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Bergeron passes Bourque in, 5-3, road victory against Canadiens
It was a historic night at Bell Centre Sunday night as the Montréal Canadiens and their fans honored the life and memory of the late Guy Lafleur with a tribute and a 10-minute standing ovation before the Patrice Bergeron and Erik Haula each scored a pair of goals in a, 5-3, win for the Boston…
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B’s and Habs reignite rivalry for first time since pandemic
It had been 641 days since the Boston Bruins last met the Montréal Canadiens in the regular season on Feb. 12, 2020. Less than a month after the Bruins beat the Habs, 4-1, that night at TD Garden, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that COVID-19 was a global pandemic. The rest of the 2019-20…
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Habs hold off elimination in overtime victory at home
For the first time since 1993, the Montréal Canadiens won a game in the Stanley Cup Final as Josh Anderson scored the game-winning goal almost four minutes into overtime to lift the Habs over the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, on Monday night at Bell Centre. As a result of the loss, the Lightning hold onto…
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Lightning one win away from repeating as Stanley Cup champions
The Tampa Bay Lightning are one win away from sweeping the Montréal Canadiens– and winning their third Stanley Cup championship in franchise history in the process– after defeating the Canadiens, 6-3, at Bell Centre on Friday night in Game 3. Friday night marked the first Stanley Cup Final game in Montréal since the Habs won…
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Lightning rout Canadiens in Game 1 victory at home
Nikita Kucherov scored a pair of goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning cruised to a, 5-1, victory over the Montréal Canadiens Monday night at Amalie Arena in Game 1 of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final. Andrei Vasilevskiy (13-6, 1.94 goals-against average, .936 save percentage in 19 games) made 18 saves on 19 shots against in…
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Canadiens advance to first Stanley Cup Final in 28 years
For the first time since the last time they won the Stanley Cup in 1993, the Montréal Canadiens are heading back to the Stanley Cup Final after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-2, in overtime on home ice in Game 6 at Bell Centre on Thursday night. With the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl secured, the…
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Habs upset Leafs in Game 7: Three reasons why
For just the second time in the 104-year-old history of the Toronto Maple Leafs franchise, the club squared off with the Montréal Canadiens in a Game 7. Back in 1964, the Leafs came out on top, 3-1, at the Montreal Forum. Monday night at Scotiabank Arena, history repeated itself. Almost. Though the final score was…
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Habs force Game 6 to be played at home in front of limited capacity crowd
The Montréal Canadiens struck fast and early, led by three goals, nearly blew it and struck fast and early again in their, 4-3, overtime victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday in Game 5 of their 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round matchup. Nick Suzuki capitalized on a 2-on-0 opportunity– scoring the game-winning goal…
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Pastrnak’s hat trick propels Bruins over Habs, 4-1
For the second time this season, David Pastrnak recorded a hat trick against the Montreal Canadiens as the Boston Bruins defeated the Habs, 4-1, at TD Garden on Wednesday night. Pastrnak regained the lead as top goal scorer in the league with 41 goals so far this season and became the first player since Gordie…
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Backes’ return sparks B’s in, 3-1, win over Habs
David Backes scored the game-winning goal in his first game back from injury since Nov. 2nd as the Boston Bruins rallied in the third period to a, 3-1, comeback win over the Montreal Canadiens Sunday night at TD Garden. Tuukka Rask (13-2-2 record, 2.04 goals against average, .933 save percentage in 17 games played) made…
Down the Frozen River 