HW 3 Stars: Pack Up The Brooms, Sens Edge Habs Forcing Game 5
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The Ottawa Senators staved off elimination, sneaking by the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 4 on Wednesday night.
The Ottawa Senators staved off elimination, sneaking by the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 4 on Wednesday night.
Despite a somewhat lacklustre March, the Canadiens finished 1st in the Atlantic Division with 110 points which was good enough for second in the East. Our look back at the final quarter of the regular season begins with the forwards.
The first round couldn’t have gotten off to much of a better start for the Habs who find themselves on the verge of a Round 1 victory after winning each of the first three games against Ottawa.
The Habs trailed for most of the game and were outhit and outmuscled considerably but in the end, none of that mattered as the Habs pulled out their second straight overtime win on Sunday night to take a 3-0 series lead against Ottawa.
With the season now over for the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Habs have announced which players will be joining the big club to serve as extras for their playoff run. Suffice it to say, it’s a much smaller list than usual.
What was hyped as a potentially violent Game 2 between the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators was certainly physical, but in essence a clean, drama free 3-2 overtime victory for the Canadiens.
The second day of the playoffs are about to start, and the HabsWorld writers provided their insights and predictions on how these series will go.
The postseason kicked off on Wednesday and Game 1 of the Montreal-Ottawa series lived up to the hype. It was a wild and wacky game but at the end of the day, the Habs have the early lead after a 4-3 win.
The 2015 NHL playoffs are about to begin, and the Montreal Canadiens will begin their holy quest to lift Lord Stanley’s Cup a 25th time. The HabsWorld writers weigh in on their predictions on who will progress to the second round and how they’ll do it.
It’s the 2015 playoffs! Norm Szcyrek and Jon Rebelo talk about the first round match with the dreaded Ottawa Senators, breaking down the two teams in depth.