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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.

The Montreal Canadiens didn't talk very much about Alexei Kovalev's first game back in Montreal since signing as a free-agent with the Ottawa Senators during the summer.

MONTREAL a ' The new members of the Montreal Canadiens were hoping to make a better first impression to their fans.

When the National Hockey League schedule was released in July, the Montreal Canadiens must have been salivating over the prospect of playing their home opener against the lowly Colorado Avalanche, the team that finished last season with the worst record in the Western Conference.

Mike Komisarek was booed during the Toronto Maple Leafs home opener against the Montreal Canadiens but that night the jeers came from Montreal fans who had infiltrated the Air Canada Centre.

The Montreal Canadiens came back to the harsh reality of Western Conference play as they lost a second game in two nights by the score of 7-1 to the Vancouver Canucks.

The Montreal Canadiens had plenty of shots, but they had difficulty penetrating the a Bulin Wall.

Carey Price was crushed last season when former Montreal Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau opted not to start him during the Habs one and only visit to GM Place.

Some had predicted the result. The Vancouver Canucks were off to a win-less start after three games and their star goaltender, Roberto Luongo, had looked less than ordinary.

Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Martin has talked a lot about the team's depth on defence, but that depth will be severely challenged following the loss of Andrei Markov, the team's top blue-liner. Markov, 30, suffered torn tendons in his left ankle when it was sliced by the skate of Canadiens goaltender Carey Price during in the third period of ...