2011-12 Montreal Canadiens and Beyond

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November 3rd, 2011- Andrei Markov will miss up to a week due to a Shoulder contusion in Practise Friday.

November 3rd, 2011- The Canadiens will prepare to play the New Jersey Devils. The Devils are currently 3rd in the East with a 8-3-1 record while Montreal is currently in 9th with a 6-6-0 record. The Habs will be playing at the Bell Center. Key players for the Devils are:
G Martin Brodeur, the 39 year old is currently 8-2-0 with a 2.10 GAA and .911 Sv%
D Colin White, the 33 year old has currently 0 goals, 10 assists and a +3 rating in 12 games.
LW Ilya Kovalchuk, the 28 year old has currently 7 goals, 5 assists and a +7 rating in 12 games.
C Travis Zajac, the 26 year old has currently 5 goals and 7 assists and a +2 rating in 12 games.

November 4th, 2011- The New York Rangers have traded Sean Avery to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the 2012 4th round pick and 2013 6th round pick. The 31 year old Avery has not played a game so far this season but had 3 goals, 21 assists in 76 games with the Rangers in 2010-11 season with 174 PIMs.

New Jersey 5 Montreal 3

New Jersey at Montreal
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st NJ 11:14 Bergfors ( Zajac Elias ) PP
2nd NJ 3:37 Elais ( Bergfors )
2nd MTL 4:31 Cammalerri ( Cole Kostitsyn ) PP
2nd NJ 6:27 Kovalchuk ( Clarkson Chipchura ) PP
2nd NJ 14:55 Boyle ( Steckel ) SH
2nd MTL 18:04 Gomez ( Gionta Gorges ) PP
3rd NJ 7:49 Boyle ( Kovalchuk Bergfors )
3rd MTL 18:13 Cammalerri ( unassisted )

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player
None

Game Stats
Team NJ MTL
SOG 36 29
PP 2/7 2/7
PIM 14 14
Hits 36 12
F/O% 25.4 74.6

3 Stars
1st NJ Niclas Bergfors 1 G 2 A +1
2nd MTL Mike Cammalleri 2 G
3rd NJ Ilya Kovalchuk 1 G 1 A +1
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November 4th, 2011- Dallas Stars Vaclav Prospal was named the Offensive Player of the Week with his 2 goals and 3 assists in 2 games. The 36 year old Prospal has 7 goals and 5 assists and -2 in 14 games this season.

November 4th, 2011- Calgary Flames Miikka Kiprusoff was named the Defensive Player of the Week with his 4 wins and 2 shutouts this past week. The 35 year old Kiprusoff is 9-3-0 with 2.39 GAA and .919 Sv%.

November 6th, 2011- Montreal gets ready for a game at the Bell Center against the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers are 5-7-1 so far this season and are 11th in the West while the Habs are 6-7-0 good for 10th place in the East. Key Oiler players are:
D Ryan Whitney, the 28 year old has 2 goals, 7 assists in 13 games this season with a -7 rating.
D Tom Gilbert, the 28 year old has 1 goal, 5 assists in 13 games this season with a -7 rating.
RW Ales Hemsky, the 28 year old has 4 goals, 4 assists in 13 games this season with a -7 rating.

Edmonton at Montreal
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st EDM 3:54 Hemsky ( Gilbert Whitney ) PP
1st MTL 16:56 Spacek ( Markov Cole )
2nd MTL 8:53 Gomez ( Subban ) PP
2nd EDM 14:23 Hall ( Horcoff Smyth ) PP
2nd MTL 19:16 Darche ( Gorges Engqvist )
3rd MTL 5:26 Kostitsyn ( Cammalleri Markov )
3rd MTL 13:52 Markov ( Spacek Kostitsyn ) PP

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player ( Infraction )
2nd MTL 13:57 Pacioretty ( 5 minutes for charging )

Game Stats
Team EDM MTL
SOG 38 29
PP 2/9 2/6
PIM 18 19
Hits 29 27
F/O% 43.2 56.8

3 Stars
1st MTL Andrei Markov 1 G 2 A +2
2nd MTL Jaroslav Spacek 1 G 1 A +2
3rd MTL Carey Price 36 saves on 38 shot
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November 8th, 2011- The Los Angeles Kings have traded Justin Williams to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a 2012 4th round pick. The 30 year old Williams has not played this season but played 73 games with the Kings in 2010-11 and he had 22 goals, 35 assists in 73 games and was a +14.

November 9th, 2011- Sport Radio Stations in Detroit were having a heated debate about Todd Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi has but 1 assist in 14 games so far for the Rangers and is a -1 with 24 PIMs.

November 9th, 2011- The Hockey News has suggested that Montreal Canadiens D Chris Campoli should not be in the Habs line-up. The 27 year old Campoli has 2 assists in 14 games and is a +1 rating with 8 PIMs. Montreal management is satisfied with his play so far.

November 10th, 2011- Detroit Red Wings Henrik Zetterberg continued his goal scoring streak to improve to 5 straight games. The 31 year old Zetterberg has 12 goals, 12 assists in 16 games with a +7 rating and 4 PIMs.

November 10th, 2011- Montreal is preparing for the Toronto Maple Leafs and a trip into the ACC in Toronto. The Leafs are 9-4-5 so far this season, good for 4th in the East, Montreal meanwhile is 7-7-0 and good for 10th in the East. Key Leaf players are:
D Dion Phaneuf, the 26 year old has 2 goals, 6 assists in 18 games and a -5 rating with 14 PIMs
RW Phil Kessel, the 24 year old has 8 goals, 12 assists in 18 games and a +5 rating with 20 PIMs
RW Joffrey Lupul, the 28 year old has 8 goals and 9 assists in 18 games and a -3 rating with 30 PIMs

Montreal 5 Toronto 1

Montreal at Toronto
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st No Scoring ( )
2nd TOR 3:14 Lupul ( Liles Grabovski )
2nd MTL 7:28 Plekanec ( Gionta Kostitsyn )
3rd MTL 10:59 Spacek ( Markov Cole )
3rd MTL 12:20 Gomez ( Plekanec Gorges ) PP
3rd MTL 15:24 Gorges ( Gomez ) SH
3rd MTL 18:13 Cammalleri ( Cole Gomez )

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player
None

Game Stats
Team MTL TOR
SOG 29 30
PP 1/6 0/7
PIM 14 14
Hits 33 18
F/O% 53.8 46.2

3 Stars
1st MTL Scott Gomez 1 G 2 A +3
2nd MTL Tomas Plekanec 1 G 1 A +1
3rd MTL Erik Cole 2 A +2

November 11th, 2011- San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton extends his goal scoring streak to 5 games. The 32 year old Thornton has 11 goals and 11 assists in 18 games and +13 rating with 30 PIMs
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November 11th, 2011- Chicago Blackhawks Marion Hossa was named the Best Offensive Player of the Week with a goal and 4 assists in 2 games. The 32 year old Hossa has 11 goals, 11 assists in 16 games with a +17 rating and 14 PIMs.

