Subject :and fellow All-Star Giordano had to be separated after Getzlaf tripped over
Going into the game versus the Ottawa Senators, Randy Cunneyworth had lost his first four games as Habs Head Coach. Carlos Beltran Jersey . No coach in Montreal Canadiens history has ever lost his first five games behind the bench. Its a record Randy Cunneyworth didnt want. Well, he doesnt have to worry. The Canadiens rewarded the coach with a 6-2 win against his former team on Tuesday night. Many positives coming out of the game. It starts with goaltender Carey Price, who made 33 saves. It was another great performance by Erik Cole. He scored his team-leading sixth powerplay goal and 14th goal of the season. The Canadiens winger has been stellar the past two months. He gives 100 percent every shift. His work ethic is commendable. The third star on the night was Habs defenceman Raphael Diaz. He picked up three assists in the first period alone. It was the first time a Montreal Canadiens rookie defenceman picked up three assists in a game, since Mathieu Schneider did it back in 1990. Honorable mention also goes out too: Lars Eller. He was a healthy scratch in Winnipeg and responded to the coachs message. He scored a shorthanded goal, had three shots, two hits and was 56 percent in the faceoff circle. PK Subban, also a healthy scratch in Winnipeg, bounced back as well. He scored a goal, picked up an assist, and was a plus-2. Great contributions also came courtesy of Michael Cammalleri, Tomas Plekanec, Mathieu Darche and Louis Leblanc. They had two points apiece. The Canadiens finished strong. They entered the third period with a 5-2 lead and didnt sit back. They outshot Ottawa 7-6 in the final frame. They outchanced them and scored the only goal of the third. They werent passive, they were aggressive. Slowly but surely, Cunneyworth is putting his stamp on this team. The road trip continues as the Canadiens face the Lightning in Tampa Bay on Thursday night. Guy Bouchers squad is coming off a huge 5-1 win over Philadelphia. However, they will be without defenceman Victor Hedman. He was injured on Tuesday and is day to day. Two points separate the two teams. Montreal has 35, Tampa 33. It will be the first of four meetings between the two clubs. The teams split their matchups last season. Don Larsen Jersey . LOUIS - Lance Lynn bounced back from his worst start of the season with 6 2-3 scoreless innings and the St. Mariano Rivera Authentic Jersey .Y. - Forbes ranks the New York Yankees as baseballs most valuable team for the 17th straight year and lists the Tampa Bay Rays with the lowest valuation.ANAHEIM, Calif. - Although nobody on either team can explain it, the Anaheim Ducks havent lost at home to the Calgary Flames in 11 years.After the latest win in that bewildering streak, the Ducks are rolling into the NHL All-Star break on a run that is even more impressive than their weird mastery over the Flames.Ben Lovejoy had a goal and an assist, Frederik Andersen made 30 saves, and the Ducks beat Calgary in Anaheim for the 20th consecutive time, 6-3 on Wednesday night.Kyle Palmieri and Patrick Maroon scored in a three-goal first period for the NHL-leading Ducks, who have won five straight and 17 of 22 since Dec. 1. Ryan Getzlaf, Tim Jackman and Ryan Kesler also scored as Anaheim (31-10-6) opened a three-point lead on Nashville atop the overall standings entering the break.Tonight was a night we really wanted, Lovejoy said. We felt we had to rise to the occasion. We wanted a happy four days (off).For some reason, the Ducks have had nothing but happy days against the Flames in Anaheim lately: Calgary hasnt won at Honda Center since Jan. 19, 2004, and has just one victory in Orange County in this century. The Flames were essentially finished early in the latest chapter, falling behind 4-0 and never catching up.It is nice being on the winning side after being on the losing side of that for a long time, said Jackman, who spent parts of four seasons with Calgary before getting traded to Anaheim last season. Its a tough building to play in, and hopefully we can continue to have an edge here.Mikael Backlund, Sean Monahan and Joe Colborne scored as the Flames four-game winning streak ended in the finale of a five-game Pacific Division trip.Calgary rookie Joni Ortio yielded four goals on 11 shots before getting yanked midway through the second period. Ortio came up from the minors before this trip and promptly won four straight games before flopping in the finale, allowing Jonas Hiller to finish against his longtime Anaheim teammates.We had some bad mental mistakes early, some breakdowns, and they made uus pay, Calgary captain Mark Giordano said. C.C. Sabathia Jersey. Thats why theyre in first place. They make you pay when they get their chances. ... We sort of waited for bad things to happen, and they happened. They got a couple of pucks to the net and some good bounces.Calgarys losing streak in Anaheim is tied for the fourth-longest in a two-team series in NHL history. The Flames five-game, road-winning streak also ended, but Giordano doesnt blame the Anaheim streak.I dont think so, because theres been so much turnover with players on our team, Giordano said. Its just that theyre a great team. They had a great run last year at home where they didnt lose for a long time, and this year again their record speaks for itself.After Palmieri put Anaheim ahead in the opening minutes off a sharp pass from Matt Beleskey, Maroon tipped home Lovejoys shot for his second goal in three games.Two minutes later, Lovejoys long shot appeared to deflect off Kris Russell on the way past Ortio for the low-scoring defencemans first goal of the season.It was great execution by them, and they were good enough to get their sticks on those pucks going to the net, Calgary coach Bob Hartley said. Theres not much more we could have done.Shortly after Jackmans goal chased Ortio midway through the second period, Backlund scored on a loose puck in the slot.Getzlaf and fellow All-Star Giordano had to be separated after Getzlaf tripped over Giordanos outstretched leg in the second period, falling on his head. Getzlaf scored his 15th goal in the slot moments later.Kesler added an empty-netter in the final minute.NOTES: Anaheim D Clayton Stoner was a late scratch with a lower-body injury. Colby Robak played for the first time since Dec. 19, earning his first point in a Ducks uniform on Getzlafs goal. ... Maroon and Lovejoy scored against the Flames for the first time in their respective careers. ... Lovejoy hadnt recorded two points in one period since Jan. 3, 2014, when he scored two goals in three minutes against Edmonton.wholesale nfl jerseys cheap jerseys from china ' ' ' |
