All Habs Headlines: Saturday February 15, 2014
On this day in hockey history… Yvan Cournoyer of the Montreal Canadiens scored five goals and two assists against the Chicago Blackhawks.
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► Day off for Team Canada:
- Team Canada coach Mike Babcock gave his squad the day off on Saturday but he spoke to the media in Sochi.
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(Photo by Jean Levac/Postmedia Olympic Team) On P.K. Subban: “He was fine. He’s a young player. He was fine. Subban can pass the puck. It’s unbelievable some of the things he can do. In saying all that, when we look at our group today we’ll be looking at what you can do with the puck and what you can do without the puck and finding the best synergy to allow us to win.”
- Babcock said that the coaching staff had a plan coming into the tournament regarding their goaltenders and that the plan was based on watching NHL games all season. He did not reveal whether Carey Price or Roberto Luongo would start against Finland on Sunday. Babcock: “I thought both goaltenders were real strong. We’ll talk to them tonight and let them know.”
► Slovakia in a tailspin
- Slovakia has lost its first two games in Sochi to the USA and Slovenia scoring just twice while giving up a whopping 10 goals.
- Jaroslav Halak is now 0-2 with a 5.13 goals against average and .857 save percentage at the Olympics.
► Russians looking for miracles
- Sergei Bobrovsky will be manning the crease for Russia when they play the Americans on Saturday. Semyon Varlamov was in net for the Russians in their first game, a 5-2 win over Slovenia.
- Team USA will counter with Jonathan Quick, his second straight start at the Olympics after a 7-1 win over Slovakia.
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