November 11th, 2011- Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov was named the Defensive Player of the Week with his 1 goal and 3 assists in 2 games this week. The 32 year old Markov has 2 goals, 6 assists in 15 games and a +8 rating with 20 PIMs

November 12th, 2011- Montreal prepares for a game at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa against the Senators. The Senators are 8-4-4 so far this season and in 7th place while Montreal is 8-7-0 and in 10th place in the East.
Key Senators:
D Sergei Gonchar, the 37 year old has 1 goal, 8 assists and -1 rating in 16 games this season with 14 PIMs
D Cam Barker, the 25 year old has 0 goals, 4 assists and 14 PIMs in 16 games this season.
RW Daniel Alfredsson, the 38 year old has 3 goals, 7 assists and +2 rating in 16 games with 4 PIMs
The Senators will be without G Craig Anderson, he will miss 10 days with thigh sprain.

Montreal at Ottawa
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MTL 4:06 Cammalleri ( Cole Gomez )
1st MTL 16:25 Gionta ( Kostitsyn Plekanec )
2nd OTT 1:21 Belanger ( Filatov Gonchar )
2nd MTL 2:28 Pacioretty ( Moen Kostitsyn )
3rd MTL 0:43 Kostitsyn ( Cammalleri Cole ) PP
3rd OTT 3:16 Filatov ( Alfredsson Barker ) PP
3rd MTL 15:14 Moen ( Pacioretty Engqvist )

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player
None

Game Stats
Team MTL OTT
SOG 30 38
PP 1/7 1/8
PIM 14 14
Hits 24 24
F/O% 50.8 49.2

3 Stars
1st MTL Mike Cammalleri 1 G 1 A +1
2nd MTL Max Pacioretty 1 G 1 A +2
3rd MTL Erik Cole 2 A

November 13th, 2011- San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton's goal scoring streak ends at 5 games. The 32 year old Thornton has 11 goals, 11 assists in 19 games and +13 rating with 30 PIMs.
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November 13th, 2011- Detroit Red Wings Ryan Callahan has been the center of speculation by local media. There was some question as to whether Callahan is a fit with the Red Wings after signing a 2 year deal in the off season with the club. The 26 year old Callahan has 1 goal, 5 assists with the Red Wings in 17 games this season, he is coming off a 23 goal and 48 point season with the Rangers.

November 14th, 2011- Detroit Red Wings Henrik Zetterberg's goal scoring streak ends at 5 games when he went scoreless tonight against the Canucks. The 31 year old Zetterberg has 12 goals, 24 points in 17 games this season.

November 14th, 2011- Dallas Stars Steve Ott was being called out by the local media today. The 29 year old Ott has 1 goal and 2 points so far this season in 16 games while being a -3. The fact that Ott has 3 years left at 2.9M per season was not likely helpful.

November 14th, 2011- The Habs prepare for the Washington Capitals and a visit to the Verizon Center in Washington. The Capitals are 7th in the East with a 10-7-0 record while Montreal is 9th with a 9-7-0 record.
Key Players for Washington:
D Mike Green, the 26 year old has 1 goal and 21 points and a +9 in 16 games.
D Dennis Wideman, the 28 year old has 5 goals and 10 points, with a +8 rating in 17 games
LW Alexander Ovechkin, the 26 year old has 14 goals, 27 points and a +12 rating in 17 games
C Nicklas Backstrom, the 23 year old has 5 goals, 23 points and a +10 rating in 17 games

Washington 2 Montreal 1

Montreal at Washington
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MTL 18:28 Plekanec ( Gorges Avtsin )
2nd WSH 0:17 Semin ( Ovechkin Backstrom ) PP
2nd WSH 18:18 Ovechkin ( Laich ) SH
3rd No scoring ( )

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player
None

Game Stats
Team MTL WSH
SOG 27 37
PP 0/6 1/5
PIM 12 16
Hits 19 24
F/O% 57.9 42.1

3 Stars
1st WSH Alex Ovechkin 1G 1 A +1
2nd MTL Peter Budaj 37 shots, 35 saves .946 Sv %
3rd WSH Mike Smith 27 shots, 26 saves .963 Sv %
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November 15th, 2011- Montreal continues on their road trip with a stop in the St Pete Times Forum in Tampa for a game against the Lightning. The Lightning are 3rd in the East with a 13-5-1 record while Montreal is now 9-8-0 and in 9th place.
Key players for the Lightning:
D Pavel Kubina, the 34 year old has 2 goals, 14 points and a +10 rating in 19 games.
C Vincent Lacavalier, the 31 year old has 9 goals, 24 points and a +10 rating in 16 games.
RW Steve Downie, the 24 year old has 10 goals, 17 points and a +3 rating in 18 games.

Montreal 5 Tampa Bay 4

Montreal at Tampa Bay
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MTL 5:46 Gomez ( Gionta Gorges )
1st TB 18:51 Lecavalier ( St Louis Palffy ) PP
1st TB 19:44 Palffy ( Stamkos Mayers )
2nd TB 3:02 Lecavalier ( Samsonov )
2nd TB 19:02 Samsonov ( Kubina Lecavalier )
3rd MTL 4:13 Gionta ( Gorges Plekanec )
3rd MTL 8:07 Avtsin ( Gorges )
3rd MTL 12:32 Cole ( Cammalleri Markov ) PP
3rd MTL 13:16 Cammalleri ( Markov Subban ) PP

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player
None

Game Stats
Team MTL TB
SOG 32 47
PP 2/10 1/7
PIM 14 18
Hits 32 31
F/O% 43.7 56.3

3 Stars
1st TB Vincent Lecavalier 2 G 1 A +2
2nd TB Sergei Samsonov 1 G 1 A +2
3rd MTL Mike Cammalleri 1 G 1 A
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November 17th, 2011- The Boston Bruins have traded Yuri Aleksandrov and a 2012 3rd round pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Colby Armstrong and the Leafs 2012 4th round pick. The 23 year old RD Yuri Aleksandrov had played 22 games with the Bruins AHL affiliate this season having 3 goals and 13 points. The 28 year old RW Colby Armstrong had played 19 games with the Leafs AHL affiliate this season having 9 goals and 20 points.

