Montreal captain Saku Koivu says the Canadiens will have to avoid being swept by the Tampa Bay Lightning for this season to be a success. “If you lose 4-0 in the playoffs, I don’t consider that a great season,” Koivu said Wednesday. “We’ve gone too far to
The Canadiens came out with the short stick tonight in Montreal as the Lightening scored a quick overtime winner to push their lead in the series to 3-0. Brad Richards picked up his own rebound and banked it in off the back of Jose Theodore only 1:05 int
A popular pick by many observers to be upset in the first round, the Tampa Bay Lightning are playing like the team to beat in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The top-seeded Lightning look to take a 3-0 lead in their semifinal series when they hit the roa
As in the opening round against the Bruins, the Habs dropped the second game of the second round by a score of 3-1 against the Bolts. While this game saw stretches of Canadien dominance, there were still far too many simple errors both mental and of exec
The Montreal Canadiens try to cool off Nikolai Khabibulin and Martin St. Louis on Sunday when they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Two of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Game one of the second round series between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning was a complete wash for the home side. The Bolts beat up on the Habs by a score of 4-0 and Nik Khabibulin barely had any work in attaining his fourth shutout of th
Tonight, a new postseason chapter begins to unfold, as for the first time ever in club history, our Habs take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. In net, Nikolai Khabibulin has been great thus far, while Jose Theodore stood on his head for the latter half of Roun
Montreal played some of its best hockey in rallying from a three-games-to-one deficit against second-seeded Boston in the first round. In winning the final three games, Montreal used its team speed and the brilliance of goaltender Jose Theodore to outscor
According recent releases from the Canadian Press, Montreal head coach Claude Julien has revealed that winger Niklas Sundstrom may be ready to return to the lineup for Game 1of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals versus the Tampa Lightning.
Its time for the 2nd round of the HW staff playoff picks. Joel led the way in the first round with 7/8 winners correctly predicted, along with 2 perfect guesses (winner + gp). Congrats to Joel!