Topic: Montreal Canadiens

Bruins Lucic gets one game ban

(Reuters) - Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic has been handed a one game suspension for an illegal check, the National Hockey League said on Monday.Lucic, who has 11 goals and 24 points this season, was banned after ramming Philadelphia Flyers forward Zac ...

Last place Canadiens sack coach Martin

The Montreal Canadiens sacked head coach Jacques Martin on Saturday, gambling that the move would help lift the National Hockey League's most storied franchise out of last place in the standings.The Canadiens announced that assistant coach Randy Cunneyworth would take over from ...

Martin fired as Canadiens head coach

(Reuters) - Jacques Martin has been fired as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, the National Hockey League team said Saturday.Martin, winner of the Jack Adams trophy as coach of the year in 1999 with the Ottawa Senators, paid the price for ...

Martin fired as Montreal Canadiens head coach

(Reuters) - Jacques Martin has been fired as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, the National Hockey League team said on Saturday.Martin, winner of the Jack Adams trophy as coach of the year in 1999 with the Ottawa Senators, paid the price ...

Penguins forward Neal fined for high-sticking Subban

(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward James Neal has been fined $2,500 for high-sticking Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban, the National Hockey League said on Tuesday.The incident occurred in the third period of Pittsburgh's 4-3 overtime victory on Saturday and a minor penalty ...

Struggling Hurricanes fire Maurice, name Muller as new coach

(Reuters) - The struggling Carolina Hurricanes fired coach Paul Maurice on Monday and named former National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Kirk Muller as his replacement.The decision to fire Maurice, who was in his second stint as coach of the Hurricanes, came after ...

Penguins claim controversial OT win over Habs

(Reuters) - Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang suffered a broken nose but battled on to score a controversial overtime goal that gave the Penguins a 4-3 road victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.With the game tied at 3-3, Canadiens goalie Carey Price ...

Penguins claim controversial overtime win over Canadiens

(Reuters) - Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang bounced back from being bloodied by a hit to score a controversial overtime winning goal to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 road victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.With the game tied at 3-3, Canadiens ...

Islanders edge Canadiens to snap four-game slump

(Reuters) - The New York Islanders overcame the loss of starting netminder Evgeni Nabokov in the first period to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday.Rick DiPietro stepped in for Nabokov, who injured his groin and will be evaluated ...

Fast starts lifts Rangers over Habs

(Reuters) - The New York Rangers scored three goals in a penalty-filled first period and hung on for a 5-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.Montreal took nine penalties against the Rangers' four in the first period, ...
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