Habs playoff hopes take huge hit as Markov felled with apparent knee injury

PITTSBURGH – As Andrei Markov crumpled in the corner of the ice at Mellon Arena, the Montreal Canadiens playoff hopes may very well have gone down with him.

Markov was hurt a little over 11 minutes into the Canadiens Eastern Conference se…

Bourque scores hat trick to lift Moncton over Saint John 5-1 championship Game 1

SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Gabriel Bourque scored a hat trick and Nicola Riopel made 25 saves as the Moncton Wildcats earned a convincing 5-1 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs to open the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League championship series Friday nigh…

Penguins’ perfect power play goes 4-for-4, leads 6-3 rout of Canadiens

PITTSBURGH – Less than 15 minutes into the game, the Montreal Canadiens realized they weren’t playing the Washington Capitals anymore. Not even close.

Everything that worked so perfectly against the Capitals was failing miserably against …

Penguins’ Jordan Staal injured against Canadiens, doesn’t return to Game 1

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jordan Staal injured his right leg during a second-period collision with Montreal defenceman P.K. Subban and didn’t return to the second-round playoff game.

Staal, who scored in the opening period,…

Penguins’ Staal injured against Canadiens

PITTSBURGH (AP) -Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jordan Staal injured his right leg during a second-period collision with Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban and didn’t return to the second-round playoff game.

Staal, who scored in the opening period, ca…

Habs lost Markov and Pens lose Staal in Game 1

PITTSBURGH — The Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins both lost key players with injuries in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series on Friday night.

The Canadiens lost their best defenseman, Andrei Markov, when Pittsburgh’s …

Canadiens’ Markov injured by Cooke hit in 1st period against Penguins

PITTSBURGH – Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov was helped off the ice with an apparent right leg injury after being rammed by Penguins forward Matt Cooke during the first period of the Eastern Conference semifinal playoff game.

Markov wa…

Canadiens’ Markov hurt in 1st period

PITTSBURGH (AP) -Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov was helped off the ice with an undisclosed lower body injury after being rammed by Penguins forward Matt Cooke during the first period of the Eastern Conference playoff game on Friday night.

Ma…

Canadiens’ Markov hurt in 1st period

PITTSBURGH (AP) -Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov was helped off the ice with an apparent left shoulder injury after being rammed by Penguins forward Matt Cooke during the first period of the Eastern Conference playoff game.
Markov was skating …

Capitals’ Boudreau gets support; team cites different reasons for collapse

ARLINGTON, Va. – If you ask some of the players, one of the biggest first-round upsets in recent NHL history came about because the Washington Capitals tried to play regular season hockey in the playoffs. That opens the door to questions about …

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