November 17th, 2011- Montreal gets ready for match up at the Bell Center with the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes are currently in 13th place in the East with a 6-13-2 record while the Habs are 10-8-0 and are in 8th position.
Key players for the Hurricanes:
G Cam Ward, the 27 year old is 6-11-1 with a 2.87 GAA and .914 Sv %
D Joni Pitkanen, the 28 year old has 1 goal, 10 points and -8 in 21 games
C Eric Staal, the 27 year old has 7 goals, 11 points and is a +1 rating in 15 games.
LW Tuomo Ruutu, the 28 year old has 6 goals, 15 points and 12 PIMs in 21 games.

Carolina 4 Montreal 3 (S/O)

Carolina at Montreal
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MTL 3:56 Cammalleri ( Kostitsyn Cole ) PP
1st MTL 11:23 Pacioretty ( Avtsin Eller )
2nd CAR 8:35 Avery ( Sutter )
2nd CAR 11:09 Pitkanen ( Gleason Ruutu )
3rd MTL 14:22 Moen ( Campoli Gorges )
3rd CAR 16:04 Nash ( McBain )

Shootout
Team Shooter Result
CAR Pitkanen Goal
MTL Spacek Goal
CAR Jokinen Miss
MTL Cammalleri Miss
CAR Ruutu Goal
MTL Gomez Goal
CAR Avery Goal
MTL Gionta Miss

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player ( Infraction )
3rd MTL 1:08 Cole ( 10 minute misconduct )

Game Stats
Team CAR MTL
SOG 23 44
PP 0/3 1/6
PIM 14 18
Hits 30 21
F/O% 16.4 83.6

3 Stars
1st CAR Tim Gleason 1 A +1
2nd MTL Lars Eller 1 A +1
3rd CAR Cam Ward 39 saves, 42 shots .929 Sv%
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November 18th, 2011- Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier has been named the Best Offensive Player of the Week with his 4 goals and 4 assist in 3 games. The 31 year old Lecavalier has 14 goals, 31 points and a +13 rating in 19 games this season.

November 18th, 2011- Dallas Stars Kari Lehtonen was named the Defensive Player of the Week with his 3 wins and 2 shutouts this past week. The 28 year old Lehtonen is 5-5-1 with a 2.31 GAA and .934 Sv % this season.

November 19th, 2011- The Pittsburg Penguins have traded Zbynek Michalek to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the Hurricanes 2013 4th round pick and the 2014 6th round pick. The 28 year old Michalek has 2 goals, 7 points and a +13 rating in 18 games this season.

November 20th, 2011- Montreal Canadiens Erik Cole will be out for about a week when he suffered a groin strain in practise yesterday.

November 20th, 2011- Montreal Canadiens have demoted F David Desharnais to the Hamilton Bull Dogs and promoted F Ian Schultz. The 25 year old Desharnais had 0 goals and 0 points in 5 games this season with Montreal. The 21 year old Ian Schultz had 6 goals, 10 points and + 9 rating in 24 games this season with 38 PIMs with the BullDogs.

November 20th, 2011- Montreal Canadiens have demoted D Yannick Weber to the Hamilton Bull Dogs and promoted D Aleksei Emelin. The 23 year old Weber had 1 goal and 1 point and a -6 rating in 13 games this season while the 25 year old Emelin had 3 goals and 17 points with the BullDogs in 23 games with a +2 rating and 38 PIMs.

November 21st, 2011- The Habs prepare for the Minnesota Wild who come to visit the Bell Center. The Wild are currently in 10th in the West with a 9-11-0 record while Montreal is 10-8-1 and in 9th place in the East.
Key Players for the Wild are:
G Niklas Backstrom, the 33 year old is 9-9-0 with a 2.73 GAA and .915 Sv%
D Marek Zidlicky, the 34 year old has 1 goal, 5 points, -7 and has 12 PIMs in 20 games
C Mikko Koivu, the 28 year old has 9 goals, 15 points, -1 and has 14 PIMs in 20 games
RW Martin Havlat, the 30 year old has 8 goals, 15 points, +2 and has 20 PIMs in 16 games

Montreal 5 Minnesota 3

Minnesota at Montreal
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MIN 18:04 Brunette ( Havlat Koivu ) PP
2nd MIN 0:52 Staubitz ( Brodziak Zidlicky ) PP
2nd MTL 3:52 Cammalleri ( Gomez Subban )
2nd MTL 6:06 Gomez ( Plekanec Spacek ) SH
2nd MTL 13:07 Avtsin ( Spacek Eller )
3rd MTL 12:31 Plekanec ( Spacek ) SH
3rd MIN 16:31 Brunette ( Koivu Fahey ) PP
3rd MTL 18:35 Markov ( Kostitsyn ) EN

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player ( Infraction )
3rd MIN 8:23 Fiddler ( 10 minute misconduct )

Game Stats
Team MIN MTL
SOG 40 38
PP 3/11 0/4
PIM 18 22
Hits 21 26
F/O% 54.1 45.9

3 Stars
1st MTL Jaroslav Spacek 3 A +4
2nd MTL Scott Gomez 1 G 1 A +3
3rd MTL Tomas Plekanec 1 G 1 A +3
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November 23rd, 2011- Montreal gets ready for a trip into the HSBC Arena in Buffalo to face the Sabres. The Sabres are currently 1st in the East with a 17-4-1 record while the Habs are 9th with a 11-8-1 record.
Key players for the Sabres are:
G Ryan Miller, the 31 year old has a 15-2-1 record with a 2.06 GAA and .922 Sv%
D Tyler Myers, the 21 year old has 5 goals, 18 points, +12 and 22 PIMs in 22 games.
D Christian Ehrhoff, the 29 year old has 0 goals, 15 points, +9 and 30 PIMs in 19 games
LW Thomas Vanek, the 27 year old has 10 goals, 22 points, +5 and 14 PIMs in 17 games

Montreal 4 Buffalo 3

Montreal at Buffalo
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MTL 8:25 Kostitsyn ( Cole Cammalleri ) PP
1st BUFF 10:00 Kotalik ( Boyes Leopold )
1st MTL 10:09 Darche ( Avtsin White )
1st MTL 13:19 Gomez ( Kostitsyn Cole )
1st MTL 15:07 Plekanec ( Gomez Gionta ) PP
2nd BUFF 4:04 Stafford ( Boyes Hecht ) PP
2nd BUFF 7:57 Hecht ( Myers Stafford )
3rd No Scoring ( )

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player
None

Game Stats
Team MTL BUFF
SOG 28 22
PP 2/6 1/5
PIM 12 12
Hits 22 22
F/O% 63.2 36.8

3 Stars
1st MTL Andrei Kostitsyn 1 G 1 A +1
2nd MTL Erik Cole 0 G 2 A +1
3rd MTL Scott Gomez 1 G 1 A +1
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November 24th, 2011- The Hockey News ran a story on New Jersey Devils Martin Brodeur today. The Focus of the story was that Brodeur was amoung the favorites to win an award this season. The 39 year old Brodeur is 15-3-0 with a 1.98 GAA and .923 Sv% this season.

