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Impact earn first Win of Season 1-0 Over Islanders

Written by Nick Murdocco Saturday, 01 May 2010 00:00

Filipe Soares was the hero with the lone goal of the match, which allowed the Montreal Impact to shut out the Puerto Rico Islanders 1-0, Saturday afternoon, in front of 11,554 spectators at Saputo Stadium. The shutout was the Impact’s first win this season and also served as the Islanders’ first loss this season.

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Impact Suspend Roberto Brown

Montreal Impact

Written by Nick Murdocco Friday, 30 April 2010 10:03

Instantly following his red card ejection for punching a Toronto FC player during the Nutrilite Championship game, Roberto Brown looked like he regretted it, but remorse may not be enough this time.

The Montreal Impact have announced that they have suspended Brown indefinitely until further notice for his actions last Wednesday at BMO field. With their devotion to the Montreal youths and the teachings of sportsmanship, the Impact should feel at ease with this decision, even though Brown has been a key player for the team over the years.

Please read the official Impact press release.

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2010 EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL STORYLINES

Montreal Canadiens

Written by Press Release Thursday, 29 April 2010 16:09

NEW YORK (April 29, 2010) -- To support your coverage of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, following are storylines for the Eastern Conference Semifinal series:

#4 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS vs. #8 MONTREAL CANADIENS

How They Got Here

The fourth-seeded Penguins withstood a strong challenge from the #5 Ottawa Senators, capturing the Eastern Conference Quarter-Final series in six games. The Penguins won all three of their road games, highlighted by a stirring comeback in Game 6 that turned a 3-0 deficit halfway through the second period into a 4-3 overtime win on a goal by Pascal Dupuis.

The Canadiens made history by becoming the first #8 seed to win a playoff series in which it trailed three games to one, taking down the top-ranked Washington Capitals in a seven-game thriller. Goaltender Jaroslav Halak backstopped the Canadiens to victories in Games 5-7, stopping 131 of 134 shots (.978). Michael Cammalleri sparked the offense, tallying points in each of the first six games and leading the club with 10 points (five goals, five assists) in seven games.

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Halak and Ovechkin Post Game 7 Video

Montreal Canadiens

Written by Gary Whittaker Thursday, 29 April 2010 08:10

There is no doubt that most of the post series media and fan talk will be centered around Jaroslav Halak and Alexander Ovechkin. Halak is the undisputed hero of the Montreal Canadiens in their 1st round victory over the heavily favored Washington Capitals. Halak stoped 131 of 134 shots to lead Montreal from 3 games down to help beat the Capitals 2-1 in game 7. For his part, Ovechkin, who had 5 goals and 10 points in the series, had not scored since game 5.Videos are courtesy of NHL.com

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EXCITING OPENING ROUND CONCLUDES WITH CAPITALS-CANADIENS SHOWDOWN

Montreal Canadiens

Written by Press Release Tuesday, 27 April 2010 13:48

NEW YORK (April 27, 2010) -- The exciting, unpredictable and hotly-contested opening round of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs reaches its dramatic conclusion Wednesday night when the Washington Capitals host the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference Quarter-Final series (7 p.m., ET, VERSUS, TSN, RDS).

This marks the Capitals' fourth consecutive seven-game series, one short of the record the Colorado Avalanche set with five straight Game 7s from 2001 through 2003. Washington has hosted each of its previous three series-deciding games, dropping a 3-2 overtime decision to Philadelphia in 2008 and splitting a pair of games in 2009: a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers in the Conference Quarter-Finals and a 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Conference Semifinals.

The Canadiens will be traveling to a city other than Boston to contest a Game 7 for the first time since they captured the Stanley Cup at Chicago in 1971. Montreal also is attempting to overcome a 3-1 series deficit successfully for the second time in franchise history; the first was a victory over the Bruins in the 2004 Conference Quarter-Finals.

Nine players who dressed for the Canadiens' most recent Game 7, a 5-0 win over the Bruins in 2008, are still on the roster: forwards Tomas Plekanec, Andrei Kostitsyn, Sergei Kostitsyn and Maxime Lapierre; defensemen Josh Gorges, Andrei Markov and Roman Hamrlik; and goaltenders Jaroslav Halak and Carey Price.

Halak, who has yet to appear in a Stanley Cup Playoff Game 7, made 53 saves in Monday's Game 6 victory over the Capitals -- the third-most in a playoff game ending in regulation since the statistic was first officially recorded in 1968.

MOST SAVES IN NON-OVERTIME PLAYOFF GAME (since 1968)

Date Score Goaltender Saves
5/24/1996 PIT 2 at FLA 5 Tom Barrasso, Pit 56
4/ 8/1980 TOR 3 at MIN 6 Jiri Crha, Tor 55
4/26/2010 WSH 1 at MTL 4 Jaroslav Halak, Mtl 53
4/11/1975 CHI 6 at BOS 4 Tony Esposito, Chi 52
4/26/1996 WPG 3 at DET 1 Nikolai Khabibulin, Wpg 51

Overall, 129 playoff series have gone to seven games since the NHL introduced the best-of-seven format in 1939. The home team has won 80 (.620).

