Posts Tagged ‘montreal canadiens’
Friday, May 10th, 2013
Two more teams were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Finals on Thursday. Last night the Ottawa Senators sent the Montreal Canadiens home packing and the Chicago Blackhawks did the dame to the Minnesota Wild.
But the bottom line is these two series were not even close. The Senators trounced the Canadiens 6-1 last night to win the Eastern Conference quarterfinal 4-1. How dominant was Ottawa? Well they outscored Montreal 13-0 in the third period throughout the series.
The Blackhawks were equally as dominant against the Wild. Marian Hossa scored twice and registered three points in a 5-1 triumph as Chicago eliminated Minnesota in five games. The Blackhawks beat the Wild despite not getting a goal in the series from Jonathan Toews.
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Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Marian Hossa, minnesota wild, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, tomas vokoun
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Thursday, May 9th, 2013
David Krejci (Dan Nicholas, Wikimedia Commons)
The Boston Bruins are in the driver’s seat in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal. On Wednesday evening in Toronto, David Krejci recorded a hat trick, including the overtime winner as Boston beat Toronto 4-3 to take a 3-1 series lead.
The biggest story however has come the Leafs’ significant others, where actress Elisha Cuthbert (fiancee of captain Dion Phaneuf) gave an uncomfortable glance toward April Reimer (wife of James Reimer). It was Phaneuf who gave the puck up to Krejci on his own blueline.
In other action, two other games went to overtime. Slava Voynov scored in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 win and a 3-2 series lead in their Western Conference quarterfinal series against the St. Louis Blues. While in Anaheim, the Ducks got an overtime winner from Nick Bonino in a 3-2 win to take a 3-2 series lead over the Detroit Red Wings.
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Tags: anaheim ducks, april reimer, boston bruins, carey price, carl hagelin, david krejci, detroit red wings, elisha cuthbert, los angeles kings, montreal canadiens, new york rangers, nick bonino, peter budaj, slava voynov, st. louis blues, toronto maple leafs, washington capitals
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Patrick Marleau (Ivan Makarov, Wikimedia Commons)
The first team has been knocked out from the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Tuesday evening, the third seeded Vancouver Canucks lost 4-3 to the San Jose Sharks when Patrick Marleau scored at 13:18 on the power play in overtime. San Jose won the Western Conference Quarterfinal 4-0.
The Sharks had the man advantage in the extra period because Daniel Sedin was given a two minute minor for boarding Sharks’ winger Tommy Wingels.
Joe Pavelski also came up big for the Sharks as he scored twice.
This is the very first time that the Sharks have swept an opponent in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Marleau meanwhile scored in every game in the series for the Sharks, who now have time to rest for the Western Conference Semi-Finals.
In other action, the Ottawa Senators got a big overtime goal from Kyle Turris to take a 3-1 series lead on the Montreal Canadiens with a 3-2 victory. The Senators were down 2-0 in the third period, before getting goals from Mike Zibanejad and Cory Conacher. Conacher’s goal came with 23 seconds left in the third period, while it appears that Zibanejad’s goal was kicked in.
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Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, corey crawford, cory conacher, joe pavelski, kyle turris, mark streit, mike zibanejad, minnesota wild, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, Ottawa Senators, Patrick Marleau, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks
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Monday, May 6th, 2013
Joe Pavelski (Ivan Makarov, Wikimedia Commons)
The Vancouver Canucks are now only one loss away from being eliminated from the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
On Sunday night in the Shark Tank, the Canucks got hammered 5-2 to San Jose, who now have a 3-0 lead on Vancouver in the series.
Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture scored twice for the Sharks against a Canucks team that is completely dysfunctional at the moment. Canucks goaltender Cory Schneider was horrible last night in giving up five goals to the Sharks.
In other action, the Montreal Canadiens/Ottawa Senators series is starting to be extremely physical. Last night there were 236 minutes in penalties, and many of the penalties the Canadiens took should be described as stupid. Ottawa meanwhile won convincingly 6-1 as rookie Jean Gabriel-Pageau recorded a hat trick.
