Guest HabsFanInPitt27 Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 At Bell Center - Montreal, Quebec Alex Kovalev scored 4:31 into overtime to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night in the first preseason game for both teams. Kovalev took Mark Streit's pass and cut into the slot before beating Marc-Andre Fleury with a wrist shot as Pittsburgh squandered an opportunity to play the final minutes with a 5-on-3 advantage. Sidney Crosby and Mark Recchi were penalized along with Montreal defenseman Mike Komisarek with 40.6 seconds remaining following a fierce battle between Crosby and Komisarek in the goal mouth. Wearing the captain's 'C' for the first time, Crosby scored late in the second, and assisted on Ryan Malone's power-play goal 14:50 into the third as Pittsburgh drew even twice to force overtime. Crosby received Maxime Talbot's behind-the-net pass to the right of the goal and banked a shot off Komisarek and past goalie Yann Denis 17:04 into the second to tie it at 1. Kovalev added two assists and Andrei Kostitsyn also had one of each for Montreal. Kostitsyn, whose brother Sergei made his Canadiens debut, scored during a 4-on-3 advantage to give the Canadiens a 1-0 lead 6:41 into the second period. He added an assist as Corey Locke scored 11:43 into the third period to restore Montreal's one-goal lead at 2-1. Fleury made 19 saves. Montreal, which hosts Pittsburgh again Tuesday night, played the final two periods with four defensemen after losing two prospects to injury. Andrew Archer was taken to hospital for X-rays as a result of facial injuries sustained in a first-period fight with Penguins enforcer Georges Laraque. Archer had a cut under his left eye and was bleeding from his nose when he left the ice to go to the dressing room after the brief and one-sided fight 14:07 in. Defenseman Mathieu Carle injured a knee later in the first and didn't return. Canadiens goalie Cristobal Huet made a spectacular stick save on Petr Sykora's shot with 50.4 seconds left in the first, lunging to his right to stop the puck on the goal line. Huet stopped all 12 shots he faced, including nine in the first period, before he was replaced by Denis 14:49 into the second. Top Pittsburgh draft pick Angelo Esposito made his Penguins debut. Esposito, a Montreal native chosen 20th in the June draft, played on a line with Talbot and Adam Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest rendez_vous Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 .scott. wanted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HabsFanInPitt27 Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Sorry I didn't know. My bad The queen of the GDTs had to get back into her groove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manorrd Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 The Kovalev Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HalifaxHab Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 It was a really good game. I was impressed by Chipchura, I think he did a great job against Crosby and he was 70% on his faceoffs and played well with the puck (except that one giveaway in the 1st), and Corey Locke, he has a great shot and accurate too, and like all of our foreward is lightning fast. I hope Locke gets a solid chance, I feel he could be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RadioHab Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 I expect the Pens to come out hard tonight after the comments made by the montreal media about Montreal icing there ''B'' team and beating the Pens ''A'' team. They are going to want some redemtion, definately. Will they get it though? I am anxious to finally see O'byrne play and see who got cut since last game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Canadien Heroes Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Last game was fantastic, can't complain much about any of our players, and I'm sure this game probably won't be much different. My prediction is this one will not run into overtime with only three goals, final score will probably be 2-1 or 3-0. Ofcourse, I'm not one to trust with these predictions, but let's play hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tamara84 Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Hopefully the habs can win this win one tonight again by a score of 2-1. I will be at the game and I hope Price plays a good game tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-1 Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Can't wait to see Price in action tonight, just to see what he can do in game situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB-15 Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 I have a question: Is it possible to go back to previous game threads or do they get deleted right after the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB-15 Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HABSrulzzz Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 HFIP does the Gamethread = Another Habs win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Captain Koivu#11 Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 I cant wait to finally see price play. Does anyone know what our line-up will look like tonight? Lets beat those Pens! GO HABS GO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Captain Koivu#11 Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 I cant wait to finally see price play. Does anyone know what our line-up will look like tonight? Lets beat those Pens! GO HABS GO!!! EDIT: Ooops, double post. I guess i'll make use of this double post... GO HABS GO!!! GO HABS GO!!! GO HABS GO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greek Hab Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 I cant wait to finally see price play. Does anyone know what our line-up will look like tonight? Lets beat those Pens! GO HABS GO!!! I wonder if Carey will fashion a new