Jonathan Drouin scored the lone shootout goal in rallying the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. While Canadiens goalie Carey Price looked his familiar formidable self. Game Wrap: Jonathan Drouin scores shootout winner in Habs debut1:20 Price stopped 43 shots through overtime and denied all three of […]
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Habs secure future, Leafs make a splash as NHL free agency continues
Carey Price couldn’t imagine wearing anything but a Canadiens uniform, while Patrick Marleau agonized about trading in his Sharks jersey for a Maple Leafs one. On Sunday, Price signed an $ 84 million US eight-year extension that means he’ll likely finish his career in Montreal, Marleau left San Jose to sign an $ 18.75 million, […]
Carey Price signs 8-year extension to remain with Habs
Carey Price will soon be the highest-paid goaltender in hockey. The Montreal Canadiens signed the 29-year-old to an eight-year extension that reportedly carries an annual cap hit of $ 10.5 million US. That will soon surpass Henrik Lundqvist for the top annual mark among goalies in the NHL, with the New York Rangers veteran currently […]
Rangers beat Habs in OT to take 3-2 series lead
Mika Zibanejad scored 14:22 into overtime to give the New York Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarter-final series. Chris Kreider’s shot on a rush went off Alexei Emelin’s stick right to Zibanejad for a shot into an open side. The Rangers lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 and can end it with a win […]
Radulov scores a beauty as Habs take 2-1 series lead
Alexander Radulov had a goal and an assist to lead Montreal to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night, giving the Canadiens a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. Artturi Lehkonen and Shea Weber scored power-play goals for Montreal and Carey Price stopped 20 shots. Radulov, who got the overtime winner in Game 2 on Friday night after Tomas Plekanec […]
Lundqvist shuts down Habs as Rangers take Game 1
Any troubles Henrik Lundqvist has had with the Montreal Canadiens were nowhere to be found in the opening game of the NHL playoffs. The veteran goaltender survived a shaky first period to post a 31-save shutout as the New York Rangers topped Montreal 2-0 on Wednesday night. It will be up to the Canadiens to come up with an answer in Game […]
Habs keep Senators at bay in battle for Atlantic
Senators captain Erik Karlsson remained optimistic, even if he couldn’t hide his disappointment after Ottawa lost both games of a home-and-home series against the division-rival Montreal Canadiens. The Senators lost 4-1 in Montreal on Sunday, 24 hours after being beaten 4-3 in a shootout in Ottawa on Saturday. The Canadiens now lead the Atlantic Division […]
Habs take 1st half of home-and-home series with Senators
The Montreal Canadiens will take a brief moment to enjoy their 4-3 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators Saturday night, but know they need to be ready to face a hungry team again the next day. The two will battle once again on Sunday, this time in Montreal, with first in the Atlantic Division on […]
Habs dominate Rangers to push winning streak to 5
Carey Price and the Montreal Canadiens showed off their resurgent form under coach Claude Julien with a big Eastern Conference win. Price made 26 saves and the Canadiens extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Shea Weber, Artturi Lehkonen, Andrew Shaw and Jordie […]
Subban, Montreal fans share tearful ovation before Habs pull off late win
The tears came even as P.K. Subban smiled and waved to the Bell Centre fans. Tears streaked his cheeks as the former Canadiens defenceman got a long standing ovation before his first game back in Montreal as a Nashville Predator on Thursday night. Chants of “P.K., P.K.” filled the 21,000 seat arena as a video […]
