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2016 NHL Winter Classic (15 Photos)
When it comes to the NHL Winter Classic, the score of the game, in this case the Montreal Canadiens beating the Boston Bruins 5-1 on an icy Gillette Stadium field in Foxboro, isn’t as important as the event itself.
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NHL Season Opener – Montreal Canadiens Lucky to Beat the Toronto Maple Leafs
For the Montreal Canadiens, the new season is about trying to get back where they stopped last year and advance a bit. For the Toronto Maple Leafs it’s just about showing any kind of progress. The 4-3 win by Habs thanks to a lucky bounce at the very end of the game was somewhat symbolic to the current state of the rivalry between the two teams.
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NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Finish the Job, Montreal Canadiens Begin Vacation
In Game 6 of their series with the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Rangers put on their best and most dominant performance. The problem? The puck simply wouldn’t go in, but eventually Dustin Tokarski was beaten with a late second period goal from Dominic Moore, sending his team to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 20 years, taking the series 4-2 with a 1-0 win.
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NHL Playoffs – Montreal Canadiens Still Alive, New York Rangers Slightly Stunned
Teams with their backs to the wall usually find something extra, and the Montreal Canadiens, constantly outplayed in the Eastern Conference Finals, found that special thing in the form of Rene Bourque, scoring a hat-trick including the two most important goals for his side as they beat the New York Rangers 7-4 to find themselves back in the series, still behind 3-2 but feeling completely different heading into game 6.
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NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Very Close, Montreal Canadiens Out of Options
We’ve already seen in these NHL playoffs that initial home ice advantage means nothing, and the New York Rangers are close to proving that again as they take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern conference finals, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 with an overtime goal of non other than Martin St. Louis as they had back to Canada with a chance to finish off the series.
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NHL Playoffs – Montreal Canadiens Getting Physical, New York Rangers Getting Testy
The Montreal Canadiens had nothing to lose as they went into the Madison Square Garden behind by two games. Despite using their replacement in goal, Dustin Tokarski, they did fine under the pressure from the New York Rangers, coming away with the 3-2 overtime win to get their first victory of the series, making it 2-1.
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NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Take Promising Lead, Montreal Canadiens Look Clueless
Home court advantage or taking an early lead isn’t helping the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern conference finals as the New York Rangers beat them 3-1 to take a 2-0 lead despite playing away from home and going down early to a Max Pacioretty. Ryan McDonagh, Rick Nash and of course Martin St. Louis had no problem turning the tide, as the Bell Centre “curse” seems to be something in ancient history.
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NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Beat Montreal Canadiens in Series Opener
A knockout right out of the gate, as the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-2 on the road, taking a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Seven different players scored for the winners and goalie Henriq Lindqvist ended the talks about a cruse for him in the Bell Centre with an impressive effort that included 20 saves.
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NHL Playoffs – Montreal Canadiens Reach Conference Finals, Los Angeles Kings Force Game Seven
The picture of the “Final Four” is getting clearer in the NHL playoffs as the Montreal Canadiens finally got past the Boston Bruins in a game 7 on the road to win 3-1 and take the second spot in the Eastern Conference Finals (where the New York Rangers are waiting), while the Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 to give themselves another shot by forcing a seventh game in the series.
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10 Most Valuable NHL Teams
The list of the 10 most valuable teams in the NFL shows us that the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens, despite their lack of success in recent times, are still the top of the heap when it comes to economics and value. It also teaches us that if you’re going to profitable, you better be placed in the Eastern part of the United States, with the Kings being the exception, not the rule.