OTTAWA
Adidas Erik Condra Jersey , Ontario (AP) — Paul Byron scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Thursday night to sweep the
home-and home series.Jeff Petry, Brendan Gallagher and Andrew Shaw also scored,
and Carey Price stopped 19 shots.“We just started skating,” Byron said. “They
had a couple injuries so they were short-handed down the middle and we knew if
we kept skating and kept pushing it was going to make it harder on them.”The
Canadiens also beat the Senators 5-2 on Tuesday night in Montreal.“Both games
the game slips away in that second period because of bad puck management,”
Senators coach Guy Boucher said. “It doesn’t matter who you play against. If you
don’t manage the puck well it’s going to haunt you.”Mark Stone and Colin White
scored for the Senators, and Craig Anderson stopped 38 shots. Ottawa’s Matt
Duchene (lower body) and Bobby Ryan (upper body) left the game with
injuries.“It’s unfortunate, but it happens to a lot of teams,” Ottawa’s Cody
Ceci said.“A lot of guys had to play a lot of minutes tonight, but can’t use
that as an excuse.”An unlucky bounce early in the third gave Montreal a 4-2 lead
on Gallagher’s goal, and Byron added an empty-net goal for his second of the
night.“We played a good road game against a team that’s been successful at
home
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part.”A couple defensive breakdowns by the Senators allowed the Canadiens to
take a 3-2 lead into the third period.After Tom Pyatt failed to clear the puck,
the Canadiens gained control with Philip Danault making a cross-ice pass to
Byron.Shaw made it 3-1 with his 100th career goal, beating Anderson from in
close. But the Senators cut the lead back to one with a power-play goal late in
the period. Price made a great save on Ryan Dzingel, but White was right there
for the rebound for his eighth of the season.Stone opened the scoring for the
Senators midway through the period when he beat Price with a quick wrist
shot.The Canadiens tied it 20 seconds later when Petry took a pass at the blue
line and beat Anderson with a long wrist shot.NOTES: Ottawa remains without D
Mark Borowiecki. He’s recovering from an upper-body injury. … Montreal improved
to 14-10-5, and Ottawa dropped to 12-14-3.UP NEXTCanadiens: At Chicago on Sunday
night.Senators: Host Pittsburgh on Saturday night. NEW YORK (AP) The New York
Rangers honored Hall of Fame center Jean Ratelle by retiring his No. 19.A banner
with his name and number was raised to the rafters at Madison Square Garden on
Sunday night in a ceremony before the Rangers hosted the Detroit Red
WingsRatelle had 336 goals and 481 assists in 861 games over parts of 16 seasons
in New York before he was traded to Boston in November 1975 and finished his
career with the Bruins in 1981. With the Rangers, he famously centered a line
with Vic Hadfield and Rod Gilbert – dubbed the GAG Line for goal a game.Ratelle
received a rousing ovation when he was announced and walked out on the red
carpet on the ice, and then again when he was called up to the podium by
Gilbert.”This is incredible,” the 77-year-old Ratelle said. ”It is an honor and
privilege to see my sweater raised up to the rafters here at Madison Square
Garden.”Ratelle, inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985, became the ninth
player to have his number retired by the Rangers
Adidas Chris Terry Jersey , joining Ed Giacomin (1), Brian Leetch (2), Harry Howell (3), Gilbert (7), Adam Graves (9), Andy Bathgate (9), Mark Messier
(11) and Mike Richter (35).Giacomin, Leetch, Graves, Messier and Richer also
attended the ceremony
Adidas Dennis Cholowski Jersey , while Howell and Bathgate were represented by family members. Some of Ratelle’s former teammates were also
present, including Brad Park, Rod Seiling, Gilles Villemure, Bob Plager and
their coach, 91-year-old Emile Francis.Ratelle still ranks second on the
Rangers’ franchise goals list, third for assists and points (817), and sixth in
games played. He and Gilbert are the only players in the top three on the team
list for goals, assists and points.The GAG Line’s big season was in 1971-72 when
they finished third, fourth and fifth in the league in points.
Ratelle
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first Rangers player to score 50 goals that season, with Ratelle’s 109 points
setting a franchise record that stood until Jaromir Jagr had 123 in 2005-06.”I
had the best seat in the house,” Francis said. ”The GAG Line was the best line
in Rangers history, and Jean was one of the greatest players both on and off the
ice.”Ratell was presented with a specially inscribed commemorative watch, a
framed No. 19 game-worn jersey, and a custom set of golf clubs with a white bag
with the Rangers logo on it.At the end of the ceremony, Gilbert announced the
Rangers would honor Hadfield next season and raise his No. 11 to the rafters,
Hadfield got emotional and the fans gave him a big ovation.When the Rangers
skated out for pregame warmups they were all wearing No. 19 jerseys with
Ratelle’s name on the back.—Follow Vin Cherwoo at
www.twitter.com/VinCherwooAP—
