With 10 games left in the regular season, Montreal is fourth in the northeast, five points behind Toronto and Ottawa and seven from Boston. Alexei Kovalev and Jim Dowd will try to take the challenge of a Habs against

Completely recovered from a contusion to his right shoulder, Alexei Kovalev will play tonight’s game with Mike Ribeiro and Michael Ryder. The Canadiens concluded his voyage in the west with a 5-2 victory against thi the bad Ducks

The Canadiens will try to continue this evening their victory streak at the Anaheim Pond in California. They are now three points behind the New Jersey for the sixth place in the East and seven ahead of the NY Islanders for the eight spot.

The Habs will try to record their seventh victory in eight games without the newly acquired right wing Alexei Kovalev. They lost him to a right shoulder injury throught the second period in Phoenix while he was checked into the boards

Kovalev expected debut in Habs uniform! He did not play in Montreal’s 4-3 loss against San Jose Wednesday night and he’s expected to join Saku Koivu and Richard Zednik on the top line.

Finally that right handed center that Gainey had promised to us and no this isn’t Eric Lindros. Dowd is an excellent complement for the team and will bring more than just his checking skills, he’ll bring depth and stability in the team

Habs victory against Devils placed them 2 points from the 6th rank in the eastern conference. This evening, the Canadiens will try to get their 6th straight victory. They open a trip of 4 games and

After the storm, the hell arrives downtown. Tonight, Claude Julien’s players will have to fight against one of the best defensive teams in the NHL. A surprising fact is that in the sports betting community in the US, the Canadiens are the favoured team. I