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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

FORMER HAB RYDER SCORES GAME-WINNING GOAL,AS THE HABS FIND THEMSELVES DOWN 3 GAMES


Last night in Montreal, the Canadiens got off to a good start by Higgins scoring the first goal of the game.But they could not hang on as the Bruins answered back with a late period goal by Philip Kessel to tie the game. Then just over 3 minutes into the second,Shawn Thornton put the Bruins up by a goal. Yannick Weber for Montreal would tie the game at 2-2. Then with just 3 minutes left in the second it was former Hab Michael Ryder scored (which would eventually become the game winner).

"I'd forgotten about last year. I don't really think about it," said Ryder, who signed a three-year, $12-million free agent contract with Boston. "It feels like I've been here for so long now, actually, and the guys are great and they've welcomed me in and it's good just to be a part of the team. We're rolling good right now."Montreal G.M and Coach Bob Gainey was not happy with the 4-2 lose to the Bruins."All our players are on skates now and we know what the game represents, so we will be re-evaluating everyone," said Gainey. "It's the worst situation and the best challenge."

"We'd rather not be in this situation. We came in looking for a win and we didn't get one." The Canadiens will need to win 4 in a row now if they want to win the series (In NHL history that has only happend 2 times)."At this point, there's not too much positive there," Canadiens Captain Saku Koivu said. "Every game, there are things you try to build on but what we're doing right now is not enough. We have to find a way to get the goals. It doesn't matter how you do it, to get the win."Game 4 of this series is Wednesday night at the Bell Centre at 7:00pm E.T on CBC and RDS.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

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