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The score was tied 1-1 and the Montreal Canadiens had themselves a 5-on-3 power play late in the third period vs. the New Jersey Devils Sunday night. Well, the Habs failed to score as the first power play expired, which let loose Taylor Hall from the penalty box. Adding to Montreal’s troubles was that Jeff Petry‘s one-timer from up top was blocked by Travis Zajac, who then proceeded to send an unmarked Hall in on Carey Price for a game-changing opportunity. Continue to Article

April 01, 2018 10:57:pm EST

Taylor Hall scored a short-handed goal late in the third period to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night. Nico Hischier tied the score early in the third and Keith Kinkaid stopped 25 shots in his sixth consecutive start for the Devils. New Jersey increased its lead to seven points on Florida for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Continue to Article

April 01, 2018 10:19:pm EST

Mike Sullivan knew the Stanley Cup hangover was coming. "The first part of the year was a bit of a struggle," Sullivan said. Sullivan didn't panic — to be fair, he never really does — and instead offered a reminder to his team that nothing was inevitable. Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 11:08:pm EST

In closing out 2017, the Pittsburgh Penguins faced some real doubts about making the playoffs. Many headed into 2018 thinking “if any team can overcome this, it’s the Penguins,” and that turned out to be right. In defeating the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Saturday, they improved to 45-28-6, clinching a playoff berth. Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 11:03:pm EST

Phil Kessel and Riley Sheahan each had a goal and an assist as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins clinched a playoff berth with a 5-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Patric Hornqvist, Carl Hagelin and Conor Sheary also scored goals and Evgeni Malkin added a pair of assists for Pittsburgh (45-28-6, 96 points), which qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs a franchise-record 12th consecutive season, the longest active streak in the NHL. Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 10:22:pm EST