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  • NHL Playoffs – Montreal Canadiens Still Alive, New York Rangers Slightly Stunned

    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.

  • NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Take Promising Lead, Montreal Canadiens Look Clueless

    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.

  • NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Beat Montreal Canadiens in Series Opener

    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.