November 24th, 2011- Montreal must get ready for the visiting Philadelphia Flyers at the Bell Center. The Flyers are currently 10-10-3 and are in 11th place in the East while the Habs are 12-8-1 and are in 7th place.
Key Flyer players are :
G Ilya Bryzgalov, the 31 year old is 9-8-3 with a 2.86 GAA and .912 Sv%
D Chris Pronger, the 37 year old has 1 goal, 5 points, -2 rating and 62 PIMs in 19 games
LW Scott Hartnell, the 29 year old has 9 goals, 19 points, -5 rating and 22 PIMs in 23 games.
The Flyers will be without:
C Daniel Briere, the 34 year old has 6 goals, 17 points, -2 rating and 22 PIMs in 23 games, he will miss 3 weeks with rotator cuff strain.

Montreal 4 Philadelphia 1

Philadelphia at Montreal
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MTL 3:07 Plekanec ( Spacek Cammalleri )
1st MTL 7:41 Pacioretty ( Gorges Engqvist )
1st MTL 14:23 Gill ( Gomez )
2nd MTL 1:46 Gionta ( Plekanec Pacioretty ) PP
3rd PHI 16:32 Hartnell ( Guite )

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player ( Infraction )
2nd PHI 5:24 Shelley ( 5 minutes for fighting )
2nd MTL 5:24 Avtsin ( 5 minutes for fighting )

Game Stats
Team PHI MTL
SOG 20 47
PP 0/3 1/10
PIM 27 13
Hits 37 11
F/O% 20.0 80.0

3 Stars
1st MTL Tomas Plekanec 1 G 1 A +2
2nd MTL Max Pacioretty 1 G 1 A +1
3rd MTL Scott Gomez 1 A +1
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November 25th, 2011- New Jersey Devil Ilya Kovalchuk was named the Offensive Player of the Week with his 2 goals and 7 points in 3 games this past week. The 28 year old Kovalchuk has 18 goals, 33 points, +14 rating and 18 PIMs in 23 games this season.

November 25th, 2011- New Jersey Devils Martin Brodeur was named the Defensive Player of the Week with his 3 wins and a shutout during 3 games this week. The 39 year old Brodeur is 16-4-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .919 Sv%

November 25th, 2011- Boston Bruins Benoit Pouliot was named as a player that The Hockey News felt maybe not fitting in with the Bruins this season. The 25 year old free agent signing has 5 goals, 11 points, +7 with 34 PIMs in 22 games for the Bruins.

November 26th, 2011- A Vancouver columnist has accused Canucks GM Mike Gillis of being too patient with Kevin Bieksa's play this season. Gillis came to the defense of his 30 year old defenseman who has yet to register a point in 23 games and has a -2 rating and 32 PIMs but carries a 4.6 M salary of the 5 years.

November 26th, 2011- The Hockey News have selected thier current favorites to win the Stanley Cup as the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings led by Pavel Datsyuk, Bryan McCabe, Nicklas Lindstrom, Henrik Zetterberg, Alex Auld, and Johan Frazen are currently leading the West with 36 points with a 18-5-0 record.

November 27th, 2011- Montreal Canadiens Andreas Engqvist will be out of action for about a week due to a shoulder contusion suffered in practise today.

November 27th, 2011- The Montreal Canadiens will get ready for the Tampa Bay Lightning who pay a visit to the Bell Center. The Lightning are currently in 2nd in the East with a 16-7-2 record while the Canadiens are 13-8-1 and in 6th place.
Key players for the Lightning:
D Pavel Kubina, the 34 year old has 3 goals, 21 points, +12 rating and 26 PIMs in 25 games.
C Vincent Lacavalier, the 31 year old has 16 goals, 38 points, +13 rating and 18 PIMs in 22 games
RW Steve Downie, the 24 year old has 12 goals, 22 points, -1 rating and 30 PIMs in 24 games.
The Lightning will be without:
C Steven Stamkos, the 21 year old has 6 goals, 14 points, and 42 PIMs in 23 games is out with a thigh strain for another week.

November 28th, 2011- The New York Rangers have traded Wade Redden to the Nashville Predators in exchange for the Preds 2012 4th round pick. The 34 year old Redden played 13 games with the Rangers and had 1 goal, 3 points, +4 rating and 2 PIMs.

Tampa Bay 3 Montreal 0

Tampa Bay at Montreal
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st TB 10:17 Lecavalier ( Kubina Bergeron ) PP
2nd TB 2:34 Lecavalier ( Plaffy St Louis ) PP
2nd TB 10:18 Mayers ( Bergeron Chubarov )
3rd No scoring ( )

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player ( Infraction )
1st MTL 2:35 Moen ( 5 minutes for fighting )
1st TB 2:35 Angelidis ( 5 minutes for fighting )
1st TB 8:10 Mayers ( 5 minutes for fighting )
1st MTL 8:10 Cole ( 5 minutes for fighting )
1st MTL 19:42 White ( 5 minutes for charging )
1st MTL 19:42 White ( Game misconduct )

Game Stats
Team TB MTL
SOG 36 22
PP 2/9 0/5
PIM 20 39
Hits 35 20
F/O% 50.0 50.0

3 Stars
1st TB Vincent Lecavalier 2 G
2nd TB Tomas Vokoun 22 saves, 22 shots Shut out
3rd TB Jamal Mayers 1 G +1

November 28th- Montreal Canadiens Brian Gionta will miss about a week with a arm contusion suffered during the Montreal's loss to the Lightning.
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November 28th, 2011- Montreal Canadiens Ian Schultz will miss up to 10 days with a mild concussion suffered in practise today. Schultz was placed on the 7 day injury reserve and the Habs called up David Desharnais. Desharnais 2 games with the BullDogs and has 1 goal and 2 points, +1 rating and 6 PIMs.

November 29th, 2011- Montreal Canadiens Ryan White was suspended for 2 games for being ejected in the Tampa Bay Lightning game. The Habs have appealed his suspension.

November 29th, 2011- Montreal will be getting prepared for a trip to the Bank Atlantic Center is Sunrise, Florida and a game with the Panthers. Florida is 6-18-2 on the season which is good for 15th in the East, meanwhile the Habs are 13-9-1 which is good for 8th in the East.
Florida key players are:
G Jacob Markstrom, the 21 year old is 6-15-2 with a 3.93 GAA and .894 Sv%
D Brian Campbell, the 32 year old has 2 goals, 8 points, -7 rating in 22 games this season.
LW David Booth, the 27 year old has 16 goals, 25 points, -8 rating in 26 games this season.
LW Alexei Ponikarovsky, the 31 year old has 9 goals, 25 points, -2 rating in 26 games.