Career Game 7 Player and Goaltender Statistics: Washington vs. Montreal

Washington GP W-L G A Pts.

Nicklas Backstrom 3 1-2 1 1 2
Eric Belanger 2 0-2 0 0 0
Matt Bradley 4 1-3 0 1 1
Joe Corvo 2 2-0 0 0 0
John Erskine 3 1-2 0 0 0
Eric Fehr 2 1-1 0 0 0
Tomas Fleischmann 2 1-1 0 1 1
Boyd Gordon 3 1-2 0 0 0
Mike Green 3 1-2 0 1 1
Milan Jurcina 3 1-2 0 0 0
Mike Knuble 1 0-1 0 0 0
Brooks Laich 3 1-2 1 1 2
Brendan Morrison 5 2-3 1 3 4
Shaone Morrisonn 3 1-2 0 0 0
Alex Ovechkin 3 1-2 2 1 3
Tom Poti 3 1-2 0 0 0
Alexander Semin 3 1-2 1 0 1
Dave Steckel 3 1-2 0 0 0
Scott Walker 2 2-0 1 0 1

Washington Goaltenders

GP Mins W-L GAA SO Sv%

Jose Theodore 2 98 1-0 1.22 1 .955
Semyon Varlamov 2 82 1-1 3.65 0 .848

Jose Theodore

Date Score Dec. Shots
5/13/09 PIT 6 at WSH 2 ----- 12
4/19/04 MTL 2 at BOS 0 Win 32

Semyon Varlamov

Date Score Dec. Shots
5/13/09 PIT 6 at WSH 2 Loss 18
4/28/09 NYR 1 at WSH 2 Win 15

Washington Head Coach

Bruce Boudreau (1-2)

Date Score Dec.
5/13/09 PIT 6 at WSH 2 Loss
4/28/09 NYR 1 at WSH 2 Win
4/22/08 PHI 3 at WSH 2 (OT) Loss

Montreal GP W-L G A Pts.

Hal Gill 3 2-1 0 0 0
Brian Gionta 3 2-1 0 1 1
Scott Gomez 6 4-2 0 1 1
Josh Gorges 1 1-0 0 0 0
Roman Hamrlik 4 2-2 0 3 3
Andrei Kostitsyn 1 1-0 2 1 3
Sergei Kostitsyn 1 1-0 1 1 2
Maxim Lapierre 1 1-0 0 1 1
Paul Mara 1 0-1 0 0 0
Andrei Markov 2 2-0 0 0 0
Glen Metropolit 1 0-1 0 0 0
Tomas Plekanec 1 1-0 0 1 1
Jaroslav Spacek 1 0-1 0 0 0

Montreal Goaltenders

GP Mins W-L GAA SO Sv%

Carey Price 1 60 1-0 0.00 1 1.000
Jaroslav Halak - - - - - -

Carey Price

Date Score Dec. Shots
4/21/08 BOS 0 at MTL 5 Win 25

Montreal Head Coach

Jacques Martin (0-4)

Date Score Dec.
4/20/04 OTT 1 at TOR 4 Loss
5/23/03 N.J. 3 at OTT 2 Loss
5/14/02 OTT 0 at TOR 3 Loss
4/29/97 OTT 2 at BUF 3 (OT) Loss

WASHINGTON, MONTREAL RECORDS IN GAME 7

Washington Capitals (2-6)

5/13/09, Eastern Conference SF vs. Pittsburgh (PIT 6 at WSH 2)
4/28/09, Eastern Conference QF vs. NY Rangers (NYR 1 at WSH 2)
4/22/08, Eastern Conference QF vs. Philadelphia (PHI 3 at WSH 2, OT)
5/18/95, Eastern Conference QF vs. Pittsburgh (WSH 0 at PIT 3)
5/1/92, Patrick Division SF vs. Pittsburgh (PIT 3 at WSH 1)
4/30/88, Patrick Division Final vs. New Jersey (N.J. 3 at WSH 2)
4/16/88, Patrick Division SF vs. Philadelphia (PHI 4 at WSH 5, OT)
4/18/87, Patrick Division SF vs. NY Islanders (NYI 3 at WSH 2, 4OT)

Montreal Canadiens (11-8)

