The Bruins have not beaten the Canadiens in a regular-season match since March 3, 2007, when they scored a 3-1 win at TD Banknorth Garden. Montreal has won 11 straight regular-season meetings, the Canadiens' longest active winning streak against any team. Boston's last victory at the Bell Centre took place on Dec. 4, 2006 (6-5).
Georges Laraque will make his 2008-09 debut tonight. The Montreal heavyweight will skate on the fourth line, taking the place of Steve Begin.
"I think he's ready to get in," said Guy Carbonneau. "He skated well the last four days. The doctors cleared him. He's 100 percent."
Tonight's expected lineup:
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Who hears it more tonight from the Montreal faithful....Ryder or Chara?
Georges Laraque will make his 2008-09 debut tonight. The Montreal heavyweight will skate on the fourth line, taking the place of Steve Begin.
"I think he's ready to get in," said Guy Carbonneau. "He skated well the last four days. The doctors cleared him. He's 100 percent."
Tonight's expected lineup:
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Andrei Kos
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</TD><TD>ynTomas Plekanec
</TD><TD>Alex Kovalev
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Alex Tanguay
</TD><TD>Saku Koivu
</TD><TD>Guillaume Latendresse
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Tom Kostopoulos
</TD><TD>Robert Lang
</TD><TD>Sergei Kosyn
</TD></TR><TR><TD>ynGeorges Laraque
</TD><TD>Maxim Lapierre
</TD><TD>Mathieu Dandenault
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width=589 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Andrei Markov
</TD><TD>Mike Komisarek
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Roman Hamrlik
</TD><TD>Ryan O'Byrne
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Josh Gorges
</TD><TD>Patrice Brisebois
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</TD></TR><TR><TD>Jaroslav Halak
When they arrive at the Bell Centre for tonight’s game vs. the Montreal Canadiens, the B’s will be the visiting team for the third straight opening night ceremony. There should be some extra bells and whistles as the Habs celebrate their 100th year.
“(Tonight’s) going to be even more special because it’s their 100th anniversary, but we’ve had practice the last two times,” Julien said. “You just have to focus on the game.”
If Michael Ryder didn’t know how much of a villain he would become when he signed with the Bruins [team stats] last July 1, then the former Montreal Canadiens right winger has a pretty good idea now.
And when Ryder and the B’s take to the Bell Centre ice tonight for the Habs’ first home game in their centennial season, that antipathy surely will be driven home even harder. With a preseason game in Montreal under his belt, Ryder feels ready to take whatever the legendarily rabid fandom has to throw at him.
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>When they arrive at the Bell Centre for tonight’s game vs. the Montreal Canadiens, the B’s will be the visiting team for the third straight opening night ceremony. There should be some extra bells and whistles as the Habs celebrate their 100th year.
“(Tonight’s) going to be even more special because it’s their 100th anniversary, but we’ve had practice the last two times,” Julien said. “You just have to focus on the game.”
If Michael Ryder didn’t know how much of a villain he would become when he signed with the Bruins [team stats] last July 1, then the former Montreal Canadiens right winger has a pretty good idea now.
And when Ryder and the B’s take to the Bell Centre ice tonight for the Habs’ first home game in their centennial season, that antipathy surely will be driven home even harder. With a preseason game in Montreal under his belt, Ryder feels ready to take whatever the legendarily rabid fandom has to throw at him.
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Who hears it more tonight from the Montreal faithful....Ryder or Chara?
