Canadiens’ Goalie May Not Be Familiar, but Theme Is

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Canadiens’ Goalie May Not Be Familiar, but Theme IsCanadiens’ Goalie May Not Be Familiar, but Theme IsWhen it comes to the Canadiens, there is always a proud tradition of one kind or another, like that of a young, relatively green goalie rising from obscurity to lead them on a surprising run through the playoffs. #x In 1971, there was Ken Dryden; in 1986, there was Patrick Roy. Now there is Jaroslav Halak, whom the Canadiens have ridden to an unexpectedly strong start to the postseason.pandora beads wholesale

Halak is sure to get the biggest ovation at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night, when 22,500 fans welcome back the Canadiens for their first home game since a first-round upset of the Washington Capitals, the N.H.L.’s No. 1 regular-season team, and a split to open their second-round series against the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins.

“It’s great for us, and the crowd is going to be on our side from the first face-off,” a typically understated Halak said.

Despite being pulled from onepandora beads wholesalegame in each series, Halak, 24, has compiled a .931 save percentage, the best among goalies still playing. He stopped 131 of 134 Washington shots in Games 5, 6 and 7 of the opening round, and on Sunday he stopped 38 of 39 Pittsburgh shots. #x

His saves against the Penguins included one in which he stopped a shot with his face mask, producing a clang audible throughout Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. Did it hurt?

“No,” he said. “It’s like when you get it in the glove. Same thing.”

For most of the last two seasons, Halak shared the Canadiens’ starting job with Carey Price,网站优化, but he was generally Goalie 1B to Price’s 1A. He finally won the job just before the Olympics (during which he led Slovakia to a surprising fourth-place finish), and closed out the regular season with strong work that propelled him to a .924 save percentage, the fourth best in the league.

That was just enough to get the Canadiens into the playoffs by a point ahead of the Rangers. They won just 39 of 82 games.

But now they are on a roll, though how long they can last against Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin is unclear — especially with Montreal’s top defenseman, #x Andrei Markov, apparently lost for the series with what was described as a lower body injury.

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