November 30th, 2011- The NHL has agreed with the Canadiens and has revoked the suspension to Ryan White.

Montreal 6 Florida 1

Montreal at Florida
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MTL 7:10 Cole ( Cammalleri Markov )
1st MTL 13:11 Cole ( Cammalleri Plekanec )
2nd MTL 2:44 Spacek ( Kostitsyn Markov ) PP
2nd MTL 6:36 Spacek ( Cammalleri ) PP
2nd FLO 13:50 Ponikarovsky ( Booth Weiss ) PP
3rd MTL 3:06 Cammalleri ( Kostitsyn Cole ) PP
3rd MTL 10:42 Cole ( Cammalleri Plekanec )

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player ( Infraction )
1st FLO 8:10 Weiss ( 10 minute misconduct )
3rd FLO 2:32 Boulerice ( 5 minutes for fighting )
3rd MTL 2:32 Moen ( 5 minutes for fighting )

Game Stats
Team MTL FLO
SOG 43 22
PP 3/11 1/4
PIM 13 39
Hits 13 40
F/O% 57.5 42.5

3 Stars
1st MTL Erik Cole 3 G 1 A +3
2nd MTL Mike Cammalleri 1 G 4 A +3
3rd MTL Jaroslav Spacek 2 G +1

November 30th, 2011- New Jersey Devils Ilya Kovalchuk was named the Offensive Player of the Month with his 11 goals and 22 points in November. The 28 year old Kovalchuk has 18 goals, 33 points with a +14 rating in 23 games.

November 30th, 2011- Ottawa Senators Craig Anderson was named the Defensive Player of the Month with his 6 wins, 3 shutouts in 7 games in November. The 30 year old Anderson is 10-4-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .920 Sv% this season.
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December 1st, 2011 Montreal Canadiens Stats

Player………….. GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Mike Cammalleri. 24 14 14 28 12 4
Andrei Kostitsyn.. 24 8 18 26 5 27
Erik Cole…………. 23 5 21 26 10 39
Scott Gomez…… 23 10 8 18 5 28
Tomas Plekanec.. 24 7 10 17 5 18
Josh Gorges……… 24 2 13 15 12 16
Jaroslav Spacek… 22 5 10 15 5 20
Andrei Markov……. 24 3 10 13 12 20
Brian Gionta……. 21 6 6 12 1 8
Alekansdr Avtsin.. 22 4 5 9 0 33
Travis Moen……….. 23 3 3 6 1 62
Andreas Engqvist.. 16 0 6 6 3 8
Max Pacioretty….. 22 3 3 6 -3 23
Mathieu Darche….. 20 3 2 5 -1 10
Lars Eller…………….. 21 2 2 4 2 10
Ryan White…………. 19 1 3 4 0 31
P K Subban…………. 24 0 4 4 -4 18
Chris Campoli……… 24 0 3 3 9 12
Yannick Weber….. 13 1 0 1 -6 6
Hal Gill………………. 13 1 0 1 4 6
David Desharnais.. 6 0 0 0 1 6


Goalies…… GP W L T GAA SV%
Carey Price. 20 13 6 1 2.69 0.914
Peter Budaj. 4 1 3 0 3.03 0.906
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December 1st, 2011 NHL Standings

Eastern Conf W L O/L Pct Pts
1 Tampa Bay… 18 7 2 0.704 38
2 Buffalo……. 18 5 1 0.771 37
3 New Jersey.. 16 6 1 0.717 33
4 Washington.. 15 9 2 0.615 32
5 NY Rangers.. 15 9 1 0.620 31
6 Montreal…… 14 9 1 0.604 29
7 Pittsburg…… 14 9 0 0.609 28
8 Ottawa……… 12 10 4 0.538 28

9 NY Islanders 13 11 1 0.540 27
10 Toronto……. 10 10 7 0.500 27
11 Boston………. 10 9 5 0.521 25
12 Philadelphia 10 13 3 0.442 23
13 Carolina……. 8 16 3 0.352 19
14 Winnepeg…. 9 16 0 0.360 18
15 Florida……… 6 19 2 0.259 14

Western Conf W L O/L Pct Pts
1 San Jose…… 18 7 1 0.712 37
2 Detroit…….. 18 5 0 0.783 36
3 Colorado…… 16 7 2 0.680 34
4 Los Angeles. 16 9 3 0.625 35
5 Chicago…….. 15 4 3 0.750 33
6 Vancouver…. 16 9 1 0.635 33
7 Calgary…….. 15 6 2 0.696 32
8 Anaheim……. 13 12 2 0.519 28

9 Edmonton….. 10 13 1 0.438 21
10 St Louis……. 10 14 0 0.417 20
11 Minnesota…. 9 15 0 0.375 18
12 Nashville…… 9 16 0 0.360 18
13 Dallas………… 8 15 2 0.360 18
14 Phoenix…….. 7 14 3 0.354 17
15 Columbus….. 6 13 4 0.348 16
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December 1st, 2011 NHL Leaders

Points
Pavel Datsyuk DET 43
Vincent Lecavalier TB 40
Alex Ovechkin WSH 36
Corey Perry ANA 36
Alex Kovalev COL 35
Ziggy Plaffy TB 35
Ilya Kovalchuk NJ 33
Henrik Zetterberg DET 33
Henrik Sedin VAN 33
Paul Stastny COL 32

Goals
Vincent Lecavalier TB 18
Alex Ovechkin WSH 18
Ilya Kovalchuk NJ 18
Alex Kovalev COL 17
Henrik Zetterberg DET 16

PPG
Pavel Datsyuk DET 12
Henrik Zetterberf DET 11
Dany Heatley SJ 10
Vincent Lecavalier TB 10
Dustin Penner LA 10

SHG
Patrick Elias NJ 3
Shane Doan PHX 3
Corey Perry ANA 2
Henrik Zetterberg DET 2
Josh Gorges MTL 2

Points by Defenseman
Mike Green WSH 27
Pavel Kubina TB 22
Bryan McCabe DET 21
Tyler Myers BUFF 19
Keith Ballard VAN 18

PIM
Jody Shelley PHI 159
Cam Janssen WSH 147
Colton Orr TOR 113
Raitis Ivanans CAL 109
David Clarkson NJ 102

Goalie GAA
Alex Auld DET 1.85
Ryan Miller BUF 1.99
Roberto Luongo VAN 2.02
Martin Brodeur NJ 2.09
Tomas Vokoun TB 2.10

Goalies Win
Martin Brodeur NJ 16
Thomas Vokoun TB 16
Ryan Miller BUF 15
Roberto Luongo VAN 14
Mikka Kiprusoff CAL 14

Goalies SV %
Kari Lehtonen DAL .933
Roberto Luongo VAN .926
Ryan Miller BUF .924
Alex Auld DET .924
Henrik Lundqvist NYR .921
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December 1st, 2011- A Montreal Sports Radio talk show host has been critical of the play of F Travis Moen. The 29 year old Moen has 3 goals and 6 points with a +1 rating and 62 PIM's. For a team that is lacking in size, Moen does supply some grit and I was quick to defend him.

