MONTREAL -- Playing against one of the top NHL teams brought out the best in the
Canadiens.
Mike Alstott Jersey . Montreal limited the
Blackhawks, the leagues most potent offence, to only 20 shots on net in its 2-1
overtime victory over Chicago. Chicago entered the Bell Centre with a
league-best 165 goals scored this season, an average of 3.58 goals-per-game.
Four of the leagues 15 best point-getters -- Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp,
Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith -- play for the Blackhawks. The Canadiens shut
them down on Saturday. "Thats what we wanted to do coming in," said Habs captain
Brian Gionta. "They have a lot of offensive power, obviously, that you need to
be aware of. We did a good job of handling them." Giontas line frustrated
Chicagos big names all night. Keith and Kane were kept off the scoreboard, while
Toews and Sharp were kept to a shot and an assist apiece. "It was a good test
for us," said Gionta. "We responded right off the bat. We gave them the respect,
but not too much. We played them hard, we knew what to expect, we came in with a
game plan and stuck with it." The Canadiens outshot the Blackhawks 38-20, and
delivered twice as many hits. Andrei Markov, who scored both goals for Montreal,
including one in overtime, thought his team played their best game of the
season. "Every time we play against a team like Chicago thats high in the
standings, its a big challenge," said Markov. "And we responded well." The
Blackhawks are currently in third place in the Western Conference. Markov took a
deflected pass from Max Pacioretty and found the roof of the net at 1:28 of
overtime to beat Montreal native Corey Crawford and secure the victory for the
Canadiens. "We have to continue the same way," added Markov, who claimed he
closed his eyes as he fired home his game-winner. "Thats our game. We have to
try to play that game every night. If you play hard every game like tonight,
success will be on your side." Crawford was otherwise outstanding in net for the
Blackhawks (29-8-10), stopping 36-of-38 shots he faced in the loss. The
29-year-old missed nearly a month of play with a lower-body injury and is
winless (0-1-3) since his return. But Crawford made key saves in the first
period to preserve the scoreless draw after Chicago ran into penalty trouble,
and made a freakish save at the end of the second to keep the deficit at one.
With P.K. Subban in the box for delay of game, a sprawled-out, stickless
Crawford robbed Lars Eller from close range with the blade of his skate. "It was
a great play," said head coach Joel Quenneville of his goaltenders spectacular
save. "He stayed with it. He held his ground well, made a nice skate save.
Whatever you want to call what he did ... it was nice to see." After a few close
calls by the Blackhawks to start the second, including Sharp missing an open net
high and wide, and Kane hitting the crossbar, Markov broke the deadlock at 12:54
for his fourth of the year. With six-foot-five Habs enforcer George Parros
screening him, Crawford couldnt react quickly enough when Markovs wrist shot
flew past his blocker. "I dont think so, I dont think so," repeated Parros when
asked if he got his stick on it. "I wish it did. I knew I had a good screen on
the goalie, so I just wanted to let it go through me and see what would happen."
Parros has often been left out of the Canadiens lineup. He suffered two
concussions this season, and only dressed in 10 games. He finished the game with
a shot on net and a plus-1 rating. "Ive been looking for some positivity this
year and I finally got some there," said Parros. "It was good to be part of a
goal to help our team." Chicago found their equalizer at 9:22 of the third when
Marian Hossa deflected Toews pass over Carey Prices outstretched pads. Sharp
also got an assist on the goal. Bryan Bickell hit the post to Prices left with
just over a minute to play in the third period before the game was sent to
overtime. Price finished with 19 saves as Montreal improved to 26-15-5. "If you
looked at statistics before the game, the advantage went to the Blackhawks,"
said head coach Michel Therrien. "But statistics are in the past. What matters
to us is tonights game. We can control the present. We can focus on the
present." The Canadiens have now won six in a row against the Blackhawks as the
host team. Chicagos last win in Montreal was on Dec. 3, 2001. Notes: The
Blackhawks had a 10-game point streak snapped after a 3-2 loss to the New York
Rangers on Wednesday. a Parros returned to the lineup while defenceman
Francis Bouillon was a healthy scratch. a The Canadiens are in fourth place in
the Eastern Conference. a Montreal and Chicago face off again on April 9 in
Chicago.
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star goalie survived those perilous gymnastics with no problem, and he
eventually backstopped the Kings to a skid-snapping win. Quick stopped 27 shots
in his return from a 24-game injury absence, Jeff Carter scored the tiebreaking
goal with 7:55 to play, and the Kings snapped their five-game losing streak with
a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
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. Now, correct me if Im wrong but I saw one official distinctly pointing at the
net indicating a good goal but after an inconclusive review they overturned the
goal. Shouldnt the ruling on the ice (good goal) stand after an inconclusive
review? Why was this overturned? James Veaudry Pembroke, ON -- Hey Kerry,
Youll get a lot of these, but why was the Montreal goal against Nashville
Saturday night overturned? Eller puts the puck on net and the on ice ruling from
the ref behind the net is a Montreal goal.MONTREAL -- The Montreal Alouettes
re-signed defensive tackle Alan-Michael Cash to a three-year contract Thursday.
The six-foot-two, 292-pound Cash has spent the last two seasons with Montreal.
He has started 23 games, registering seven sacks and 50 tackles. "Alan-Michael
has the skillset to become one of the most dominant defensive lineman in the
CCFL," Alouettes GM and head coach Jim Popp said in a statement.
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slight setback last season but was able to return and finish strong." Cash
started Montreals first 10 games last season before having surgery to have a
bone chip removed from his elbow. He returned to the starting lineup four weeks
later.
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