Ryan O'Byrne News

The Detroit Red Wings hope to rebound from their 2-1 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers in hockey-mad Montreal , where the 11-and-11 Canadiens are always the main topic of discussion.

While nothing is official yet, both Scott Gomez and Travis Moen remain game time decisions for tonight's contest between the Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings at the Bell Centre.

Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.

Montreal Canadiens forward Brian Gionta will be out of action indefinitely with a broken bone in his left foot.

Maxim Lapierre was the lone scorer in the shootout to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win Tuesday over the Carolina Hurricanes.

In the interest of integrity and honesty, I'll state now that the comb I'll use to sift through the Montreal Canadiens' goaltending situation will not be nearly as fine-toothed as the one employed by Chris Boyle in a hyper-detailed breakdown of the Carey Price/Jaroslav Halak dynamic.

Newcomers Tom Pyatt and Ryan White of the Canadiens slam Flames' Craig Conroy Tuesday night.

Jay Leach packed his bags last week and was looking forward to rejoining the New Jersey Devils.

MONTREAL a ' Roman Hamrlik has seen more ice time than he did Thursday against the Boston Bruins.

With a possible injury to another defeceman on Thursday night, the Montreal Canadiens have used the waiver wire to fill a hole.

MontrA©al Canadiens GM Bob Gainey made the decision to boost his defense by claiming off re-entry waivers Jay Leach from New Jersey.

D Paul Ranger , D Victor Hedman , out. Canadiens - D Andrei Markov , D Ryan O'Byrne , Hal Gill , Matt D'Agostini , out; LW Georges Laraque , questionable.

" Canadiens coach Jacques Martin had a simple message for his players as they head into Thursday night's game against the Boston Bruins .

Canadiens defenceman Josh Gorges, top, says more aggressive play on the penalty-kill has been a big factor in the team's recent succees.

On Saturday, after a 3-0 home-ice loss to Minnesota, Canadiens head coach Guy Carbonneau said his players skated through their final exhibition game as though they were trying to avoid injuries.

The sliding Montreal Canadiens will try to pick up their first win since the opening week of the season when they host the surprising Atlanta Thrashers tonight at Bell Centre.

Bergeron will get a chance to prove he can beginning tomorrow night when the Atlanta Thrashers visit the Bell Centre .

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.

" Mathieu Dandenault's name came up last week as the Canadiens scrambled to shore up the defence after losing Andrei Markov and Ryan O'Byrne to injuries.

Sean Gordon Published on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 6:25PM EDT T his must be part of a fiendish plan so brilliant that the so-called hockey experts are too weak-minded to appreciate its, er, brilliance.