Leafs’ Reimer shuts down Montreal
James Reimer and the Toronto Maple Leafs treated the hometown crowd on the NHL’s opening night with a 2-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.
Montreal Canadiens
Leafs ready for Canadiens in season opener
On Thursday night, the puck will drop on a new year in the hockey world at the Air Canada Centre.
NHL predictions: man vs. machine
The Tampa Bay Lightning will be the 2012 Stanley Cup champions. At least, that’s what EA Sports NHL 12 tells us, after Observer staff ran a full season simulation to see what mere stats and…
Leafs! Habs! It starts again
There were two famous Canadian rivalries in the NHL between the 1970’s and 1990’s: the Montreal Canadiens and Quebec Nordiques barely could be around each other, and the historical rivalry between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal. It is about to re-start again on Thursday night when Montreal visits the Leafs at Air Canada Centre for the season opener.
2011-12 NHL Northeast Division Preview
The Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup last season, and thus head into the coming year as a heavy favourite to repeat. Not wanting to mess with success, the Bruins didn’t do much roster tinkering over the offseason. Tomas Kaberle moved onto the Carolina Hurricanes, but the club traded for Joe Corvo (formerly of the Hurricanes himself) and feels he can put up similar production at a cheaper price.
NHL rookies forcing the issue in Northeast Division
Defenceman Jake Gardiner is making things difficult for Toronto Maple Leafs’ management. The former Wisconsin Badger put up 41 points in 41 NCAA games last year and has been such a pleasant surprise in the pre-season…
Bruins advance with OT win over Canadiens in Game 7
Nathan Horton scored his second overtime goal of the series as the Boston Bruins took Game 7 against the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Wednesday night at home.
Canadiens force Game 7 with 2-1 win over Bruins
Michael Cammalleri and Brian Gionta scored power-play goals and Carey Price made 31 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1 and avoided elimination at home on Tuesday night.
Bruins defeat Canadiens in double OT, lead series 3-2
Nathan Horton scored at 9:03 of the second overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night and a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Ryder scores in OT, ties Bruins-Habs series 2-2
Michael Ryder scored twice, including the game winner 1:59 into overtime, to lift the Boston Bruins to a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.