December 1st- The Habs get ready to face the Leafs at the Bell Center tommorrow. The Leafs are in 10th spot with a 10-10-7 record while Montreal holds 7th place with a 14-9-1 record.
Key Leaf players are:
D Dion Phaneuf, the 26 year old has 3 goals and 13 points with a -5 rating in 27 games this season.
RW Phil Kessel, the 24 year old had 12 goals and 28 points with a +7 rating in 27 games this season.
RW Joffrey Lupul, the 28 year old has 10 goals, 21 points with a -8 rating in 27 games this season.

Montreal 2 Toronto 1

Toronto at Montreal
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st No scoring ( )
2nd TOR 1:34 O'Sullivan ( Phaneuf )
2nd MTL 12:31 Cammalleri ( Cole Plekanec )
2nd MTL 17:19 Kostitsyn ( Subban Cammalleri ) PP

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player ( Infraction )
2nd TOR 16:43 Greene ( 10 minute misconduct )

Game Stats
Team TOR MTL
SOG 18 38
PP 0/4 1/11
PIM 32 8
Hits 21 24
F/O% 44.4 55.6

3 Stars
1st MTL Mike Cammalleri 1 G 1 A +1
2nd MTL Erik Cole 1 A +1
3rd MTL Andrei Kostitsyn 1 G
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December 2nd, 2011- Chicago Blackhawks C Jonathan Toews was named the Best Offensive Player of the Week with his 2 goals and 7 points in 3 games. The 23 year old Toews has 10 goals, 35 points, +13 with 22 PIMs in 24 games.

December 2nd- Detroit Red Wings D Nicklas Lidstrom was named the Best Defensive Player of the Week with his 4 assists in 2 games. The 41 year old Lidstrom has 3 goals, 22 points, +13 rating and 0 PIMs in 24 games.

December 2nd- Ottawa Senators F Chris Neil has come under fire by a Ottawa sports writer and that the Sens are starting to run out of patience with the gritty winger. There was no comment by the Senators management about the 32 year old veteran who has 5 goals, 13 points, -2 rating with 92 PIMs in 26 games.

December 3rd- Montreal will prepare to meet the Bruins tomorrow at the Bell Centre. The Bruins are 10-9-6 on the season and in 11th place while Montreal is 15-9-1 and in 6th place in the East.
Bruins key players are:
G Tuukka Rask, the 24 year old has a 9-5-2 record with a 2.41 GAA and .918 Sv%
D Zdeno Chara, the 34 year old has 3 goals, 11 points, +5 rating, 23 PIMs in 25 games
C David Krejci, the 25 year old has 8 goals, 18 points, +0 rating, 12 PIMs in 25 games
The Bruins may have Marc Savard in the line-up, Savard has not played since his concussion in January 2011. He is listed day to day.

Montreal 4 Boston 3 (Shoot-out)

Boston at Montreal
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MTL 4:40 Plekanec ( Campoli )
1st BOS 12:07 Krejci ( McQuaid Vandermeer )
1st MTL 15:46 Gionta ( Gomez ) PP
2nd BOS 17:20 Peverly ( Ference Lucic ) PP
3rd MTL 10:23 Plekanec ( Gorges Subban ) PP
3rd BOS 19:41 Horton ( Lucic Krejci )

Shootout
Team Shooter Result
BOS Krejci Goal
MTL Cammalleri Goal
BOS Horton Miss
MTL Gionta Miss
BOS Paile Miss
MTL Plekanec Goal

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player ( Infraction )
1st BOS 14:45 Chara ( 10 minute misconduct )

Game Stats
Team BOS MTL
SOG 29 53
PP 1/5 2/15
PIM 40 14
Hits 31 21
F/O% 38.2 61.8

3 Stars
1st MTL Tomas Plekanec 2 G 1 A
2nd BOS Nathan Horton 1 G +2
3rd BOS David Krejci 1 G 1 A +2

December 4th- Montreal Canadiens will be without Chris Campoli for up to 3 weeks due to a hip flexor strain he recieved during the Canadiens 4-3 shoot out win over the Bruins.
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December 5th, 2011- Benoit Pouliot is never going to fit in with the Bruins lineup according to a inside source quoted in a hockey publication. Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli asked the press to give Pouliot more time to settle in with the Bruins. The 25 year old Pouliot has 6 goals, 13 points, +6 rating, 38 PIMs in 26 games.

December 5th- Montreal gets ready to face the New Jersey Devils tomorrow at the Prudential Center in Newark. The Devils are currently 17-7-1 which is good for 3rd in the East, meanwhile the Habs are 16-9-1 and are in 5th place.
Key Devils players are:
G Martin Brodeur, the 39 year old is 17-5-0 with a 2.17 GAA and .916 Sv%
D Colin White, the 33 year old has 1 Goal, 15 points, +1 rating, 42 PIMs in 25 games.
LW Ilya Kovalchuk, the 28 year old has 20 goals, 35 points, +16 rating, 18 PIMs in 25 games
C Travis Zajac, the 26 year old has 11 goals, 24 points, -1 rating, 20 PIMs in 23 games.

New Jersey 4 Montreal 2

Montreal at New Jersey
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MTL 10:31 Cammalleri ( Plekanec Spacek )
1st NJD 18:00 Kovalchuk ( Sweatt Tallinder ) PP
2nd NJD 13:56 Boyle ( C White Zubrus ) PP
2nd NJD 17:15 Zubrus ( Boyle Rolston ) PP
2nd MTL 18:09 Markov ( Gionta Kostitsyn )
3rd NJD 3:25 Zajac ( unassisted ) PP

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player ( Infraction )
3rd NJD 8:22 McAllister ( 10 minute misconduct )

Game Stats
Team MTL NJD
SOG 26 28
PP 0/3 4/8
PIM 18 16
Hits 12 38
F/O% 55.8 44.2

3 Stars
1st NJD Brian Boyle 1 G 1 A
2nd NJD Danius Zubrus 1 G 1 A
3rd MTL Andrei Markov 1 G +2
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December 6th, 2011- The Canadiens will have to be ready for a second game in 2 nights, this time against the Islanders at Nassau Veterans Coliseum in Uniondale. The Islanders are 8th in the East with a 15-12-1 record while Montreal is 16-10-1 and good for 6th in the East.
Key Islander Players are:
D Mark Striet, the 33 year old has 6 goals, 13 points, -4 rating, 24 PIMs in 28 games.
C John Tavares, the 21 year old has 15 goals, 34 points, +6 rating, 23 PIMs in 28 games
LW Marco Sturm, the 33 year old has 12 goals, 25 points, +5 rating, 20 PIMs in 28 games