mask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIJAYNE Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 I'm looking forward to another great performance by our D...more offensive power, and hopefully some sweet goal tending with the Halak Price tandem. If the game is intense as last night's game, we're in for a treat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HabSteve Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 line up for tonights game: Pittsburgh : Erik Christensen – Evgeni Malkin – Petr Sykora Angelo Esposito – Dustin Jeffrey – Adam Hall Ryan Stone – Jeff Taffe – Jonathan Filewich Chris Minard – Nathan Smith – Tyler Kennedy Brooks Orpik – Ryan Whitney Alain Nasreddine – Kristopher Letang Ryan Lannon – Mike Weaver Dany Sabourin – John Curry , Sabourin will goal the whole game Montreal : Guillaume Latendresse – Saku Koivu – Michael Ryder Eric Manlow – Maxim Lapierre – Matt D’Agostini Steve Bégin – Bryan Smolinski – Thomas Beauregard Jimmy Bonneau – Ryan White – Francis Lemieux Roman Hamrlik – Ryan O’Byrne Jamie Rivers – Jean-Philippe Côté Francis Bouillon – Mathieu Dandenault Carey Price – Jaroslav Halak Thanks to Francois Gagnon( http://blogues.cyberpresse.ca/gagnon/?p=70312283 ) He added that Valentenko might play and Bonneau might sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bobineau Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Montreal : Guillaume Latendresse – Saku Koivu – Michael Ryder Eric Manlow – Maxim Lapierre – Matt D’Agostini Steve Bégin – Bryan Smolinski – Thomas Beauregard Jimmy Bonneau – Ryan White – Francis Lemieux Roman Hamrlik – Ryan O’Byrne Jamie Rivers – Jean-Philippe Côté Francis Bouillon – Mathieu Dandenault Carey Price – Jaroslav Halak not as skilled as last night but clearly grittier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigsby Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 line up for tonights game: Pittsburgh : Erik Christensen – Evgeni Malkin – Petr Sykora Angelo Esposito – Dustin Jeffrey – Adam Hall Ryan Stone – Jeff Taffe – Jonathan Filewich Chris Minard – Nathan Smith – Tyler Kennedy Brooks Orpik – Ryan Whitney Alain Nasreddine – Kristopher Letang Ryan Lannon – Mike Weaver Dany Sabourin – John Curry , Sabourin will goal the whole game Montreal : Guillaume Latendresse – Saku Koivu – Michael Ryder Eric Manlow – Maxim Lapierre – Matt D’Agostini Steve Bégin – Bryan Smolinski – Thomas Beauregard Jimmy Bonneau – Ryan White – Francis Lemieux Roman Hamrlik – Ryan O’Byrne Jamie Rivers – Jean-Philippe Côté Francis Bouillon – Mathieu Dandenault Carey Price – Jaroslav Halak Thanks to Francois Gagnon( http://blogues.cyberpresse.ca/gagnon/?p=70312283 ) He added that Valentenko might play and Bonneau might sit. is that an official lineup? wow, people coming in from out of town to see sid the kid will be disappointed... why wouldn't valentenko play? i've been waiting to see him...also disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greek Hab Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Awww...Rivers? Put Valentenko beside Cote, not a career AHLer...Hell! If we want to look more intimidating get Biron on the ice to rough 'em up!...but not Rivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kindred Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 is that an official lineup? wow, people coming in from out of town to see sid the kid will be disappointed... why wouldn't valentenko play? i've been waiting to see him...also disappointing. Cindy played last night and had a rough time, imagine if Lapierre was out there to hassle him too? Valentenko very well could be part of the "taxi squad" so if he isn't out there tonight (fingers crossed) they play him tomorrow to cover for Archer or Carle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigsby Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Cindy played last night and had a rough time, imagine if Lapierre was out there to hassle him too? Valentenko very well could be part of the "taxi squad" so if he isn't out there tonight (fingers crossed) they play him tomorrow to cover for Archer or Carle exactly what i was hoping for...lapierre to mix it up again tonight ; ) i guess now all eyes will be on malkin (at least mine) true. it'd be fun to see valentenko play with the (bela)russian lineup. that works for me. as long as he plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames4eva Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 exactly what i was hoping for...lapierre to mix it up again tonight ; ) i guess now all eyes will be on malkin (at least mine) true. it'd be fun to see valentenko play with the (bela)russian lineup. that works for me. as long as he plays. According to RDS... Chez le Canadien, Guy Carbonneau enverra dans la mêlée 20 joueurs différents. Devant le filet, Carey Price et Jaroslav Halak se partageront le travail. À la défensive, on retrouvera Roman Hamrlik, Ryan O'Byrne, Francis Bouillon, Mathieu Dandenault, Jamie Rivers et Jean-Philippe Côté. En attaque, les quatre trios utilisés seront les suivants: Michael Ryder - Saku Koivu - Guillaume Latendresse Steve Bégin - Bryan Smolinski - Thomas Beauregard Eric Manlow - Maxim Lapierre - Matt D'Agostini Francis Lemieux - Cory Urquhart - Ryan White Some players are different than what has been posted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest habs_fan1160 Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 I have always hated the Pens, not sure why, but I've never liked them. The win last night was sweet, and I'm aware it's pre-season and it doesn't really matter, but it's still nice to see a win. Hopefully we can double up on that win tonight and take it to them. I wonder who will be starting for the Habs tonight. Like I said, last night was like the Hamilton Bulldogs vs. the Penguins. I'd like to see Koivu, Ryder, Higgins and Lats out there tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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