OTTAWA -The Montreal Canadiens built an insurmountable lead over the Ottawa Senators two rounds into the shootout after blowing a two-goal lead in the third period. Alex Kovalev and Maxim Lapierre scored on Montreal's first two attempts in the tiebreaker after Jaroslav Halak turned aside Ottawa's first two shots to give the Canadiens a 5-4 win over the Senators on Saturday night. The Canadiens now sit alone in 5th place with 4 points ahead of Ottawa who picked up 1 point in the game.
The Canadiens have played only 3 games in the championship, and will make up those game with a Western road trip in February. Before that trip, the Canadiens will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at home on February 7th.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs Move into 2nd Place
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs withstood an early pounding from the Ottawa Senators and then pulled out a late victory. Alexei Ponikarovsky's go-ahead goal midway through the third period lifted Toronto to a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.
The Senators, desperately trying to get back into the NHL Canadian Championships, came out in a foul mood and went at every Maple Leafs player they could find. Toronto, backed by strong goaltending from Vesa Toskala, were able to stand up to the challenge, and eventually took control.
There is a two week break in the Championships, before the Montreal Canadiens visit the Ottawa Senators on January 17th. The Canadiens who have only played twice in the Championships, will host the Maple Leafs on Feburary 7th, before making their Western Road Trip.
Mid-February will see the Western Canadian Teams begin to make their way East.
The Senators, desperately trying to get back into the NHL Canadian Championships, came out in a foul mood and went at every Maple Leafs player they could find. Toronto, backed by strong goaltending from Vesa Toskala, were able to stand up to the challenge, and eventually took control.
There is a two week break in the Championships, before the Montreal Canadiens visit the Ottawa Senators on January 17th. The Canadiens who have only played twice in the Championships, will host the Maple Leafs on Feburary 7th, before making their Western Road Trip.
Mid-February will see the Western Canadian Teams begin to make their way East.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Calgary Flames Take Control of Championships
The Calgary Flames have won both of their holiday season games to move into a solid position atop the Canadian Championship Standings. Calgary defeated Ottawa 6-2 on December 27th, and Edmonton 6-4 on New Year's Eve to improve their record to 5-1 in the 2008-2009 NHL Canadian Championships.
The Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks have now played at least half of their 10 Championship games and sit on 4 points each, tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2nd place.
The Eastern Conference teams still have a few games in hand, and will be hard pressed to catch Calgary. The Montreal Canadiens, who have only played twice, will play the Senators in January and then head out west in February.
The Ottawa Senators returned from a 3-game Western Canada trip with only one victory. They will visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, January 3rd (CBC, 7 pm).
The Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks have now played at least half of their 10 Championship games and sit on 4 points each, tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2nd place.
The Eastern Conference teams still have a few games in hand, and will be hard pressed to catch Calgary. The Montreal Canadiens, who have only played twice, will play the Senators in January and then head out west in February.
The Ottawa Senators returned from a 3-game Western Canada trip with only one victory. They will visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, January 3rd (CBC, 7 pm).
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Each team plays 10 games. One home and one away against each of the other Canadian teams.
Teams in the same conference play each other more than twice during the regular season, however only two of the meetings were selected (home and away). The games selected were Nationally Televised on TSN, CBC-Hockey Night in Canada (particularly on Hockey Day in Canada), or Holidays where possible.
The Canadian Championship will use same point structure as the NHL Regular Season (W - 2 pts, OTL - 1 pt, SOL - 1 pt)
The Champion will be the team with the most points.
2009-2010 Standings
|
Team
|
GP
|
W
|
L
|
OTL
|
SOL
|
PTS
|
Calgary Flames |
8
|
8 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
Vancouver Canucks |
6
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
Ottawa Senators |
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
6
|
Edmonton Oilers |
5
|
2 |
3
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
Montreal Canadiens |
6
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
Toronto Maple Leafs |
7
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
2
|