Saturday, February 14, 2009

Canadians 4 - Colorado 2

Maxim Lapierre, Matt D'Agostini, centre, and Max Pacioretty celebrate a first-period goal on Friday that helped Montreal finally get back in the win column. Rick Wilking/Reuters

Halak Carries Canadiens To Crucial Victory -- National Post

DENVER -- The Montreal Canadiens won a game they didn't deserve to win.

But it was also a game goaltender Jaroslav Halak didn't deserve to lose.

Halak made a career-high 46 saves, including 34 in the final two periods, as the Canadiens snapped a seven-game road losing streak with a 4-2 win on Friday night over the Colorado Avalanche.

Despite Halak's heroics, this one almost got away. The Avalanche tied the game at 13:03 of the third period when Tyler Arnason's shot trickled through Halak's pads. It was the 46th shot of the night for the Avalanche.

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More News On The Canadian - Avalanche Hockey Game

Habs win in Colorado for first time in 27 years -- TSN
Canadiens sloppy, but snap skid -- CBC
Kostitsyn scores winning goal for Montreal -- AP

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