In other games, the Pittsburgh Penguins took a 2-1 series lead over the New York Islanders as Chris Kunitz scored the overtime winner in a 5-4 Pittsburgh win. While in Minnesota, the Wild won their first of the series with a 3-2 win over Chicago on an overtime winner from Jason Zucker. Chicago still leads 2-1.
Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, chris kunitz, jason zucker, jean-gabriel pageau, joe pavelski, logan couture, minnesota wild, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks
Posted in NHL |
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
The 2013 World Men’s Hockey Championships will commence this weekend with Canada playing two games in Stockholm. The first will be against Denmark on Saturday (TSN, 8:00 a.m.) and the second will be against Switzerland on Sunday (TSN2, 8:00 a.m.).
There are four Oilers and one Flame on Team Canada. Jordan Eberle, Justin Schultz, Devan Dubnyk and Taylor Hall are the Oilers, while T.J. Brodie is the lone Calgary Flame.
Other notable players representing Team Canada are Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith, Carolina Hurricanes sniper Eric Staal, Florida Panthers defenceman Brian Campbell (defending Lady Byng winner) and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos, who was second in the NHL in scoring with 29 goals and 57 points. (more…)
Tags: alexander steen, brent burns, brian campbell, brian elliott, calgary roughnecks, Chicago Blackhawks, colin mcdonald, devan dubnyk, Edmonton Oil Kings, eric staal, henrik samuelsson, jordan eberle, justin schultz, kyle okposo, los angeles dodgers, los angeles kings, matt cain, matt martin, michael frolik, mike smith, minnesota wild, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, new york rangers, Ottawa Senators, patrick sharp, Pittsburgh Penguins, portland winterhawks, raffi torres, san francisco giants, San Jose Sharks, seattle mariners, seth jones, shawn evans, st. louis blues, steven stamkos, t.j. brodie, Taylor Hall, toronto blue jays, ty rattie, Vancouver Canucks, washington capitals, washington stealth, world hockey championship
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Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Johan Franzen (Dan Nicholas, Wikimedia Commons)
There are players that are simply best suited for the playoffs over the regular season. One of those players is Detroit Red Wings’ left winger Johan Franzen.
On Thursday evening in Anaheim, Franzen scored twice as the Red Wings evened their series with the Anaheim Ducks at one with a 5-4 overtime win. Franzen now has 38 playoff goals in 88 games, a much better goal to game ratio than he has in the regular season, where he has 164 goals in 513 career games.
The Red Wings also got production by another Swede. This time Gustav Nyquist, who scored his first career playoff goal on Thursday. It happened to be in overtime.
In other action, Craig Anderson made 48 saves as Ottawa beat Montreal 4-2 to take a 1-0 series lead, Braden Holltby made 35 saves as Washington beat the New York Rangers 3-1 to take a 1-0 series lead as well, and Barret Jackman scored with 51 seconds left as St. Louis beat Los Angeles 2-1 to take a 2-0 series lead.
In the Senators/Canadiens series, Lars Eller of the Canadiens got injured after being hit in the head area by Eric Gryba of the Senators at his own blueline. Gryba was given a five minute major for interference.
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Tags: alexander ovechkin, anaheim ducks, barret jackman, Braden Holtby, craig anderson, detroit red wings, gustav nyquist, johan franzen, los angeles kings, montreal canadiens, new york rangers, Ottawa Senators, st. louis blues, washington capitals
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Saturday, April 13th, 2013
Tiger Woods (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
The biggest story heading into Saturday is Tiger Woods. According to CBS there was a possibility that Woods would be disqualified heading into the third round of the Masters (Saturday, CBS, 1:00 p.m.) for dropping his ball in an illegal area after his approach shot on the 15th hole hit the flag stick and went into the water. Woods apparently dropped his ball two yards back from where he should have dropped it.
However, according to ESPN, Woods was only given a two stroke penalty after officials reviewed the tape. Do you think Woods was given preferential treatment by officials because of his status or is a two-stroke penalty considered harsh enough? Please comment at www.anysportanytime.ca. One thing is for sure, and that is a major golf tournament with Tiger Woods boosts television ratings significantly more than a major golf tournament without him.
