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Montréal Canadiens 2021-22 Season Preview
2020-21 record 24-21-11, 59 points 4th in the Scotia NHL North Division Eliminated in the Stanley Cup Final by Tampa Additions: F Jean-Sébastien Dea, F Christian Dvorak (acquired from ARI), F Mike Hoffman, F Cedric Paquette, F Mathieu Perreault, D Louis Belpedio, D Sami Niku, D David Savard, D Chris Wideman, G Sam Montembeault (claimed…
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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 victorious on the road in Game 5, can advance to the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday
The Montréal Canadiens matched a franchise record set in 1989, for the most road wins in a postseason with their seventh victory on an opponent’s ice in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs as they defeated the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-1, in Game 5 at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday. Carey Price (11-5, 2.02 goals-against average, .933…
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Golden Knights steal Game 4 on the road in OT, even series 2-2
“Experts” said gambling would never pay off, yet Peter DeBoer gave Robin Lehner his second start of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs in Game 4 at Bell Centre on Sunday night and the Vegas Golden Knights went on to win, 2-1, in overtime– tying their series with the Montréal Canadiens 2-2 in the process. Nicolas…
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Habs steal Game 3 victory due to Fleury’s error
Josh Anderson scored a pair of goals to tie, then win Game 3 in overtime, 3-2, for the Montréal Canadiens over the Vegas Golden Knights in front of 3,500 fans at Bell Centre in Montréal, Québec on Friday night as the Habs took a 2-1 series lead. Carey Price (10-4, 2.10 goals-against average, .932 save…
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Habs force first Game 7 with Toronto in 57 years
For the first time since 1964, there will be a Game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montréal Canadiens as the Habs defeated the Leafs, 3-2, in overtime thanks to a game-winning goal from Jesperi Kotkaniemi late in the extra frame. After taking a, 2-0, lead in the third period, Montréal gave up…
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Habs steal Game 1 on the road, 2-1, Leafs lose Tavares to injury
Paul Byron scored the game-winning goal midway through the third period as the Montréal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1, on the road at Scotiabank Arena in Game 1 of their 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round matchup on Thursday. Maple Leafs captain, John Tavares, suffered an upper body injury and was hospitalized as…
Down the Frozen River 