All Habs Headlines: Tuesday April 21, 2015 |
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On this day in hockey history… 1930 – Montreal beat Boston 4-3 at the Forum, to win the 1930 Stanley Cup Championship in two straight games. For the defending Cup champ Bruins, who had the best regular season record (38-5-1), it marked their first back-to-back losses of the year. |
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► Montreal Canadiens: April 21
- After having a day off in Mount Tremblant on Monday, the Canadiens practiced at St Jovite arena on Tuesday to prepare for Game 4 versus the Senators. The Habs take a 3-0 lead into Wednesday’s game in Ottawa.
- It was announced that Nathan Beaulieu will miss the remainder of the first round series. Beaulieu suffered an upper body injury after a shoulder hit to the head in the second period of Sunday’s game. Beaulieu did not play the third period of Game 3.
- Greg Pateryn will take Beaulieu’s place paired with Tom Gilbert.
- Missed Sunday night’s game? Check out our game report which includes the game summary, video highlights, 3-stars and post-game quotes: Game 3 Recap – Canadiens vs Senators: Price, Weise Are Calm and Clutch
► Lines and defense pairings at practice
Pacioretty – Desharnais – Smith-Pelly
Galchenyuk – Plekanec – Gallagher
De la Rose – Eller – Weise
Prust – Mitchell – Flynn
Markov – Subban
Emelin – Petry
Pateryn – Gilbert
► Petry made a wise choice
- Jeff Petry is from a sports family. Brother Matt was a pitcher for the University of Michigan and is now a coach at St. Mary’s Preparatory school in Orchard Lake, Michigan. Jeff played varsity hockey for the same school prior to his NCAA hockey career. Jeff’s dad Dan pitched for four MLB teams helping to win a World Series championship with the Detroit Tigers in 1984.
- Dan and Jeff form the first father-son to play major league baseball and be in the National Hockey League.
- Dan’s advice to Jeff has remained the same throughout his career, “At this level, some players are a notch above the others — such as P.K. Subban or Shea Weber — but everyone is very good. We must find a way to stand out. And incessant work and perseverance are the only ways to get there.”
- Read the entire article (in French) here: Jeff Petry: Paternal Lessons
► 3-0 series lead
- The Montreal Canadiens have taken a demanding three-to-zero series lead against the Ottawa Senators.
- Going into the playoffs, the Senators were the hottest team in the NHL and had the hottest goaltender in the league, Andrew Hammond. The match-up between Carey Price as the best goaltender in the world and Andrew Hammond as the hottest goaltender was supposed to be a huge showdown between the pipes. It however didn’t seem to turn out as predicted. Between the two, they let in 12 goals in the first two games, certainly not as low as expected. Andrew Hammond then did not get the start in the third game, as the Sens gave Craig Anderson the nod.
- Prior to the game, Anderson had only played in four games since January 21, after bruising his right hand. In those four games, he went 1-2-1 and gave up 14 goals.
- In game three of the series, Anderson played very well, only giving up one goal in regulation and one more in overtime.
- For a much further in depth breakdown of the series so far you can read this article, What have we learned from the Canadiens – Senators series so far?
► “Dutch Gretzky”
- A big stage sets the platform for big moments, if players can rise to the occasion. In game three, Dale Weise, also known as “the Dutch Gretzky,” certainly embraced the setting and emerged as the hero.
- Weise played a big role on the fourth line on Sunday night against the Sens. He scored the game-tying goal with 5:47 remaining in regulation and then again in overtime to lift his team to the win.
- Teammate, P.K. Subban, praised Weise saying, “He’s a beauty. Let’s leave it at that. I love him. There’s guys that have made careers on that, just finding a way to get it done, and listen, he’s found a way.”
► An honor
- Superstar, P.K. Subban is one who thrives off controversy and steps up in big games. After receiving a game misconduct in game one, he was pumped up to perform well in game two.
- He was not the only one who believed in himself, teammates, and fans all knew he could do it, but the inspiration he received from one person in particular was an honor.
- Elise Beliveau, widow of legend, Jean Beliveau, had wise words for Subban, “After the last game, Mrs. Beliveau told me I was going to be better tonight and here she is, wearing a Subban jersey.”
- He continued, “It’s so funny; before the game I was worked up and I got even more worked up when I saw her sitting behind the glass, and she stands up and shows me that she’s wearing my jersey. It was one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen. It’s good to know that I have that support.”
- Elise was wearing her autographed Subban jersey when she said, “He’s so nice. He’s so lovely. I could be P.K.’s grandmother, but it doesn’t matter. I could be the grandmother of all of them. I feel that they’re all my boys, the whole team. Isn’t that crazy? I’ve never had this feeling inside me. Ever.”
► A day of rest
- After going up three games to none in a very physical series, the Canadiens earned a day to relax. The team spent it at the beautiful Mount Tremblant.
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