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Preview: Senators at Canadiens

May 8, 2013 16:39
The Montreal Canadiens went from worst to second-to-first in the Eastern Conference, receiving a huge assist from the Ottawa Senators en route to winning the Northeast Division title. Ottawa's victory over Boston in the regular-season finale elevated the Canadiens to the No. 2 seed and set up a first-round matchup with the seventh-seeded Senators beginning Thursday night in Montreal. It marks the first playoff matchup for the Canadian squads, who split four regular-season meetings - with each prevailing in both regulation and in a shootout on its own ice.

Preview: Canadiens at Senators

May 8, 2013 16:01
The Ottawa Senators were the league's best penalty-killing team during the regular season, but the Montreal Canadiens did the better work while short-handed in Game 2 to deadlock the Eastern Conference first-round series at one game apiece. The series shifts to Ottawa for Game 3 on Sunday night, and the Senators will look to reclaim the momentum from Montreal, which killed off all four penalties - three in the first period - en route to a 3-1 victory on Friday night.

Montreal-area Sens fan, 11, will watch playoff game from owner's suite

The Canadian PressMay 7, 2013 22:40
OTTAWA - Last week, Keila Penner was told to remove her Ottawa Senators jersey when she went to her Montreal-area school. Tonight, the 11-year-old hockey fan will be watching from Senators' owner Eugene Melnyk's personal suite as Ottawa hosts the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of their first-round NHL playoff series. Keila's father, Cary, grew up in Ottawa and is a die-hard Sens fan. Keila grew up as one too, even though the family now lives in Lachine, Que., near Montreal.

Habs fans start 'Adopt Prust a Walrus' after his comments about Sens coach

The Canadian PressMay 6, 2013 18:30
MONTREAL - Two Montreal Canadiens fans are trying to put a positive spin on some of the nastiness that has surfaced during the Habs' playoff series with the Ottawa Senators. They're using Brandon Prust's reference to Ottawa coach Paul MacLean as a "bug-eyed, fat walrus" to help raise funds for worthy causes. The Montreal forward made the comment after MacLean's reaction to the bloody hit on Canadiens centre Lars Eller by Eric Gryba in Game One. MacLean blamed Raphael Diaz for making a dangerous rink pass to Eller.

NHL: Sweden's Karlsson suffers cut tendon

February 14, 2013 15:25
Reigning Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson is out indefinitely and will need surgery after suffering a cut to his left Achilles tendon in the Ottawa Senators game Wednesday. Karlsson, who won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenceman last season, was injured in the second period of the Senators 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 22-year-old Karlsson was killing a penalty when Penguins' forward Matt Cooke came up behind him along the boards. Cooke's skate appeared to slice Karlsson near the left ankle.

UPDATE 1-NHL-Canadiens edge Sens to extend home winning streak

February 3, 2013 20:30
* Pacioretty gets assist in return to lineup * Goalie interference nullifies Sens' game-tying goal (Adds quotes) Feb 3 (Reuters) - Carey Price made 32 saves as the Montreal Canadiens avenged Wednesday's loss to the Ottawa Senators with a 2-1 victory on Sunday to extend their home winning streak to five games. The Canadiens, who lost 5-1 at Ottawa in their previous meeting, reversed their fortunes on home ice to move within one point of the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins.
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