Rangers 5 - 3 Canadiens
Final
  for this game

Canadiens go for fourth straight home win vs. Rangers

Feb 3, 2008 - 2:27 PM Ny Rangers (26-22-6) at Montreal (28-15-9) 2:00 pm EST

MONTREAL (Ticker) -- The Montreal Canadiens have looked unbeatable at the Bell Centre recently.

Alexei Kovalev will attempt to lead the Canadiens to their fourth consecutive home victory on Sunday afternoon when they host the suddenly surging New York Rangers in a battle of "Original Six" teams.

Kovalev, who played with the Rangers from 1992-99 and again in 2002-04, scored a goal and set up another on Saturday as Montreal cruised to a 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders.

The Canadiens have outscored their opponents, 18-3, over their recent home streak.

The Rangers are starting to heat up as well, winning four of their previous five contests. New York posted back-to-back victories over a pair of rivals, besting the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils on Thursday and Friday, respectively.

Scott Gomez and Chris Drury, who were both prize offseason acquisitions by the Rangers, recorded their 500th career points in Friday's 3-1 triumph over the Devils.

Gomez leads the club with 39 assists and 50 points this season.








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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NY RANGERS 0 3 2 5
    MONTREAL 2 1 0 3 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) ANDREI MARKOV 12 (UNASSISTED) 3:11
    MON - (PP) ALEXEI KOVALEV 24 (CHRIS HIGGINS, SAKU KOIVU)
    13:36
    2ND PRD: MON - (PP) SERGEI KOSTITSYN 6 (UNASSISTED) 5:40
    NYR - (PP) MICHAL ROZSIVAL 13 (CHRIS DRURY, MARTIN

    Feb 3 4:39 PM


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    NY RANGERS 5
    MONTREAL 3
    3RD PRD: NYR - MARTIN STRAKA 10 (PAUL MARA, SCOTT GOMEZ) 18:30

    Rangers vs. CanadiensFeb 3 4:37 PM


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    NY RANGERS 4
    MONTREAL 3
    3RD PRD: NYR - CHRIS DRURY 16 (NIGEL DAWES, PETR PRUCHA) 10:09

    Rangers vs. CanadiensFeb 3 4:24 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NY RANGERS 0 3 3
    MONTREAL 2 1 3 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) ANDREI MARKOV 12 (UNASSISTED) 3:11
    MON - (PP) ALEXEI KOVALEV 24 (CHRIS HIGGINS, SAKU KOIVU)
    13:36
    2ND PRD: MON - (PS) SERGEI KOSTITSYN 6 5:40
    NYR - (PP) MICHAL ROZSIVAL 13 (CHRIS DRURY, MARTIN

    Feb 3 3:48 PM
  • a3017 Wow, they tied it up

    Rangers vs. CanadiensFeb 3 3:47 PM
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    roots
    a3017 Added 5 roots

    Rangers vs. CanadiensFeb 3 3:47 PM


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    NY RANGERS 3
    MONTREAL 3
    2ND PRD: NYR - SCOTT GOMEZ 12 (MARC STAAL) 15:30

    Rangers vs. CanadiensFeb 3 3:38 PM


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    NY RANGERS 2
    MONTREAL 3
    2ND PRD: NYR - BRANDON DUBINSKY 9 (UNASSISTED) 9:03

    Rangers vs. CanadiensFeb 3 3:24 PM


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    NY RANGERS 1
    MONTREAL 3
    2ND PRD: NYR - (PP) MICHAL ROZSIVAL 13 (CHRIS DRURY, MARTIN STRAKA)
    8:39

    Rangers vs. CanadiensFeb 3 3:21 PM


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    NY RANGERS 0
    MONTREAL 3
    2ND PRD: MON - (PS) SERGEI KOSTITSYN 6 5:40

    Rangers vs. CanadiensFeb 3 3:14 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NY RANGERS 0 0
    MONTREAL 2 2 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) ANDREI MARKOV 12 (UNASSISTED) 3:11
    MON - (PP) ALEXEI KOVALEV 24 (CHRIS HIGGINS, SAKU KOIVU)
    13:36
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NYR 4 4
    MON

    Feb 3 2:49 PM


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    NY RANGERS 0
    MONTREAL 2
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) ALEXEI KOVALEV 24 (CHRIS HIGGINS, SAKU KOIVU)
    13:36

    Rangers vs. CanadiensFeb 3 2:41 PM


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    NY RANGERS 0
    MONTREAL 1
    1ST PRD: MON - (PP) ANDREI MARKOV 12 (UNASSISTED) 3:11

    Rangers vs. CanadiensFeb 3 2:16 PM

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