4/21/08, Eastern Conference QF vs. Boston (BOS 0 at MTL 5)
4/19/04, Eastern Conference QF vs. Boston (MTL 2 at BOS 0)
4/29/94, Eastern Conference QF vs. Boston (MTL 3 at BOS 5)
5/1/92, Adams Division SF vs. Hartford (HFD 2 at MTL 3, 2OT)
4/29/91, Adams Division Final vs. Boston (MTL 1 at BOS 2)
5/2/87, Adams Division Final vs. Quebec (QUE 3 at MTL 5)
4/29/86, Adams Division Final vs. Hartford (HFD 1 at MTL 2, OT)
5/2/85, Adams Division Final vs. Quebec (QUE 3 at MTL 2, OT)
4/27/80, Quarterfinal vs. Minnesota (MIN 3 at MTL 2)
5/10/79, Semifinal vs. Boston (BOS 4 at MTL 5, OT)
5/18/71, Final vs. Chicago (MTL 3 at CHI 2)
4/18/71, Quarterfinal vs. Boston (MTL 4 at BOS 2)
5/1/65, Final vs. Chicago (CHI 0 at MTL 4)
4/9/64, Semifinal vs. Toronto (TOR 3 at MTL 1)
4/14/55, Final vs. Detroit (MTL 1 at DET 3)
4/16/54, Final vs. Detroit (MTL 1 at DET 2, OT)
4/7/53, Semifinal vs. Chicago (CHI 1 at MTL 4)
4/8/52, Semifinal vs. Boston (BOS 1 at MTL 3)
4/5/49, Semifinal vs. Detroit (MTL 1 at DET 3)

OVERTIME IN GAME 7

Date Winning Club Goal Scorer Result Series Time

May 14, 2009 Carolina Scott Walker Car 3 at Bos 2 Eastern Conf. SF 18:46
April 22, 2008 Philadelphia Joffrey Lupul Phi 3 at Wsh 2 Eastern Conf. QF 6:06
April 19, 2004 Calgary Martin Gelinas Cgy 3 at Van 2 Western Conf. QF 1:25
April 22, 2003 Minnesota Andrew Brunette Min 3 at Col 2 Western Conf. QF 3:25
May 10, 2001 Pittsburgh Darius Kasparaitis Pit 3 at Buf 2 Eastern Conf. SF 13:01
May 4, 1999 St. Louis Pierre Turgeon St.L 1 at Phx 0 Western Conf. QF 17:59
April 29, 1997 Buffalo Derek Plante Ott 2 at Buf 3 Eastern Conf. QF 5:24
April 29, 1997 Edmonton Todd Marchant Edm 4 at Dal 3 Western Conf. QF 12:26
May 16, 1996 Detroit Steve Yzerman St.L 0 at Det 1 Western Conf. SF 21:15
May 19, 1995 San Jose Ray Whitney S.J. 5 at Cgy 4 Western Conf. QF 21:54
May 27, 1994 NY Rangers Stephane Matteau N.J. 1 at NYR 2 Eastern Conf. F 24:24
Apr. 30, 1994 Vancouver Pavel Bure Van 4 at Cgy 3 Western Conf. QF 22:20
May 14, 1993 NY Islanders David Volek NYI 4 at Pit 3 Patrick Div. F 5:16
May 1, 1993 Toronto Nikolai Borschevsky Tor 4 at Det 3 Norris Div. SF 2:35
May 1, 1992 Montreal Russ Courtnall Hfd 2 at Mtl 3 Adams Div. SF 25:26
April 16, 1991 Edmonton Esa Tikkanen Edm 5 at Cgy 4 Smythe Div. SF 6:58
April 15, 1989 Calgary Joel Otto Van 3 at Cgy 4 Smythe Div. SF 19:21
April 16, 1988 Washington Dale Hunter Phi 4 at Wsh 5 Patrick Div. SF 5:57
April 18, 1987 NY Islanders Pat LaFontaine NYI 3 at Wsh 2 Patrick Div. SF 68:47
April 29, 1986 Montreal Claude Lemieux Hfd 1 at Mtl 2 Adams Div. F 5:55
May 2, 1985 Quebec Peter Stastny Que 3 at Mtl 2 Adams Div. F 2:22
April 22, 1984 Minnesota Steve Payne StL 3 at Min 4 Norris Div. F 6:00
April 24, 1983 Boston Brad Park Buf 2 at Bos 3 Adams Div. F 1:52
May 10, 1979 Montreal Yvon Lambert Bos 4 at Mtl 5 Semifinal 9:33
April 29, 1978 Toronto Lanny McDonald Tor 2 at NYI 1 Quarterfinal 4:13
April 16, 1972 St. Louis Kevin O'Shea StL 2 at Min 1 Quarterfinal 10:07
May 3, 1968 St. Louis Gerry Melnyk Min 1 at StL 2 Semifinal 22:50
April 16, 1954 Detroit Tony Leswick Mtl 1 at Det 2 Final ** 4:29
April 23, 1950 Detroit Pete Babando NYR 3 at Det 4 Final ** 28:31
April 9, 1950 Detroit Leo Reise Tor 0 at Det 1 Semifinal 8:39
April 2, 1939 Boston Mel Hill NYR 1 at Bos 2 Semifinal 48:00

** Stanley Cup-winning goal

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