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January 5th
Sweden vs Switzerland 4:00pm EST TSN Stream, Justin.tv
Canada vs USA 8:00pm EST TSN Stream, Justin.tv
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Marc-Andre Bergeron scored with 1 minute and 45 seconds left in the third period tied the game up and his goal just 2 minutes and 23 seconds into OT concreted the win for the Montreal Canadiens. Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Kostitsyn also added a goal in the second to give the Canadiens a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Thrashers.
Unfortunately it appears that Marc-Andre Bergeron may have been injured on his game winning goal by Johan Hedberg’s skate. We should know more very very soon.
Halak made 47 saves in a .940 save percentage performance for a second straight win. He made some great saves and really did a good job at bailing the defense out when they got caught.
Three Stars: 3. Nik Antropov 2. Tomas Plekanec 1. Marc-Andre Bergeron
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The Canadiens were able to make it to Atlanta after being storm stayed in New York so we’ll see another great game against the Atlanta Thrashers.
Jaroslav Halak will get the start tonight due to his 40 save shutout performance on Saturday against the Islanders. Halak as 1 win and 2 losses in his career versus Atlanta recording an .827 save percentage averaging 4.67 goals against. Not exactly the best stats but we can only hope that he’ll be feeling good after coming off of a shutout.
Andrei Kostitsyn appears to be unstoppable in in the month of December notching 7 goals and 4 assists in 10 games including 2 goals against the Atlanta Thrashers in their last meeting.
Andrei Markov will definitely be a factor as well, especially on the power play where he made a huge splash on Saturday night.
Benoit Pouliot has been called up but will not be in the lineup tonight. Pouliot has a goal and 2 assists in 3 games with the Hamilton Bulldogs during his reconditioning assignment.
Streaming Links: Montreal Canadiens vs Atlanta Thrashers
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If it wasn’t obvious how much of a difference that Andrei Markov makes to this team after last nights win then I don’t know what to tell you. His first game back, Andrei Markov notched two power play goals with a +2 defensive rating. Glen Metropolit also added a power play goal as the Montreal Canadiens broke their losing stream with a 3-0 win over the New York Islanders.
Halak made some incredible saves in this one and absolutely deserved the shutout. He must have denied Matt Moulson at least 7 times in this one, just ridiculous. He finished with a 40 save performance and his first shutout of the year.
I really hope that with the return of Markov that our luck will turn around because we really need it. After this goals I think the team in general got better just knowing he was on the ice because some nice passing lead to some nice goal chances.
Game Stars: 3. Marc-Andre Bergeron 2. Andrei Markov 1. Jaroslav Halak
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The Canadiens hope to break the five game losing streak that they are currently on and it might be a little easier with their defensive star, Andrei Markov, returning to the lineup.
Brian Gionta also traveled with the team but hasn’t been cleared to play so don’t expect him to make an appearance. It is nice to see him with the team though. It’s a good indication that he’s getting closer and closer to a return.
Andrei Kostitsyn has been a one man wrecking crew lately scoring 7 goals and 3 assists in his last 9 games.
Carey Price is expected to get the start tonight against the New York Islanders. Price has 1 win and 2 overtime losses in his career against the Islanders with a .904 save percentage.
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Yannick Weber and Tom Pyatt have both been reassigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. Tom Pyatt has played 19 games with the Canadiens this season registering no points and a -9 defensive rating with 6 penalty minutes.
Yannick Weber has played just 3 games with the team this year registering 0 points and a -4 defensive rating.
Andrei Markov has done so well in his treatment that he may be back as early as next week! I don’t even care what I get for Christmas if Andrei Markov comes back. He’s probably the biggest impact for this team when he’s in or out.
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The only thing that I can say about this game is WOW, Kostitsyn is on fire! This is exactly what I expect from A. Kost, what a backhand!
Unfortunately one goal was all the Canadiens could muster in this one as Backstrom was very solid last night.
Price didn’t have his best game but not much you can do when the puck just ends up on the enemies stick in the right spot.
Three Stars: 3. Andrei Kostitsyn 2. Nick Schultz 1. Mikko Koivu
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Guillaume Latendresse is visiting the Bell Centre for the first time since his trade for Benoit Pouliot but the Canadiens will look to come out swinging after a third straight loss against the New Jersey Devils last night.
Due to Roman Hamrlik’s injury in last nights game, Yannick Weber has been recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs.
Carey Price will get his second start in a row after the .925 performance he achieved last night. Carey Price has only faced the Minnesota Wild one other time in his career with the Canadiens getting the win and Price only allowing one goal for a .966 save percentage.
The Canadiens are going to need to come out swinging in this one. The Wild have 35 points and are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games.
Mike Cammalleri has 10 points in 20 games against the Minnesota Wild and 8 points in his last 7 games. Expect at least 1 goal from Cammy tonight.
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Although the Montreal Canadiens came out to an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Travis Moen, Brodeur shut the door on all subsequent attempts leading the New Jersey Devils to 2-1 win over the Habs.
I would just like to say that Travis Moen was an excellent pickup, even more so than some of the other pickups the Canadiens made this off-season. His lone goal came on the penalty kill with a nice backhand five hole on Brodeur.
Price made 25 of 27 saves for a .925 performance. You definitely can’t blame Pricey for the majority of these losses with the numbers that he’s putting up. We just need to get more pucks in the net. How we do that is beyond me.
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