With the glow of a magnificent All-Star weekend long faded, the Montreal Canadiens kicked off the unofficial second-half start to the season with a 5-3 loss to the Lightning in Tampa, with the Habs showing the same tendencies they exhibited during back-to-back losses heading into the All-Star break:
Shoddy goaltending, sloppy play in front of their [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Florida Panthers’
January 28, 2009
HABS PICK UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF
January 5, 2009
HABS BAIL OUT HALAK
It’s not too often you can win a hockey game when your netminder gives up a goal every six shots.
But that’s exactly what happened at the Bell Centre this afternoon, as the Canadiens blew a pair of two-goal leads to salvage a 6-5 shootout victory over the Florida Panthers.
The goaltender in question: Jaroslav Halak. Head [...]
January 3, 2009
PACIORETTY PRODUCES IN 1ST NHL GAME
It didn’t take long for Max Pacioretty to make an impact at the NHL level.
Pacioretty, one of four members of the Hamilton Bulldogs called up by the Canadiens this week as a result a growing list of injured players, scored in his very first NHL game, on his very first shot, against the New Jersey [...]
December 30, 2008
THE NATURAL
This was a hockey game that was decided in 6:39 seconds of hockey. And it was decided by Maxim Lapierre’s hustle, desire and second-effort, which led to a three-goal performance by number 40.
Let’s take you back to the second period of last night’s game at Bank Atlantic Centre: the Habs vs. the Panthers. [...]
October 21, 2008
HALAK SHARP IN 3-1 WIN OVER PANTHERS
Jaroslav Halak claims there was a little luck involved in keeping the puck out of the net for most of the night against the Florida Panthers. Maybe. But luck will only take you so far when you are faced with 36 shots, and turn aside 35 of them.
Halak, in his second start of [...]
October 19, 2008
KOSTITSYN “DOING A LOT BETTER”
Don’t look for Andrei Kostitsyn to be on the ice tomorrow night when the Montreal Canadiens play host to the Florida Panthers. But do look for Kostitsyn to take a turn on the ice during the morning skate, which is good news indeed for the Habs, and for number 46.
Head coach Guy Carbonneau emerged from [...]
