The Montreal Canadiens were playing their third game of the season tonight as they were in western Canada to face the Calgary Flames.
The Canadiens won their first two games of the season, but it was in large part due to the fantastic play of the goaltender, Carey Price. For tonight's game, Jaroslav Halak was in net for the Habs.
The Flames dominated the play during the first period. Eric Nystrom opened the score for Calgary. But the Canadiens struck late into the period when Scott Gomez and Guillaume Latendresse beat Mikka Kiprusoff in a 32-second span.
Eric Nystrom tied the game up with his second goal of the game halfway into the second period. Then Jarome Iginla gave the lead to Calgary when he pounced on a rebound from the goal post on a shot from the blue lin ...
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Flames-Canadiens: Montreal Suffers First Lost of the Season
Posted: 6th October 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHLComments Off on Flames-Canadiens: Montreal Suffers First Lost of the Season