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Tags: calgary flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, jason day, jose reyes, kansas city royals, mark giordano, masters, montreal canadiens, r.a. dickey, st. louis blues, tiger woods, toronto blue jays, toronto maple leafs
Posted in MLB, NHL, PGA |
Sunday, March 31st, 2013
Taylor Hall (Sarah Connors, Wikimedia Commons)
A week ago when you thought that the Edmonton Oilers might have got themselves out of the Western Conference playoff hunt, they have played outstanding hockey over the last three games.
Saturday night at Rexall Place, it was the Taylor Hall show for the first eight minutes and after that the Oilers did not need to do anything more offensively as Edmonton shut out Vancouver 4-0.
Hall set an Oilers record for the fastest hat trick to start a hockey game. He had a hat trick by the 7:53 mark of the first period. Wayne Gretzky, the greatest athlete of all-time, had the previous Oiler record. Gretzky had a hat trick by the 12:38 mark of the first period against the Quebec Nordiques in a 5-3 Edmonton win in 1986.
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Tags: bill mosienko, Chicago Blackhawks, devan dubnyk, Edmonton Oilers, erik cole, montreal canadiens, Taylor Hall, Vancouver Canucks, Wayne Gretzky
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Saturday, March 16th, 2013
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (David Carmichael, Wikimedia Commons)
The 2013 World Figure Skating Championships wrap up in London, Ontario today with the ice dance competition (CBC, 2:00 p.m.) an the ladies’ long program (www.cbcsports.ca, 8:00 p.m.).
Canada has a very good shot at two more medals Saturday. Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of London, Ontario are in second place in the ice dance, while Sherwood Park resident Kaetlyn Osmond is in fourth place after the women’s short program.
If you watched the championship on Friday, you would know that the quality of skating has been poor for a World Figure Skating Championship.
Patrick Chan of Ottawa was completely dreadful last night in winning the men’s competition, but came away with the gold medal. After a great start where he executed the quad, he fell on two triples, double footed another jump and seemed exhausted in the latter half of his performance. At the end of the day, Chan defended his world title.
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Tags: aliona savchenko, boston bruins, brandon sutter, carey price, caroline wozniacki, Edmonton Oilers, eric radford, eve muirhead, kaetlyn osmond, Kobe Bryant, los angeles lakers, maria sharapova, maxim trankov, meagan duhamel, michel therrien, mike d'antoni, montreal canadiens, nashville predators, new jersey devils, novak djokovic, patrick chan, Pittsburgh Penguins, rachel homan, RAFAEL NADAL, robin szolkowy, sacramento kings, scott moir, tatiana volosozhar, tessa virtue, women's world curling championship, world figure skating championships
Posted in Amateur Sports, ATP World Tour, Curling, More, NBA, NHL |
Saturday, February 2nd, 2013
The 47th Super Bowl will take place Sunday in New Orleans (CBS, 4:30 p.m.) with the Baltimore Ravens playing the San Francisco 49ers.
The 49ers have won the Super Bowl five times, while the Ravens won it once in 2001. This will also be a record tenth time the Super Bowl is in New Orleans. The last Super Bowl in Louisiana was in 2002 as the New England Patriots defeated the Saint Louis Rams 20-17.
Super Bowl XLVII will also be historical because brothers will be coaching against each other for the first time. Jim Harbaugh will take the reigns for San Francisco, with his older brother John Harbaugh in charge of Baltimore.
The Ravens (10-6) led the AFC North, while the 49ers (11-4-1) led the NFC West.
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Tags: alex tanguay, baltimore ravens, buffalo sabres, calgary flames, calgary roughnecks, Chicago Blackhawks, colin kaepernick, colorado avalanche, courtney lenz, curtis glencross, Edmonton Oilers, edmonton rush, jason pominville, jim caldwell, jim harbaugh, john harbaugh, lee stempniak, mark matthews, montreal canadiens, patrick kane, randy moss, ray lewis, san francisco 49ers, shawn evans, super bowl, thomas vanek
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
The holdout for Montreal Canadiens’ defenceman P.K. Subban came to an end on Monday night when he signed a two year contract worth $5.75 million.
