Tag: Montreal Canadiens

Rumors III: Kovalachuk, Devils and Top 10 UFAs

Craig Custance of ESPN: On Ilya Kovalchuk and the KHL. “That’s his league,” said the KHL’s leading goal-scorer Steve Moses, who is heading to the NHL next season with the Nashville Predators. “Everything is focused around him, as far as…

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Video: NHL Highlights from Last Night – May 3rd 2015

Highlights for three games from yesterday. Lightning 6 - Canadiens 2: Series tied at 1-1. Blackhawks 4 - Wild 1: Chicago leads series 2-0. Ducks 3 - Flames 0. Anaheim leads series 2-0.

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Video: NHL Highlights from Last Night – Apr. 26th 2015

Two series were closed out last night. Check out the action from yesterday of those two games. Wild 4 - Blues 1: Minnesota wins series 4-2. Canadiens 2 - Senators 0: Montreal wins series 4-2.

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Video: NHL Highlights from Last Night – Apr. 24th 2015

Highlights from last night's action. The Rangers eliminate the Penguins. Senators 5 - Canadiens 1: Montreal leads series 3-2. Rangers 2 - Penguins 1: New York wins series 4-1. Wild 4 - Blues 1: Minnesota leads series 3-2.

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Video: NHL Highlights from Last Night – Apr. 22nd 2015

Highlights from last night's action, including the Ducks eliminating the Jets. Senators 1 - Canadiens 0: Montreal leads series 3-1. Rangers 2 - Penguins 1 OT: New York leads series 3-1. Blues 6 - Wild 1: Series tied at 2-2.…

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Injuries: Canucks, Ducks, Lightning, Preds, Pens, Caps, Bruins, Sens and Habs

Renaud Lavoie: Canucks Alex Burrows has a broken rib. Eric Stephens: Ducks Nate Thompson is still day-to-day with an upper-body injury. He is improving, but coach Bruce Boudreau won't commit to him for Game 4. Bryan Burns: Lightning's Jason Garrison: "I…

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2014-15 Top 5 Hart Trophy Candidates

Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. Very rarely do goaltenders win the Hart Trophy as the league’s MVP, but that looks like the likely scenario this season. Still, there are plenty of other good candidates that…

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2014-15 Top 5 Norris Trophy Candidates

Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. While there are always plenty of good candidates for every major award, this year’s Norris Trophy winner is particularly hard to pick. A plethora of defensemen had excellent seasons, but…

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2014-15 Top 5 Vezina Trophy Candidates

Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. Goal scoring is down in the NHL, and the biggest beneficiaries of that are goaltenders. With the amount of goals being scored down, more goaltenders are posting high-end numbers. While…

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Injuries: Hawks, Pens, Blues, Rangers, Wings, Jets and More

Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks Kimmo Timonen will miss their last regular season game, but should be back for the playoffs. James Mirtle: The Penguins are missing Kris Letang, Christian Ehrhoff, Olli Maatta and Derrick Pouliot from their blueline. Seth Rorabaugh: No…

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Quick Hits: Resting, Injuries, Starters, Lines and Man Games Lost

Pat Leonard: Rangers Marc Staal, Rick Nash and Mats Zuccarello will be given the night off. Defenseman Kevin Klein skated, but remains out. Joe Smith: Lightning's Victor Hedman was at the optional skate this morning, a good chance he returns…

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Injuries: Cole, Pacioretty, Hedman, Atkinson, Pearson and More

Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings Eric Cole  is done for the season, and his career is in jeopardy with a spinal cord contusion. "I consulted with a few doctors last week and I've been advised not to play the…

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