Sunday Habs Headlines: Faith in Owen Beck

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Standing pat at the deadline was a vote of confidence in Owen Beck’s ability to help the team in its post-season push. [La Presse]
• On International Women’s Day yesterday, Martin St-Louis d

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Canadiens, Capitals fined for unsportsmanlike conduct in warmups before Game 4

It is unknown what happened in warmups between Montreal’s Arber Xhekaj and Washington’s Dylan McIlrath

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Quick closeout would help Leafs slay playoff demons

Of course it was never going to be that easy.The Toronto Maple Leafs don't do series sweeps. They don't even do almost-sweeps. While grinding through long series has been a hallmark of the Core Four era, with all of them going to a disappointing fina

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3 Positive Takeaways for the Canadiens Despite Being Down 3-1

The Montreal Canadiens find themselves in a tough spot, trailing 3-1 in their first-round series against the Washington Capitals. To make matters worse, they lost their starting goaltender Samuel Montembeault…

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Bottom Six Minutes: The Habs’ lack of shooting volume puts them on the brink

The Montreal Canadiens had a massive opportunity in front of them on Sunday night. With the Bell Centre crowd behind them, a win over the Washington Capitals would send the series back to their barn tied up at two. The alternative was much more daunt

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Another day, another playoff lesson for the Montreal Canadiens

“We were probably going to have to weather the storm and really feel what that feels like — the pressure, the physicality, the pace of the game.” That’s what Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis said at his press conference after

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Monday Habs Headlines: Martin St-Louis saw no evidence of officials being wise to embellishment

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The Canadiens and Washington Capitals were warned about three things after Game 3: warm-up interactions, post-period altercations, and embellishment. Martin St-Louis didn’t see any crackdown on the divi

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NHL Game 4 Highlights: Capitals 5, Canadiens 2

Brandon Duhaime scored a pair of goals and Andrew Mangiapane buried the game-winning goal to help the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 and lead the series 3-1.

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Officiating 'hard to watch' for Habs in G4 loss

Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis was at a loss for words in describing the message he wants to convey to Josh Anderson and the rest of his club after Sunday's 5-2 loss in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series with the Washington Capital

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Habs pushed to the brink in 5-2 loss to the Capitals

Andrew Mangiapane scored the go-ahead goal with 3:37 remaining in the third period as the Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday.

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Capitals Take 3-1 Series Lead over Canadiens on Late Mangiapane Goal

Washington Capitals forward Andrew Mangiapane scored a late game-winning goal to help secure a 3-1 series lead over the Montreal Canadiens.

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Capitals score late to win Game 4, take stranglehold on Canadiens

The Washington Capitals completed the comeback against Montreal on Sunday with a 5-2 victory in Game 4 to push the Canadiens to the edge of elimination.Andrew Mangiapane scored the winner with under four minutes left, while forward Brandon Duhaime an

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Canadiens vs. Capitals Top Six Minutes: Habs pushed to the brink by Washington comeback

First period

• I’m still amazed that Logan Thompson is able to play this game.
• Emil Heineman gets taken down by Alexander Alexeyev as he tries to tip a point shot, and Montreal will have the first power play of the night.

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