But interestingly enough not everybody on the Canadiens appears to be pleased with the signing. According to the Canadian Press, fellow Canadiens’ defencemen Andrei Markov and Josh Gorges weren’t overly excited in their comments when asked about Subban.
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Tags: montreal canadiens, p.k. subban
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Saturday, January 19th, 2013
Ana Ivanovic (Chris Johnson, Wikimedia Commons)
Yes there’s hockey and football this weekend, but how could one not get excited about the Australian Open at the moment. There is literally some thrilling tennis from down under. Last night, Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ontario advanced to the fourth round with a straight sets win over Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber. Bad news is he has Roger Federer next!
On the ladies side, Ana Ivanovic, the former French Open champion takes on Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, the Wimbledon finalist, in the fourth round (Sunday, TSN2, 1:00 a.m.)
Here are the other games I’m watching this weekend:
Saturday–NHL–Toronto Maple Leafs @ Montreal Canadiens–CBC–5:00 p.m.–I heard a report on Sportsnet yesterday that the Maple Leafs and Canadiens could battle for the worst team in the Eastern Conference this season. The Habs are expected to have Tomas Plekanec in their lineup despite some sore ribs. The Maple Leafs meanwhile will be led this season by Phil Kessel, who averaged a point a game last season.
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Tags: agnieszka radwanska, ana ivanovic, atlanta falcons, australian open, baltimore ravens, colin kaepernick, Edmonton Oilers, justin schultz, justin tucker, milos raonic, montreal canadiens, new england patriots, phil kessel, philipp kohlschreiber, ROGER FEDERER, san francisco 49ers, tomas plekanec, tony gonzalez, toronto maple leafs, Vancouver Canucks
Posted in ATP World Tour, More, NFL, NHL |
Sunday, July 1st, 2012
Ryan Smyth (Wikimedia Commons)
The Edmonton Oilers have decided to take a chance on Ryan Smyth for two more seasons.
On Sunday, the opening day of NHL free agency, the Oilers re-signed Smyth to a two year deal worth $4.5 million. Smyth had 19 goals and 27 assists in 82 games this season.
Expect to see Smyth play more of a checking and leadership role for the Oilers, now that they have a ton of scoring up front. However I would still like to see him have significant minutes on the powerplay as he continues to be an intimidating presence in front of the net.
The Oilers also re-signed enforcer Darcy Hordichuk to a one year deal worth $850,000.
There were a few significant signings on Sunday as well. Ray Whitney signed a 2 year deal worth $9 million with Dallas from Phoenix. Whitney, a native of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, recorded 77 points last season despite being 40 years of age.
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Tags: aaron rome, anaheim ducks, brandon prust, bryan allen, dallas stars, darcy hordichuk, david moss, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers, jason garrison, jonas gustavsson, jordin tootoo, mikael samuelsson, montreal canadiens, phoenix coyotes, ray whitney, ryan smyth, sami salo, Sheldon Souray, tampa bay lightning, Vancouver Canucks
Posted in NHL |
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
It appears to be Groundhog Day in Montreal.
The Canadiens have hired Michel Therrien as their next coach, replacing the English speaking only Randy Cunneyworth. Therrien has coached in the NHL for seven seasons–(2000-03 with Montreal and 2005-09 with Pittsburgh), and posted a record of 212-182-68.
According to Hockey Night in Canada, Therrien and Marc Crawford were the finalists for the Canadiens job, and if Therrien got the Montreal job, Crawford would be considered a candidate in Edmonton. Therrien and Crawford were also probably not number one on the Montreal list. The Canadiens had Bob Hartley high on their chart, but he went to Calgary instead.
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Tags: bob hartley, calgary flames, Edmonton Oilers, marc crawford, michel therrien, montreal canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins
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Two more teams were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Finals on Thursday. Last night the Ottawa Senators sent the Montreal Canadiens home packing and the Chicago Blackhawks did the dame to the Minnesota Wild.
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