Stars – Canadiens

Here are five things you should know about the Canadiens-Stars game Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at the Bell Centre (7 p.m., Citytv, SNE, TVA Sports, ...

The other guys: Mason Marchment, who at 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds is the type of physical forward who gives the Canadiens trouble, is the Stars’ leading scorer with three goals and three assists. [Jordan Harris](https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/stu-cowan-harris-on-path-to-become-key-cog-in-canadiens-rebuild) has impressed with his steady play, and the biggest surprise has been undrafted [Arber Xhekaj](https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/canadiens-prospect-arber-xhekaj-gets-not-a-whole-lot-of-respect-from-young-senators). Tough decisions ahead: The play of the Canadiens’ young defencemen means coach Martin St. The Stars won their first three games before beginning a four-game road trip with [a 3-2 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs on Thursday](https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/simmons-maple-leafs-need-to-find-themselves-on-the-road). Article content But the Stars have started their season strong.

The Canadiens' sixth game of the season promised to be the most challenging, so far, facing the Dallas Stars who earned points in their first four games.

Near the boards, he fell to the ice, and slammed in hard. The concept here for Hughes is that he wants his talented forward to have the puck a lot and play in a league where he gets to exercise his offensive skill set. He went to the dressing room. Of all the rotten luck to be charging the net, and he strides on to an errant stick. He wasn’t supposed to destroy one of the heavyweights in the league, Zach Kassian, in a fight. He looked great to start the season. He dipsy-doodled back and forth to change the angle, so the checker couldn’t block the shot. He was ready to play more complex hockey under the tutelage of Martin St. He isn’t supposed to lead a rush up ice to end up in the Habs’ first goal. In the second period, it’s more Xhekaj, as he has become a fan favourite already. The Canadiens had their chances and played another solid game, but Oettinger was the better of the two goalies on the night and that made a difference. The Montreal Canadiens have had a strong start to the season with three wins in their first five starts, including perfection at home.

Joe Pavelski scored a hat trick and added one assist, helping the Dallas Stars record a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night at the Bell ...

"If you look at his last season, he was a dominant player in the juniors," St. "He just has that innate ability, the puck follows him around." "We kept pushing and I thought we had a few bounces that could have come our way and it could have been a tie game. "We had an offensive push in the first and we got scored on twice in the second," said Canadiens coach Martin St. It's hard to explain, he's just a special athlete." "I've really only been able to come here once a year toward, pretty much, the second half of my career.

Joe Pavelski kicked off the goal scoring just 4:24 into the first period with Dallas on the power play. He setup in front of the Canadiens net and backhanded a ...

With 20 goals scored in five games this season, they got to that point as a team in half the number of games as they did last year. Would imagine that Oettinger gets played in Boston behind a tired team that has to travel the night before, with Scott Wedgewood getting the call against the He is the oldest player on any team in the league to score a hat trick since former teammate Joe Thornton (39 years, 231 days) on Feb. Pavelski got his third goal of the game on this absolute stunner of a play. Rookie phenom Arber “WiFi” Xhekaj got his first goal in the NHL to cut into the Dallas lead and make it close once again, but it was the last offense that Montreal would see in the game. He setup in front of the Canadiens net and backhanded a pass right over the netminder.

MONTREAL - Sitting next to his hat-trick puck in a country music-filled visitors' locker room, Joe Pavelski explained that scoring three times at the ...

“If you look at his last season, he was a dominant player in the juniors,” St. The veteran was caught by Montreal’s defence but still found a way to beat Allen. A lone cap was thrown onto the ice by Stars fans at the game. “He just has that innate ability, the puck follows him around.” The veteran used his backhand to beat Allen over the shoulder. Hinz found the centre in the high slot and he regained Dallas’ lead with the one-timer. “We had an offensive push in the first and we got scored on twice in the second,” said Canadiens coach Martin St. “We kept pushing and I thought we had a few bounces that could have come our way and it could have been a tie game. “I’ve really only been able to come here once a year toward, pretty much, the second half of my career. “He looks exactly like he did five-six years ago, like the clock stopped. Playing against the young Montreal Canadiens, Pavelski scored three times and added one assist showing the kids how it’s done. “I just love his poise and his smarts.