New York Islanders 3 Montreal 1

Montreal at New York Islanders
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MTL 6:07 Kostitsyn ( Cammalleri Cole ) PP
1st NYI 10:42 Jurcina ( Mara Grier )
1st NYI 18:58 Jurcina ( Huskins Parenteau ) PP
2nd NYI 13:29 Bailey ( Neilsen Grier )
3rd No scoring ( )

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player
NONE

Game Stats
Team MTL NYI
SOG 19 35
PP 1/10 1/11
PIM 22 16
Hits 24 22
F/O% 54.3 45.7

3 Stars
1st NYI Milan Jurcina 2 G +2
2nd NYI Mike Grier 2 A +2
3rd NYI Kent Huskins 1 A +1
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December 8th, 2011- Montreal will get ready for a game with the Sabres at the Bell Center tomorrow. The Sabres are in 3rd in the East with a 19-8-1 record while Montreal is 7th in the East with a 16-11-1 record.
Key Sabre Players are:
D Tyler Myers, the 21 year old has 5 goals, 22 points, +10 rating, 32 PIMs in 28 games.
D Christian Ehrhoff, the 29 year old has 18 assists, +8 rating, 34 PIMs in 25 games.
LW Thomas Vanek, the 27 year old has 11 goals, 25 points, +5 rating, 22 PIMs in 22 games.
Players that may not play are:
G Ryan Miller, the 31 year old has a 16-2-1 record with 1.95 GAA and .925 Sv%, he is listed day to day with a groin strain.

Buffalo 6 Montreal 3

Buffalo at Montreal
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st BUF 6:30 Rasmussen ( Stafford Morrisonn )
2nd BUF 8:51 Vanek ( Roy Myers ) PP
2nd BUF 10:12 Gaustad ( unassisted )
2nd MTL 11:16 Plekanec ( Cole Cammalleri )
3rd BUF 5:17 Kotalik ( Myers Ehrhoff ) PP
3rd BUF 5:34 Murray ( Gaustad Scatchard )
3rd MTL 9:45 Gorges ( Plekanec Pacioretty ) PP
3rd BUF 9:56 Scatchard ( Murray Gaustad )
3rd MTL 19:08 Cammalleri ( Cole Spacek )

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player
NONE

Game Stats
Team BUF MTL
SOG 38 28
PP 2/8 1/5
PIM 10 18
Hits 27 20
F/O% 51.4 48.6

3 Stars
1st BUF Paul Gaustad 1 G 2 A +2
2nd BUF Marty Murray 1 G 1 A +3
3rd BUF Dave Scatchard 1 G 1 A +3
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December 9th, 2011- San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau was named the Offensive Player of the Week with his 3 goals and 8 points in 3 games. The 32 year old Marleau has 8 goals, 31 points, +5 rating, 14 PIMs in 26 games.

December 9th- New York Rangers Michael Del Zotto was named the Defensive Player of the Week with his 1 goal and 5 points in 3 games. The 21 year old Del Zotto has 4 goals, 21 points, +11 rating, 22 PIMs in 25 games.

December 11th- Montreal prepares for its biggest rival the Boston Bruins at the Bell Center. The Bruins are 11-10-7 and are in 10th place in the East, meanwhile the Habs are 16-12-1 and are in 7th spot.
Key Bruin Players are:
G Tuukka Rask, the 24 year old is 10-6-2 with a 2.47 GAA, .917 Sv%
D Zdeno Chara, the 34 year old has 3 goals, 13 points, +6 rating, 35 PIMs in 28 games
C David Krejci, the 25 year old has 11 goals, 22 points, +2 rating, 14 PIMs in 28 games
Bruins that are listed day to day:
C Marc Savard, the 34 year old has yet to play this season since having a concussion in January 2011.

Montreal 5 Boston 1

Boston at Montreal
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MTL 1:45 Markov ( Spacek Cammalleri ) PP
1st MTL 5:55 Gorges ( Plekanec ) PP
1st MTL 11:28 Cammalleri ( Cole Markov ) PP
2nd BOS 13:08 Horton ( unassisted ) SH
3rd MTL 7:32 Cammalleri ( Gionta Plekanec )
3rd MTL 18:19 Plekanec ( Gionta Pacioretty ) PP

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player
NONE

Game Stats
Team BOS MTL
SOG 30 30
PP 0/4 4/10
PIM 22 12
Hits 32 18
F/O% 38.2 61.8

3 Stars
1st MTL Mike Cammalleri 2 G 1 A
2nd MTL Tomas Plekanec 1 G 2 A +1
3rd MTL Andrei Markov 1 G 1 A

December 12th- The Philadelphia Flyers have fired coach Peter Laviolette today. In a short press conference, GM Paul Holmgren announced the Flyers would replace him soon. The Flyers are currently 13th in the East with a 10-16-4 record and 24 points.
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December 13th, 2011- London Knights D Jarred Tinordi has agreed to terms with the Montreal Canadiens, the Habs 1st round pick in 2010 (22nd overall). The 19 year old Tinordi has 3 goals, 16 points, +4 rating, 60 PIMs in 31 games this season with the Knights in the Ontario Hockey League. The CHL transfer will take place June 27th, 2012.

December 13th- Montreal will get ready to face the Washington Capitals tomorrow at the Bell Center. The Caps are currently in 6th place in the East with a 17-11-3 record while Montreal is the 7th place team with a 17-12-1 record.
Key Players for the Capitals are:
D Mike Green, the 26 year old has 2 goals, 31 points, +16 rating, 46 PIMs in 30 games.
D Dennis Wideman, the 28 year old has 5 goals, 15 points, +14 rating, 24 PIMs in 31 games.
C Alexander Ovechkin, the 26 year old has 22 goals, 43 points, +13 rating, 10 PIMs in 31 games
C Nicklas Backstrom, the 24 year old has 10 goals, 36 points, +19 rating, 22 PIMs in 31 games.

December 14th- SC Langeau Tigers F Brock Trotter has agreed to terms with the Montreal Canadiens and was orginally signed as a free agent by Montreal in February 2008. Trotter has 2 career NHL games with the Habs in the 2009-10 season. Trotter was never drafted. In 22 games this season with Langnau of the Swiss National League A, Trotter has 12 goals, 25 points, -1 rating, and 16 PIMs. The transfer will take place on June 7th, 2012.

