Game 61: Canadiens vs. New York Rangers

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Down By Five, Canadiens Win
Published 2/20/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
from Dave Stubbs at Habs Inside/Out, Incredible. Impossible. Unbelievable. The Canadiens scored five straight goals tonight to rally from a 5-0 deficit, then got a goal from Saku Koivu in the shootout and Cristobal Huet stopped all three himself, giving Montreal a 6-5 victory over the New York Rangers. continued and at times, the sight is loading a little slow, probably being flooded by Habs fans… The first time in the Canadiens history that they have had a comeback win after being down by five ...

Embarrassingly Awful Hockey Card Edition [NHL Closer]
Published 2/20/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... We begin with a memorable moment in hockey history: Michael Ryder actually resembling an NHL player again, at least for one night. Oh, yeah: It was also the first time in the 99-year history of the Montreal Canadiens that the team rallied from a 5-0 deficit to win a game -- 6-5, thanks to a Koivu a shootout goal, over the visiting Rangers. The Blueshirts chased Carey Price with three in the first 13:56 of the game, and then tagged Huet with two. After that, it was all Habs, right down to a falling Alexei Kovalev's one-timer at 15:38 that sent the game into OT and gave the world ...