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Pre-game notes Brian Gionta will not play for the second straight game with an undisclosed lower body injury. Gionta took a Mike Cammalleri shot off his foot a few games ago. Gionta is the Canadiens leading goal scorer with eight. Canadiens are 0-3-0 at the Bell Centre in November. Hurricanes are 7-0-1 in Montreal since the lockout. Carolina recently ended a 14-game losing ...

Montreal 4 Phoenix 2 (Jobing.com Arena) It was a good night for the Canadiens' special teams. The Habs scored two power play goals, on two opportunities, and a four-on-four goal. Their final goal was scored into an empty Phoenix net. Canadiens' penalty killers were perfect on four power play chances by the Coyotes. The Canadiens had several short-handed scoring chances, most ...

Pre-game notes On today's Twitter topic of unpublished NHL books, my entry: "Tips for Promoting Your Client. Hmm." by Allan Walsh. Carey Price plans to wear the Remembrance Day mask tonight that will later be auctioned to support Canadian Forces' families. Robert Lang will be in the Phoenix lineup to face his former team for the first time after a season-ending achilles injury against the Bruins. ...

Pre-game notesCanadiens will wear the green and red sweaters of the 1910-11 Le Club Athletique Canadien. Jay Leach makes his debut for the Habs in place of Mathieu Carle. Leach will wear No. 20, which was most recently worn by Robert Lang. Most notable No. 20s for the Habs include Peter Mahovlich and Phil Goyette. On his first game as a Canadien, Leach says, "I hope to be ...

Shortly after the final siren to tonight's game, as disappointed Habs fans were 'licking their wounds', Twitter users read the following message: "Interesting stat of the night....Price is 10W, 32L in last 42 starts. Hmm." There was a fair bit of blame to go around for the loss, but this one couldn't be pinned on Price. But this is Montreal, and with no shortage of Price-haters, the ...

Montreal 1 Tampa Bay 3 (Bell Centre) Uninspired. That's the single word that comes to mind to summarize the Canadiens' effort in tonight's game. How could that be? The Habs were coming off a big win over Boston on Thursday night. It was a game that they probably didn't deserve to win but for the brilliant play of Carey Price. ...

Montreal 2, Boston 1 SO (TD Bank Garden) posted by Rocket All Habs This was a statement game. The Canadiens, winless in nine previous games versus the Bruins, were able to leave Boston with an important two points. But it wasn't the Canadiens who delivered the statementùit was goaltender Carey Price. Price has been unfairly maligned for a variety of ...

Montreal 4 Atlanta 5 (Bell Centre) posted by RocketAll HabsIlya Kovalchuk is a true sniper and superstar in the league. With him in the lineup, the Atlanta Thrashers are a potent offensive team. With Kovalchuk on the sidelines due to injury, what would happen?It was lesser-known names like Peverley and Little who would supply the offense for the Thrashers. Let's not sugar coat it. ...

We like to ridicule some "homerific" coverage of NHL teams. NESN and Leafs TV are two of the worst offenders. But in a category all by themselves is RDS. While NESN may present coverage of the game heavily slanted towards the Bruins, RDS warps their broadcast in favor of certain players and against others. We all know who they are. Golden boy Guillaume Latendresse was ...

Montreal 1 Pittsburgh 6 (Mellon Arena) posted by Rocket All Habs About five weeks ago the Montreal Canadiens played an exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was the first game of the pre-season that resembled a NHL-calibre game. The Canadiens dressed 14 regulars. The Canadiens were down early and needed three goals in the third ...