VANCOUVER - This three-game road trip began as the Ambush in Alberta, Montreal whipped 6-2 by the Calgary Flames a week ago, and drubbed 7-2 by the Edmonton Oilers 48 hours later. Last night, the Canucks jumped out to a 2-0 lead, spotted the Canadiens one goal then nailed it down with a backbreaker in the final minute of the second period.
The loss, Montreal's fouth in a row in Canadian Championship action, didn't move the Canadiens in the standings. They remain in fifth place ahead of the Ottawa Senators, eight points behind the Calgary Flames and four points behind arch-rival Toronto Maple Leafs.The Vancouver Canucks now move to within 6 points of top spot, but only have a 3-game Eastern trip remaining on their schedule.
The Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers are the only teams with realistic chances at claiming the Canadian Championships. It may come down to the last game on the schedule when Calgary visits Toronto on March 14th.
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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
|
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