coma for most of those four weeks, walked into a news conference today to thank everyone. “From what I have learned since coming out of the coma, the people here at the Royal University...