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Canadiens aim for third consecutive win

Feb 22, 2007 - 3:22 PM Montreal (31-25-6) at Nashville (40-18-3) 8:00 pm EST

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- The Montreal Canadiens are hoping to keep things moving along.

The Canadiens look to record their third straight win when they pay a visit to the Nashville Predators on Thursday.

Montreal picked up their second win in a row with Tuesday's 5-3 triumph over the Washington Capitals behind the efforts of Michael Ryder, who had two goals and one assist.

Center Saku Koivu, who had three assist in Tuesday's win, has five points in his last two outings for Montreal, which plays seven of its next eight games away from home.

Nashville is coming off an impressive 4-1 triumph over the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday, when goaltender Tomas Vokoun recorded 22 saves in the win.

Newly acquired center Peter Forsberg has yet to record a point since coming over via a trade from Philadelphia February 15.

This marks the first meeting between Nashville and Montreal since 2003.








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    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
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    MONTREAL 2 1 2 0 (2) 6
    NASHVILLE 3 1 1 0 (1) 5 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - (PP) STEVE SULLIVAN 22 (RYAN SUTER, TOMAS VOKOUN) 1:22
    NAS - SHEA WEBER 11 (JASON ARNOTT) 3:57
    MON - (PP) MICHAEL RYDER 20 (SAKU KOIVU, SHELDON SOURAY)
    10:43
    NAS -

    Feb 22 10:47 PM


  • NHL
    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 2 1 2 0 (2) 6
    NASHVILLE 3 1 1 0 (1) 5 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - (PP) STEVE SULLIVAN 22 (RYAN SUTER, TOMAS VOKOUN) 1:22
    NAS - SHEA WEBER 11 (JASON ARNOTT) 3:57
    MON - (PP) MICHAEL RYDER 20 (SAKU KOIVU, SHELDON SOURAY)
    10:43
    NAS -

    Canadiens vs. PredatorsFeb 22 10:47 PM


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    END OF OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 2 1 2 0 5
    NASHVILLE 3 1 1 0 5 END OF OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - (PP) STEVE SULLIVAN 22 (RYAN SUTER, TOMAS VOKOUN) 1:22
    NAS - SHEA WEBER 11 (JASON ARNOTT) 3:57
    MON - (PP) MICHAEL RYDER 20 (SAKU KOIVU, SHELDON SOURAY)
    10:43
    NAS - (PP) SC

    Feb 22 10:38 PM
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    END OF THE 3RD GOING INTO OT
    1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 2 1 2 5
    NASHVILLE 3 1 1 5 GOING INTO OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - (PP) STEVE SULLIVAN 22 (RYAN SUTER, TOMAS VOKOUN) 1:22
    NAS - SHEA WEBER 11 (JASON ARNOTT) 3:57
    MON - (PP) MICHAEL RYDER 20 (SAKU KOIVU, SHELDON SOURAY)
    10:43
    NAS - (PP) SCOTT HARTNELL 22 (JEAN-PI

    Feb 22 10:29 PM


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    MONTREAL 5
    NASHVILLE 5
    3RD PRD: MON - SERGEI SAMSONOV 9 (TOMAS PLEKANEC, MATHIEU DANDENAULT)
    19:12

    Canadiens vs. PredatorsFeb 22 10:29 PM
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    MONTREAL 4
    NASHVILLE 5
    3RD PRD: NAS - DAVID LEGWAND 21 (SCOTT HARTNELL, ALEXANDER RADULOV)
    5:55

    Canadiens vs. PredatorsFeb 22 10:03 PM


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    MONTREAL 4
    NASHVILLE 4
    3RD PRD: MON - (PP) ALEXANDER PEREZHOGIN 6 (SAKU KOIVU, MARK STREIT)
    4:08

    Canadiens vs. PredatorsFeb 22 9:59 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 2 1 3
    NASHVILLE 3 1 4 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - (PP) STEVE SULLIVAN 22 (RYAN SUTER, TOMAS VOKOUN) 1:22
    NAS - SHEA WEBER 11 (JASON ARNOTT) 3:57
    MON - (PP) MICHAEL RYDER 20 (SAKU KOIVU, SHELDON SOURAY)
    10:43
    NAS - (PP) SCOTT HARTNELL 22 (JEAN-PIER

    Feb 22 9:35 PM


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    MONTREAL 3
    NASHVILLE 4
    2ND PRD: MON - GARTH MURRAY 2 (MIKE KOMISAREK, MICHAEL JOHNSON) 12:57

    Canadiens vs. PredatorsFeb 22 9:23 PM


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    MONTREAL 2
    NASHVILLE 4
    2ND PRD: NAS - (PP) JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT 15 (JASON ARNOTT, RYAN SUTER)
    2:28

    Canadiens vs. PredatorsFeb 22 9:06 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 2 2
    NASHVILLE 3 3 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NAS - (PP) STEVE SULLIVAN 22 (RYAN SUTER, TOMAS VOKOUN) 1:22
    NAS - SHEA WEBER 11 (JASON ARNOTT) 3:57
    MON - (PP) MICHAEL RYDER 20 (SAKU KOIVU, SHELDON SOURAY)
    10:43
    NAS - (PP) SCOTT HARTNELL 22 (JEAN-PIER

    Feb 22 8:43 PM


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    MONTREAL 2
    NASHVILLE 3
    1ST PRD: MON - MARK STREIT 7 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, ANDREI KOSTITSYN) 16:27

    Canadiens vs. PredatorsFeb 22 8:38 PM


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    MONTREAL 1
    NASHVILLE 3
    1ST PRD: NAS - (PP) SCOTT HARTNELL 22 (JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT, STEVE
    SULLIVAN) 13:49

    Canadiens vs. PredatorsFeb 22 8:35 PM


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    MONTREAL 1
    NASHVILLE 2
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) MICHAEL RYDER 20 (SAKU KOIVU, SHELDON SOURAY)
    10:43

    Canadiens vs. PredatorsFeb 22 8:28 PM


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    MONTREAL 0
    NASHVILLE 2
    1ST PRD: NAS - SHEA WEBER 11 (JASON ARNOTT) 3:57

    Canadiens vs. PredatorsFeb 22 8:17 PM


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    MONTREAL 0
    NASHVILLE 1
    1ST PRD: NAS - (PP) STEVE SULLIVAN 22 (RYAN SUTER, TOMAS VOKOUN) 1:22

    Canadiens vs. PredatorsFeb 22 8:13 PM