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Game Preview: CANADIENS (20-13-3) @ CAPITALS (25-6-2) TV: CBC, NHLN-US, TVA Sports, City – 7:00 p.m. After a short break for the holidays, the Canadiens are back in action Saturday night against the Capitals in Washington. The match presents a tough challenge for Michel Therrien’s troops, who have suffered losses in nine of their last 10 games. The Capitals on the other hand have replaced the Habs atop the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 8-1-1 in their last ten contests. In their most recent outing, the Canadiens were defeated by the Minnesota Wild by the score of 2-1 in Minnesota on Tuesday night. Rookie forward Daniel Carr scored the lone marker for the Habs in the loss. Goaltender Mike Condon did his best to keep the Habs in the game, ending the evening with a save percentage of .909, having stopped 20 of the 22 pucks fired by on net the Wild. In contrast, the Capitals won their final match before the Christmas break, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes by the score of 2-1. Back

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BROSSARD – Pierre Gervais’ office at the Bell Sports Complex is a veritable hockey museum. His walls are decorated with photographs of him alongside NHL stars, along with other priceless artifacts tied to not only his work with the Canadiens, but also the Canadian contingents he’s helped claim gold over the years at the Olympic Games. Photographs of his children are there, too, as are awards recognizing his remarkable years of service in the hockey world. Among the vast array of artifacts in Gervais’ private workspace are precious souvenirs commemorating his experience working at a pair of outdoor games – the Heritage Classic contests in both 2003 and 2011. “The first time in Edmonton, we were pioneers when it came to outdoor games. It was the first-ever NHL event of its kind. We were a little bit like guinea pigs at the time,” recalled Gervais, the Canadiens’ equipment manager, who is in his 29th season with the squad. Having always been a Quebec resident, Gervais knew full well just how cold Nov

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ST. PAUL – Christmas is coming at the right time for the Canadiens. December hasn’t been an easy month for the Habs, who have dropped nine of their last 10 games, including five straight to close out the schedule heading into the Christmas break. Despite outshooting their opponents in eight of those 10 games, the biggest issue for the Canadiens has been finding the back of the net during the current stretch, having been outscored by a 32 to 15 margin following Tuesday’s 2-1 loss in Minnesota. While there’s no question the Canadiens are armed with enough offensive weapons to be lighting the lamp on a more frequent basis, Max Pacioretty admits that having a few days to reload could be just the solution the Habs need to rekindle their scoring spark. “Our situation is more mental than physical,” admitted the Habs captain, who had 12 shot attempts in the game, landing five on Darcy Kuemper in his 20:S18 workload against the Wild. “It’s a matter of confidence right now and hopefully this break helps our c

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ST. PAUL - Here's a numerical look at Tuesday night's game between the Habs and the Wild. 1,738 – Number of days since an opponent last registered a hat trick on Xcel Energy Center ice, dating back to March 20, 2011, when P.K. Subban potted a trio of goals in an 8-1 rout of the Wild. 8 – Number of games Devante Smith-Pelly was forced to miss with a lower body injury, making his return to action in Minnesota after having been sidelined since December 7. 3:41 – Amount of ice time enjoyed by Tom Gilbert in the game, before leaving early in the first period with a lower body injury after playing just five shifts against the Wild. 5 – Number of shots fired by Max Pacioretty on Tuesday night, giving him 145 on the season, good enough for third in the league in that category. 4 – Number of hits dished out by Alexei Emelin in the game, helping the bruising blue-liner become the 13th player – and first Hab – to hit the century mark in that category this season. 21 – Percentage of games played by T

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OBITUARY Montreal Canadiens legend Dickie Moore left this world on Dec. 19, 2015 at 2:12 pm departing with the same quiet grace with which he lived his full, remarkable life. He was 84. Dickie was a product of Montreal’s blue-collar Park Extension district, one of 10 children, who shrugged off serious injuries as a youth to become a tremendous hockey player. He won Memorial Cup junior championships with the Montreal Royals in 1949 and the Montreal Junior Canadiens in 1950, then graduated to the NHL Canadiens in 1951. Dickie would win six Stanley Cups during a 12-season Habs career through 1963, a ferocious checker with a nose for the net. Twice he won the NHL’s Art Ross Trophy as the league’s top point-scorer, in 1957-58 and 1958-59, playing the final three months of ’57-58 with a cast on his broken left wrist. Dickie retired for a year following the 1962-63 season to focus on Location Dickie Moore Rentals, the construction-equipment company that grew from modest beginnings, founded in 1961. But h

