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Canadiens finally put away Bruins97

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens surrounded and embraced their goaltender a little longer than usual in their postseries celebration Monday night. The Canadiens were proud of the way they rebounded as a team to claim the seventh and deciding game 5-0 against the Boston Bruins, but especially satisfied with the way their 20-year-old rookie goalie, Carey Price, responded after taking a couple of backward strides in the two previous games. 21/04/08 11:34 PM 97

All eyes on Price35

MONTREAL — All eyes will be focused on rookie Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price and how he deals with the pressure cooker of a game seven in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Price has been coddled by the Canadiens since he gave up five more goals in Montreal's wild 5-4 loss to the Boston Bruins in game six on Saturday evening. He wasn't made available for interviews yesterday and again this morning after the Canadiens skate. 21/04/08 12:53 PM 35

Series ‘slipped away,' Koivu says26

The collars of the Montreal Canadiens have tightened enough that if they lose a third game in a row Monday, the tautness will feel more like a noose. The Canadiens, seemingly in control of their NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final against the Boston Bruins six days ago, when they claimed the fourth game for a 3-1 series lead, now find themselves at the end of their rope in a seventh and deciding game at home. 20/04/08 10:28 PM 26

Bruins force seventh game75

BOSTON — Montreal Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau was not speechless after his team suffered defensive lapse after defensive lapse on Saturday evening. 19/04/08 11:36 PM 75

Savard gives Bruins new life34

BOSTON — After 13 months and 13 games of huffing and puffing against the Montreal Canadiens, the Boston Bruins finally exhaled a sigh of relief against their long-time rivals. The Bruins snapped a 13-game losing string against the Canadiens when centre Marc Savard hopped over the boards to score the winner in overtime for a 2-1 victory at the TD Banknorth Garden Sunday night. 13/04/08 11:48 PM 34

Montreal's Band of Brothers79

MONTREAL — Not only did the spell that the Montreal Canadiens held over the Boston Bruins in the regular season continue in the playoff opener last night, Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau's lucky necktie continued to work its magic. "It's 2-0," Carbonneau said of the birthday present from his wife after his team's 4-1 victory at the Bell Centre. "You'll probably see it again. 10/04/08 11:27 PM 79

Montreal mayor dislikes painting the town red9

MONTREAL — The city's mayor is seeing red — and white and blue — after firefighters painted several fire stations to show their support for the Montreal Canadiens. As the Habs prepared to face the Boston Bruins in the first game of their playoff series on Thursday, Mayor Gerald Tremblay was getting ready to send in work crews to clean up the impromptu paint jobs. "And we're going to send the bill to the (firefighters') union.. 10/04/08 9:59 PM 9

Montreal abuzz over Habs' chances14

MONTREAL — The commute for Montreal Canadiens head coach Guy Carbonneau from his west-end home to the Bell Centre takes 45 minutes. Along the way, he encounters plenty of well-wishers. "I get honked at 150 times," he said on the eve of his team's first-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins. To say the city of Montreal adores its Canadiens and has ratcheted that affection to a new level this season would be to state the obvious. 09/04/08 9:47 PM 14

Koivu likely to sit out series opener2

MONTREAL — The Canadiens will likely start their playoff series against the Boston Bruins without their injured captain. Coach Guy Carbonneau has all but ruled out having Saku Koivu in the lineup for the series' opening game Thursday night in Montreal. Koivu broke a small bone in his left foot while blocking a shot during a game March 28 in Buffalo. The playmaking center didn't practice with the team this week. 09/04/08 8:17 PM 2

Habs' power play a key weapon

MONTREAL — The Boston Bruins would do well to stay out of the penalty box when they face the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL playoffs. One clear advantage Montreal will hold over the Bruins when their best-of-seven Eastern Conference series begins on Thursday night is special teams. The Canadiens had the league's top power play this season with a 24.2 per cent success rate, while Boston was 16th among the 30 teams at 17.6 per cent. 08/04/08 11:43 PM

Montreal aware of Julien's resume10

MONTREAL — If the Montreal Canadiens start to feel a little too confident about their first-round playoff matchup against a team they dominated this season, the Boston Bruins, all they have to do is steal a glance at the bald, plump man behind the opposition's bench. Bruins head coach Claude Julien stands as a reminder of how an NHL playoff upset can be pulled off. 08/04/08 10:11 PM 10

Cuthbert takes the high road1

In February, TSN play-by-play announcer Chris Cuthbert took a holiday during a two-week break between assignments. Florida was out. An island in the Caribbean wasn't considered. Instead, he flew to Africa and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. "It was kind of a 50th birthday present to myself," he said. "It's something I've been intrigued about doing for seven or eight years. 08/04/08 9:07 PM 1

The stage is set39

So here is how it shapes up for Canada's three playoff contenders, now that the NHL regular season is finally over: The Montreal Canadiens emerged from the Eastern Conference pack on the final weekend of the season, earning their first conference title in 19 years and the right to play their perennial punching bag, the Boston Bruins, in the opening playoff round. See the 06/04/08 10:52 PM 39

Habs prepare for playoffs11

MONTREAL — Coach Guy Carbonneau's smile of satisfaction spoke volumes about what his Montreal Canadiens accomplished this season. A 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday gave the Canadiens a final regular-season record of 47-25-10, good for 104 points, their highest total since Carbonneau was a player in 1988-89. 06/04/08 2:40 PM 11

Sens inch closer to playoff berth153

TORONTO — The Ottawa Senators exited the Air Canada Centre with injuries to Daniel Alfredsson and Mike Fisher and upset at their going-nowhere provincial rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Senators drubbed the Leafs 8-2 last night to inch closer to a playoff berth, but they were angry that Leafs forward Mark Bell took out Alfredsson in the first period with a questionable blindside hit. 04/04/08 1:02 AM 153