All Habs Headlines: Saturday October 4, 2014 |
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On this day in hockey history… 1958 – Maurice Richard scored twice for the Montreal Canadiens and his brother Henri had the game winner and two assists, as the Stanley Cup Champions defeated the NHL All Stars 6-3. |
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► Training camp: October 4
- The Canadiens will face the Ottawa Senators at the Bell Centre at 7:00 pm for the final pre-season game of 2014.
- It is expected that Carey Price will get the start in goal.
Upcoming:
Opening night of the 2014-15 regular season on Wednesday October 8, 7:00 pm: Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs (Air Canada Centre)
► Habs let one slip away
- The first period was evenly played with the shots at seven a piece but the Senators led 1-0 on a power-play goal by Sens captain Erik Karlsson.
- Canadiens dominated the second period taking a 2-1 lead with a shots on goal advantage of 12-2.
- The third period ended in a 3-3 tie with Bobby Ryan giving the Senators the win in overtime.
- A tough night for goaltending at both ends of the rink. Peter Budaj and Robin Lehner each gave up multiple soft goals.
- Montreal allowed three power-play goals including the overtime winner.
- Alex Galchenyuk, Max Pacioretty, Tomas Plekanec, Jacob De la Rose, Alexei Emelin and Jarred Tinordi all played well.
- Following the game, there was concern for Alex Galchenyuk who left the game in the third period after going down awkwardly. Post-game Galchenyuk told reporters that he was okay.
- There was also discussion about Chris Neil going after Max Pacioretty and questioning the wisdom of P.K. Subban prolonging a fight with AHL pugilist Mark Borowiecki.
- Here were the forward lines, defence pairings and goaltenders for Friday night’s game vs Ottawa.
Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – P.A. Parenteau
Alex Galchenyuk – Tomas Plekanec – Brendan Gallagher
Rene Bourque – Jacob De La Rose – Christian Thomas
Travis Moen – Manny Malhotra – Dale Weise
P.K. Subban – Alexei Emelin
Nathan Beaulieu – Tom Gilbert
Jarred Tinordi – Darren Dietz
Peter Budaj
Dustin Tokarski (backup)
► Scherbak shines
- Nikita Scherbak made his Everett Silvertips debut on Friday night scoring twice and picking up an assist. The Silvertips lost 5-4 in overtime to the Kelowna Rockets.
— Everett Silvertips (@WHLsilvertips) October 4, 2014
► Concert kickoff
- If you needed yet another reason to look forward to the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs facing off to open the regular season, the band The Tragically Hip have given you one! The band will be performing at Yonge-Dundas Square at 7:00 pm, prior to the game.
- Parts of the free concert will be broadcast on Sportsnet’s coverage of the game! For more details click here.
► Bulldogs shut out
- The St. John’s IceCaps downed the Hamilton Bulldogs 1-0 in a goalie battle in Gander, Newfoundland. Mike Condon played very well for the Bulldogs but gave up a breakaway goal which stood as the winner.
- Bulldogs and the IceCaps will play the deciding game of the Mary’s Cup on Saturday.
► Canada Post honours Original Six
- Canada Post has released a set of postage stamps which celebrate the “Original Six” which feature Hall of Fame members Pierre Pilote (Chicago Blackhawks), Harry Howell (New York Rangers), Doug Harvey (Montreal Canadiens), Red Kelly (Detroit Red Wings), Tim Horton (Toronto Maple Leafs) and Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins.)
- The Hockey Hall of Fame has partnered with Canada Post in a build up towards the NHL’s 100th anniversary in 2017.
- Red Kelly described being pictured on a stamp as a humbling experience, “Wow. I dreamed about playing hockey, but I never dreamed I’d be on a postage stamp.” Full story here.
►Habs and a movie
So, which of these #HabsFilms will you see this weekend? -> http://t.co/yGwlmuXJ2O pic.twitter.com/qSQhrPuEKl
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 3, 2014
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