Montreal Canadiens Morning Links: Habs Fall to Caps
The Montreal Canadiens lost to the Washington Capitals last night, 4-1. Also your latest updates, news, and morning links from around the web.
The Montreal Canadiens played their first home game in weeks, but were outplayed from start to finish, in their loss to the Capitals. The Habs were out shot 39-23 by the Capitals, as the Caps controlled the play from start to finish. Also, Alex Ovechkin scored his 544th career goal last night, and this ties him with Habs legend, Maurice Richard.
Turnovers were a key for the Washington Capitals, and cost the Canadiens greatly. Even Carey Price had a rare, but brutal turnover which led to a key Washington goal. The Habs will have to correct this sloppy style of play in a hurry before their next game.
The good news for the Habs was that their was a Tomas Plekanec sighting last night. Tomas was able to jam in a loose puck in front of the Caps net, as Pleky scored his fourth goal of the season.
Plekanec’s name has come up in trade rumors recently because of his poor play. Hopefully Pleky can build come consistency off this goal moving forward, and can remain with the Habs.
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The Habs will be back on the road soon, as they play the Winnipeg Jets on Wedensday night. Then the Canadiens will visit the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. The Habs have a busy schedule in front of them, and their performance over the next two weeks will be critical, to their playoff positioning.
Canadiens Forward Max Pacioretty was disappointed in his effort, and the team after the loss to the Capitals. Here are his thoughts on the Habs performance:
Habs Morning Links
Dave Stevenson takes a look at what teams could be interested in acquiring Plekanec before the trade deadline. (Dave Stevenson-NHL FanSided)
Marc Dumont and TSN 690 disscuss the possibility of something not being right with Carey Price. (TSN 690)
Habs Defenders Shea Weber, and Alexei Emelin have been a solid shutdown pairing for the Canadiens this season. Stu Cowan takes a closer look at their performance this season. (Stu Cowan- Montreal Gazette)
Next: Canadiens Trade Options: Plekanec on the Trade Block
If Alexander Radulov signs a new contract with the Canadiens, what could the new contract look like? A Winning Habit takes a look. (Kenny MacMillan – A Winning Habit)