BOSTON - Carey Price made 33 saves, Tomas Plekanec had a goal and an assist, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 2-0 on Saturday night.
Dan Majerle Suns Jersey .Andrei Markov added his 100th career goal for the Canadiens, who posted their eighth win in nine
games.Tuukka Rask stopped 22 shots, but feel to 3-12-3 in his career during the
regular season against the Canadiens.Montreal improved to 3-0 against Boston
this season.It was the 728th regular season meeting between the clubs, the first
in Boston since Montreal upset the top-seeded Bruins in a seven-game series last
spring in the Eastern Conference playoffs second round.The Canadiens beat the
Bruins 5-1 on Nov. 13. Since that loss, the Bruins had won three straight,
allowing only four total goals.Montreal went up on Markovs goal 11:37 into the
first period.Skating on a power play, Plekanec won a faceoff to Brendan
Gallagher, who slipped a short pass to Markov. He fired a wrist shot that beat
Rask on the stick side inside the post, giving the Canadiens their first road
power-play goal this season after going 0 or 29.Boston controlled play after the
goal, outshooting Montreal 8-1, but the chances were relatively weak.Montreal
then made it 2-0 on Plekanecs goal midway into the second when he scored at the
end of a 3-on-2 break after the Bruins failed to get a shot off during an
odd-man rush.There were plenty of hard checks between the longtime rivals, the
best coming when Bruins winger Daniel Paille sent Alexei Emelin into his own
bench early in the second.Chats of Go Habs Go! could be heard a few times from a
fairly large gathering of red-jersey wearing Canadiens fans spread throughout TD
Garden, but they were quickly silenced by Lets Go Bruins!NOTES: Boston had won
its last six home games. ... Price had his 27th career shutout. ... It was
Bruins coach Claude Juliens 800th NHL game behind the bench. He had 159 with
Montreal and 79 with New Jersey before his 562nd with the Bruins. D Bryan Allen,
acquired from the Anaheim Ducks for F Rene Bourque, made his debut with the
Canadiens and was paired with former Panthers teammate Mike Weaver. Bruins C
David Krejci, LW Brad Marchand and LW Chris Kelly were out with injuries, but D
Dougie Hamilton played after missing the last 9 minutes of regulation and
overtime Friday at Columbus. ... Montreal is at the New York Rangers on Sunday
night. Boston hosts the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday.
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Geno Smith is still No. 1 for the New York Jets. For the moment. Whether its the
second-year quarterbacks job to lose, well, offensive co-ordinator Marty
Mornhinweg will see what effect Michael Vick has in whats expected to be a hotly
contested competition this summer. "We brought Mike in to compete, to push Geno
and to make Geno the very best he can make him, and I wanted to make sure Mike
was ready for that," Mornhinweg said during a conference call Tuesday. "I think
this thing is going to work beautifully. Well see." Smith started all 16 games
for the Jets after incumbent Mark Sanchez was lost for the year after injuring
his shoulder in the preseason. It was a roller-coaster ride for Smith and the
Jets, as the young quarterback led four comeback victories in the fourth quarter
or overtime in his first nine games, but then struggled mightily with six
interceptions and no touchdowns in three straight losses. He bounced back with a
solid final four games, with only two turnovers while leading the Jets to three
wins and an 8-8 finish. "Were going to structure it a certain way," Mornhinweg
said. "One thing I want to make sure of, that nothing impedes the young
quarterbacks progression. Im talking about Geno. He progressed beautifully, and
Im talking the last quarter of the season. Played like a winning quarterback,
played at a high level." Not surprisingly, Mornhinweg acknowledged that Smith
will take the first snaps with the starting offence when the team begins
on-field practices in a few weeks. The Jets did the same last spring with
Sanchez getting the first snaps over Smith. "Geno will get a few more reps, but
not many (more)," Mornhinweg said. "Im going to try to do this thing right, and
itll vary day to day, much like Ive done it in the past." Smith said last week
hes taking the approach that hes the starter, and Vick acknowledged that when he
signed with New York last month. But that doesnt mean Vick will be resigned to
the fact he will be the backup, and thats one reason Mornhinweg was happy to be
reunited with the veteran after their four seasons together in Philadelphia. "He
has a really important role here," he said of Vick. "Hes 33 years old, and hes
still got it. I look at him as a young 33. Hes still got it. ... When hes called
uupon to play, Ive got great confidence in Mike.
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in Philadelphia, Mornhinweg anticipates no issues. "Mikes going to handle that
real well," he said. "Hes going to do the right thing." Vick is extremely
familiar with Mornhinwegs system, theoretically giving the Jets two
starting-calibre quarterbacks who can run the offence with little drop-off in
case of injury or ineffectiveness. "I would expect Geno to progress at a high
rate with Mikes help," Mornhinweg said. "I want to get Mike back comfortable
with our terminology, with our system, exactly how we want these things done, so
its just that simple. Vick isnt the only newcomer to an offence that finished
25th overall and struggled with consistency last season. The Jets signed former
Titans star Chris Johnson to bolster the backfield and former Broncos wide
receiver Eric Decker to upgrade perhaps the teams weakest spot a year ago.
Mornhinweg is intrigued by the pass-catching ability Johnson has, but also
believes he can be the "electric, dynamic" type of running back he was during
his best years in Tennessee now that hes healthy. "Thats a pretty good little
1-2 punch," Mornhinweg said of the Chris Ivory-Johnson pairing. Decker had 87
receptions for 11 touchdowns last season while catching passes from
Peyton Manning. Meanwhile, the Jets leading receiver was Jeremy Kerley with 43
catches, and it was clear New York would need to get better at the position
through free agency -- they also signed Jacoby Ford -- and the draft. "Last
year," Mornhinweg said, "I thought was quite possibly the start of something
special." NOTES: Defensive co-ordinator Dennis Thurman said "the skys the limit"
for Dee Milliner, the Jets top pick last year who will assume the No. 1 CB spot
with the departure of Antonio Cromartie. Milliner struggled at times while
dealing with injuries, but Thurman believes he can become "a very good corner."
... While cornerback remains a potential target in the first round, Thurman
expressed confidence in his current group. "Im comfortable with our cornerback
situation," he said. "We have guys who can play."
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