Paul Mara News

Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin fires a shot past Montreal Canadiens Jaroslav Spacek during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal, November 28, 2009.

The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in a shootout despite losing the services of Niklas Kronwall for the next 4 to 8 weeks due to an MCL sprain.

The Montreal Canadiens aren't scheduled for another regular-season game in Pittsburgh's aging Mellon Arena.

One thing is for sure about these Canadiens: They aren't lacking character. Montreal erased a 2-0 Detroit lead in the third period to escape with at least point before falling to the Red Wings 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday night.

Detroit ended the Montreal Canadiens' domination after regulation, but it came at a price as the banged-up Red Wings lost defenceman Niklas Kronwall after a questionable hit.

Montreal Canadiens' Travis Moen, right, is checked into the boards by Detroit Red Wings' Brad Stuart during the third period.

Montreal 4 Phoenix 2 It was a good night for the Canadiens' special teams. The Habs scored two power play goals, on two opportunities, and a four-on-four goal.

" If there are any questions about Tomas Plekanec's ability to be a top-line centre, he is answering them this year.

The Montreal Canadiens finally got their power play rolling. Marc-Andre Bergeron and Glen Metropolit scored 1:02 apart in the third period, the second goal on the power play, and Carey Price made 18 saves in the Canadiens' 4-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night in Glendale, Ariz.

The Tampa Lightning are in town play the Canadiens at the Bell Centre. A November 7, 2009 10:16 PM A A A A Montreal Canadiens defenseman Paul Mara with Montreal Canadiens defenseman Josh Gorges and Montreal Canadiens defenseman Roman Hamrlik following lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 in NHL action in Montreal on Saturday November 07, 2009.

Canadiens' Josh Gorges and Paul Mara converge on Carey Price after shootout win last night.

The first month of this 2009-2010 NHL season is already behind us and I thought it would be a good time to check out how the Montreal Canadiens initiated their season.

Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks in NHL hockey game in Chicago October 30, 2009.

Backup Jaroslav Halak has never been a number one netminder in the NHL but he has played like one lately for the Montreal Canadiens.

Paul Mara #22 of the Montreal Canadiens and teammate center Scott Gomez #91 of the Montreal Canadiens and right wing Brian Gionta #21 of the Montreal Canadiens celebrate the first goal during the NHL game against the Atlanta Thrashers on October 20, 2009 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

TSN's Dave Hodge sounds off on all the hockey issues of the day in our weekly segment called Hodgemail.

Mike Cammalleri scored his third goal of the game in overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.

Montreal's Scott Gomez, right, scores the first goal of Thursday's game. Scott Gomez and Marc-Andre Bergeron scored in the first period to give Montreal its first two-goal lead of the season, sending the Canadiens on to a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

Paul Mara #22 of the Montreal Canadiens and teammate center Scott Gomez #91 of the Montreal Canadiens and right wing Brian Gionta #21 of the Montreal Canadiens celebrate the first goal during the NHL game against the Atlanta Thrashers on October 20, 2009 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Marc-Andre Bergeron spent the summer waiting for a call at home in Trois-Rivieres, Que., but the phone didn't ring until nearly a week into the NHL regular season.