Montreal 4 Washington 1

Washington at Montreal
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MTL 1:38 Markov ( Spacek Plekanec ) PP
1st WAS 4:22 Ovechkin ( Backstrom Semin ) PP
1st MTL 16:02 Plekanec ( Cammalleri Cole ) PP
2nd No Scoring ( )
3rd MTL 10:25 Plekanec ( Cole Emelin )
3rd MTL 15:05 Engqvist ( Plekanec Cole )

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player ( Infraction )
1st MTL 15:23 Emelin ( 5 minutes for fighting )
1st WAS 15:23 Janssen ( 5 minutes for fighting )
1st WAS 15:23 Janssen ( 10 minute misconduct )

Game Stats
Team WAS MTL
SOG 46 23
PP 1/8 2/6
PIM 27 23
Hits 28 15
F/O% 59.6 40.4

3 Stars
1st MTL Tomas Plekanec 2 G 2 A +2
2nd MTL Eric Cole 3 A +1
3rd MTL Carey Price 46 shots, 45 saves
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December 14th, 2011- HC Sparta Praha's F Marek Bartanus has agreed to terms with the Montreal Canadiens. The LW was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 4th round (92nd overall) in the 2005 NHL Draft but has never played in the NHL. The 24 year old Bartanus has played 20 games and has 6 goals, 11 points, -3 rating with 24 PIMs in the Czech Elite League. The transfer will take place June 7th, 2012.

December 15th- Montreal is preparing for the a visit from the Pittsburg Penquins at the Bell Center. The Penquins are 18-12-1 and tied with the Habs with identical records for 5th in the East.
Key Players for the Penquins are:
G Marc Andre Fleury, the 27 year old is 16-9-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .920 Sv%
C Sidney Crosby, the 24 year old has 12 goals, 32 points, +2 rating, 18 PIMs in 26 games
LW Matt Cooke, the 33 year old has 11 goals, 29 points, +27 rating, 68 PIMS in 30 games

Pittsburg 3 Montreal 2

Pittsburg at Montreal
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st PIT 8:32 Malkin ( Kunitz Crosby ) PP
1st MTL 19:29 Subban ( Gomez ) PP
2nd PIT 7:57 Kunitz ( Crosby Malkin )
2nd PIT 12:03 Letang ( Malkin Kunitz )
3rd MTL 7:59 Plekanec ( Cole Cammalleri ) PP

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player
NONE

Game Stats
Team PIT MTL
SOG 24 35
PP 1/5 2/10
PIM 20 10
Hits 31 31
F/O% 53.6 46.4

3 Stars
1st PIT Chris Kunitz 1 G 2 A +2
2nd PIT Evgeni Malkin 1 G 2 A +2
3rd PIT Sidney Crosby 2 A +2
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December 16th, 2011- The Montreal Canadiens activated D Chris Campoli from the 7 day I/R. The Canadiens have demoted F Ian Schultz to Hamilton. He did not play a game since his promotion from the AHL.

December 16th- Vancouver Canucks F Henrik Sedin was named the NHL Offensive Player of the Week with his 5 goals and 10 points in 3 games. The 31 year old Sedin has 23 goals, 49 points, +15 rating, 17 PIMs in 33 games.

December 16th- Edmonton Oilers G Nikolai Khabibulin was named the NHL Defensive Player of the Week with his 4 wins and 1 shutout during 4 games this week. The 38 year old Khabibulin is 13-13-1 with a 2.91 GAA and .910 Sv%

December 17th- Montreal prepares for a battle with the Ottawa Senators at the Bell Center tomorrow. The Senators are 15-14-5 good for 9th place in the East while Montreal is 18-13-1 and in 7th place.
Key Players for the Sens are:
G Craig Anderson, the 30 year old is 13-7-2 with a 2.51 GAA and .917 Sv%
D Sergei Gonchar, the 37 year old has 2 goals, 20 points, +1 rating, 24 PIMs in 34 games
D Cam Barker, the 25 year old has 0 goals and 13 points, +1 rating, 28 PIMs in 34 games
RW Daniel Alfredsson, the 39 year old has 15 goals, 38 points, +9 rating, 12 PIMs in 34 games

Ottawa 4 Montreal 3 (Shoot out)

Ottawa at Montreal
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st OTT 11:06 Alfredsson ( Spezza Filatov ) PP
1st MTL 14:45 Gionta ( Gorges Gomez )
2nd OTT 10:20 Michalek ( Alfredsson Spezza )
2nd OTT 11:54 Foligno ( Regin Butler )
3rd MTL 5:44 Gionta ( Gomez Subban ) PP
3rd MTL 19:36 Kostitsyn ( Gomez Pacioretty )

Shootout
Team Shooter Result
OTT Spezza Goal
MTL Markov Goal
OTT Gonchar Goal
MTL Gionta Miss
OTT Alfredsson Goal
MTL Cammalleri Goal

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player
NONE

Game Stats
Team OTT MTL
SOG 33 46
PP 1/5 1/8
PIM 18 10
Hits 40 27
F/O% 32.6 67.4

3 Stars
1st MTL Scott Gomez 3 A +2
2nd OTT Jason Spezza 2 A
3rd MTL Brian Gionta 2 G +2
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December 18th, 2011- Montreal will prepare for the Buffalo Sabres and a game at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo. The Sabres are 22-10-1 and are in 3rd in the East while Montreal is 18-13-1 and in 7th place.
Key Sabres are:
G Ryan Miller, the 31 year old is 16-4-1 with a 2.13 GAA and .920 Sv%
D Tyler Myers, the 21 year old has 5 goals, 25 points, +5 rating, 34 PIMs in 33 games.
D Christian Ehroff, the 29 year old has 0 goals, 20 points, +4 rating, 38 PIMs in 30 games
LW Thomas Vanek, the 27 year old has 13 goals, 29 points, +6 rating, 22 PIMs in 27 games

Buffalo 3 Montreal 2

Montreal at Buffalo
Scoring Summary
PER Team TIME Scorer ( Assist Assist ) Info
1st MTL 2:27 Cole ( Plekanec Cammalleri ) PP
1st BUF 10:06 Roy ( Pominville Myers ) PP
2nd BUF 1:07 Pominville ( Vanek Myers )
2nd BUF 6:09 Vanek ( Pominville Gaustad )
3rd MTL 9:03 Cole ( Emelin Cammalleri )

Major Penalty Summary
PER Team Time Player
NONE

Game Stats
Team MTL BUF
SOG 24 32
PP 1/7 1/8
PIM 16 14
Hits 22 33
F/O% 54.5 45.5

3 Stars
1st MTL Erik Cole 2 G +1
2nd BUF Thomas Vanek 1 G 1 A +2
3rd BUF Tyler Myers 2 A +2
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