Jaroslav Spacek News

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ryan Malone scores goal on Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price during first period at the Bell Centre on Saturday November 7, 2009.

With a possible injury to another defeceman on Thursday night, the Montreal Canadiens have used the waiver wire to fill a hole.

Habs bounce back in Boston Scott Gomez of the Montreal Canadiens heads for the net as Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins defends on November 5, 2009 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

After Colby Armstrong gave Atlanta a third-period lead, the Thrashers hung on for their first regulation victory at the Bell Centre in over five years.

MONTREAL a ' The Montreal Canadiens officially became hockeya TMs most expensive Petri dish this summer, when Bob Gainey poured nearly $108 million experimental dollars into hockeya TMs most perplexing chemistry experiment.

Mike Cammalleri and Scott Gomez scored in a shootout to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a chippy 5-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs after they squandered a two-goal lead in the third period Saturday night.

Patrick Sharp scored with 4:10 left to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.

As Yogi Berra once said, "It's dejaA vu all over again." Another game.A AnotherA overtime loss.A On to the trick... 1. Former Islander Roman Hamrlik scored 1:32 into overtime to give Les HabitantsA the overtimeA victory.

The Montreal Canadiens will try to extend their winning streak to five games tonight against the Eastern Conference's top team, as the Habs visit the Pittsburgh Penguins for a showdown at Mellon Arena.

It wasn't easy for Mark Streit to leave the Montreal Canadiens, the team that gave the late bloomer his chance to play in the NHL, but the Swiss veteran says it was necessary.

Montreal Canadiens starting goalie Carey Price, left, has deferred to backup Jaroslav Halak during the Habs' current winning streak, as Halak has been in net for all four victories.

Habs stay perfect in overtime Montreal Canadiens defenceman Roman Hamrlik scores on New York Islanders goaltender Martin Biron during overtime NHL hockey action in Montreal on Monday, October 26, 2009.

Hal Gill should go into the prognostication business. On Monday, the Montreal Canadiens' defenceman said the team was ready to break out of its losing streak and, when it did, it would do so with a tight defensive effort.

The Montreal Canadiens will try to stop their losing streak at five straight games on Tuesday night when they host the Atlanta Thrashers.

Marc-Andre Bergeron had used his big shot to score goals from the point before, but his first as a member of the Montreal Canadiens was something entirely different.

Is it too early to judge last summer's NHL free agent signings ? Yes it is. On the other hand, none of the new fat cats said anything about taking October off.

Jaroslav Spacek #6, Josh Gorges #26 and Mike Cammalleri #13 of the Montreal Canadiens celebrate the overtime game winning goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during game action October 1, 2009 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The Montreal Canadiens' Mike Cammalleri zooms down the ice during preseason game against the Florida Panthers at the Bell Centre on Sept.

It's a mistake to say that Canadiens goaltender Carey Price never gets excited. Price, 20, is excited about moving into his new apartment this weekend.

Rookie Max Pacioretty has emerged as one of the big winners in the Montreal Canadiens' training camp to date.