Impact Home Opener Vs Tampa Bay a Scoreless Draw
The Montreal Impact hosted the Tampa bay FC at Saputo Stadium in their 2011 home opener. Montreal was looking for their first win in 3 tries, but while they did not attain this goal, they did earn their first point of the season with a nil-nil tie on a very cold, very windy afternoon.
Please read on for the official Impact game recap:
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BRUINS’ FERENCE FINED $2,500 FOR OBSCENE GESTURE
NEW YORK (April 22, 2011) – Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference has been fined $2,500 for an obscene gesture made during Game 4 of the team’s Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series with the Montreal Canadiens Thursday night at the Bell Centre.The incident was reviewed by NHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations Mike Murphy. The fine was levied for violation of Rule 75.5 (ii) of the National Hockey League’s Official Rules. No penalty was assessed for the infraction.
The fine money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
Canadiens-Bruins: Boston Caps Overtime Comeback, Ties Series at Two
That is when momentum can become dangerous.
After the Montreal Canadiens skated out to a 2-0 lead in their first round playoff series against the Boston Bruins, they had all the momentum in the world. But that picture has changed significantly in the last four days.
Boston won Game 3 in Montreal and the teams faced off last night for their biggest match of the season. A pivotal Game 4 in Montreal where the Habs would jump out to 1-0, 3-1 and 4-3 leads before ultimately losing 5-4 in overtime.
Game 4 Habs Practice Report
An optional skate for Habs today.
Missing: Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta, Roman Hamrlik, James Wisniewski, Andrei Kostitsyn and Mathieu Darche.
Scott Gomez was out before the practice working on deflecting pucks in front of the net.
Martin says "a good chance" Halpern to play tonight. He'd be on a line with Eller and Moen. Benoit Pouliot looks to be the odd man out, as Halpern practiced in his place yesterday.
When asked about Pouliot and his struggles in the playoffs (this and last yr)/whether he'd be in the lineup Martin would not comment, simply stating he wont discuss specific players. Though he did feel it okay to discuss the importance of the return of Jeff Halpern.
This report was filed by Amanda Stein for the TEAM 990. Printed with permission
Scoring First
If you had the impression that the Canadiens like to score the first goal in playoff hockey, you’d be right. If you had the impression that it was a key to their success, again, you’d be right.
In the ‘Jacques Martin era’, scoring first then smothering the opponent is the recipe for success, and indeed the Canadiens have been quite good at it. It also doesn’t seem to matter whether the Habs score early or late in the first period, so long as they score before their opponents.
Going back to last year’s playoffs, and including the first three games of this post-season, the Canadiens have scored the opening goal in 13 of the 22 total games played (59%). Contrast that with the Habs scoring the first goal in just 53% of their regular season games (44 of 82 games). The Canadiens won 73% of the regular season games in which they scored first.