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NASHVILLE – Despite nearly doubling the Predators in shots, the Canadiens weren’t able to skate away with a win in Nashville. GROWING PAINS: The Canadiens exploded out of the gates at the beginning of the season, setting a franchise record with nine-straight wins to kick off the campaign. December has been a very different story, as the team has gone 2-8-0 over the last 10 games, allowing 32 goals against and lighting the lamp just 16 times in that span. The Habs will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak in Minnesota on Tuesday after Monday’s 5-1 loss to the Predators, but P.K. Subban sees his team’s current battle with adversity as an opportunity for growth in the long run. “You always look forward to the wins and the good times, but this is where we need accountability and we need character and we need guys to just push forward. It’s not an easy time for anybody, but I think it’s a good thing for our team to go through something like this,” shared Subban, who had four shots and dished out four

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NASHVILLE -- Here's a numerical look at Monday night's game between the Habs and Predators. 7 – Number of Monday night tilts on the schedule for the Canadiens this season, having now split the Monday games of the 2015-16 season to date after a 4-3 overtime win in Vancouver November 16 before Monday's game in Nashville. 16 – Number of times the Canadiens play on back-to-back nights this season, now owning a 3-4-0 record on the opening game of a two-games-in-as-many-nights sequence following Monday’s game in Nashville ahead of Tuesday’s game in Minnesota. 2 – Number of games missed by Jeff Petry since his arrival in Montreal, having missed just the second game of his career as a Hab on Monday with an upper body injury after having previously missed just one other game due to injury, on March 19, 2015. 298 – Number of days since Jarred Tinordi last suited up for an NHL game with the Canadiens, making his 2015-16 season debut on Monday in place of Petry. 50 – Percentage of games between

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Nashville Predators Date: Monday, December 21 – Nashville (16-11-6) Standings: Central Division: #5 – Western Conference: #6 Location & Time: NASHVILLE: Bridgestone Arena – 8:00 pm Broadcaster: RDS, SNE Player to watch: Roman Josi: Leading the way in the scoring department for the Predators, the Swiss defenseman has 24 points in 33 games, including 10 points in his last 10 matches. 2014-15 Record: (1-0-1) Synopsis: Currently holding onto the sixth spot in the Western Conference standings, the Predator snapped out of a three game winless streak with a victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. *** Minnesota Wild Date: Tuesday, December 22 – Minnesota (17-8-6) Standings: Central Division: #4 - Western Conference: #5 Location & Time: MINNESOTA: Xcel Energy Center – 8:00 pm Broadcaster: RDS, SNE, NBCSN Player to watch: Ryan Suter: Trailing only Mikko Koivu atop the Wild’s scoring race, Ryan Suter has been a force on both sides of the puck, with 24 points in 31 games in addition to a plus-sev

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Game Preview: PREDATORS (16-11-6) @ CANADIENS (20-11-3) The Habs make their second stop along their eight-game road trip, stopping off in Nashville to take on the Predators Monday night. In the midst of a tough stretch, the Habs will look to rebound against the Predators after losing their seventh game in their last eight matches. Peter Laviolette’s troops recently snapped out of a three game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild, with sniper James Neal scoring the game-winning-goal for the Predators. Pekka Rinne is expected to earn the start between the pipes for Nashville after turning aside 20 of the 22 shots he faced Saturday against the Wild. In six career starts against the Canadiens in his career, Rinne sports a 4-1-1 record with a stellar 1.32 goals against average and a save percentage of .948. In an attempt to return to the win column, Michel Therrien’s squad showcased new line formations at practice on Sunday. Captain Max Pacioretty was reunited with longtime cente

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NASHVILLE – In today’s notebook, the Habs discuss testing the team’s leadership, opening the floodgates, and grooming young goalies. LEADING THE CHARGE: When Max Pacioretty was named the 29th captain in Canadiens history on September 18, it marked a new era not just for the storied franchise, but also for the 27-year-old power forward himself. Pacioretty has already done the “C” proud in his young tenure, rallying back earlier than anticipated from an offseason injury to join his teammates in time for opening night, before helping the Habs get off to the team’s best start in franchise history. Currently sitting on the opposite end of that spectrum, having lost seven of the last eight games and having gone 2-7-1 in the last 10, the Canadiens are looking to rediscover some of the early-season magic that saw them roll through October with a 9-0-0 record to open the campaign. While it’s easy to lead when things are going well, Pacioretty knows that leadership becomes even more important when the goals and wins