BOSTON r12; Claude Julien won a Stanley Cup behind the Boston Bruinsr16; bench in 2011.On Saturday night Womens Devante Smith-Pelly Jersey , the Montreal coach returns again with the Canadiens. His latest visit r12; for the latest installment of hockeyr17;s top rivalry r12; comes after a Thursday night disappointment in Buffalo.r0;They out-competed us,r1; Julien said after a 4-3 loss left the Canadiens 1-1-1 in their last three games. r0;Ir17;m not going to say our guys didnr17;t work, but they out-competed us. They won a lot of battles along the walls, way more than usual.Article continues below ...r0;In our own end, we had to do a better job of killing plays and getting the puck out. We didnr17;t do a good job of that. They were on pucks quicker than we were on a lot of occasions. But even so, for a road game we were still in the game with a chance to win or at least come out with a point and we blew it. Itr17;s our own fault.r1;While the Habs (5-2-2, 1-1-2 on the road) were losing in Buffalo, the Bruins improved to 6-2-2 (4-0-0 at home) as Jaroslav Halak pitched a 3-0 shutout over the Philadelphia Flyers in Boston.Halak is 3-0-2 with a 1.43 goals-against average, two shutouts and a .945 save percentage and could be forcing a goaltender controversy as Tuukka Rask has had a subpar start.r0;It could, absolutely,r1; Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said when asked if Halak could force his way into the No. 1 spot. r0;We (script goalie starts) at the start of the year for r12; wer17;ve done it here for years and just to work Tuukkar17;s starts in because her17;s been the number one.r0;But if Jaror17;s able to push him and eventually take the job, if and when that happens http://www.officialcanucks.com/authentic-adidas-sven-baertschi-jersey , then wer17;ll look at that. Wer17;re going to try to keep it as balanced as possible early on, and then like we said if one separates himself from the other like every other position here then wer17;ll allow that to evolve.r1;The Bruins are 2-0 after going 0-1-2 in the first three games of a four-game road trip. They swept last yearr17;s four-game season series with the Canadiens r12; after years of frustration.Carey Price has a shot at a milestone Saturday. If he wins, he breaks a tie with Patrick Roy for second-most wins by a Canadiens goalie, with 290 r12; second only to Jacques Planter17;s 314.r0;Pretty cool experience,r1; Price said of tying Roy. r0;It was a great night. Overall, everybody played well. Great effort from everybody.r1;While the Bruinsr17; top line of Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand has been on fire r12; with 19 goals and 44 points in 10 games r12; new Montreal acquisition has a five-game point streak and 10 points in his first nine games in his new uniform. That makes him the third Hab in the last 20 years with 10 points in his first nine games with the team.Price, 3-1-2 with a 2.48 goals-against average and .906 save percentage this season, is a bawdy 24-11-5 with 2.42/.921 numbers against the Bruins in the regular season.Neither Bruins goalie has great numbers against the Canadiens.Rask, 3-2 with a 3.38 goals-against average and .901 save percentage this season, is just 10-15-3 with 2.41/.917 numbers, but he did beat them three times (five goals against) in eight days last year. Halak is 4-4-0 with 2.92/.889 numbers against Montreal.Through Thursday Alex Tuch Jersey Kids , the Bruins were 11th in the NHL is goals per game, fifth in goals against and on the power play and 16th in penalty killing. The Canadiens were 14th in goals for, 10th in goals against, 19th on the power play and 22nd on the PK. The Buffalo Sabres won more than a game Saturday night.They won their fans back, for now.When they lost their season opener 4-0 at home to the Boston Bruins Thursday, the Sabres were booed.Article continues below ...The Sabres heard cheers Saturday when they defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 at KeyBank Center as Conor Sheary scored twice and Carter Hutton made 43 saves.The Sabres (1-1-0) will face a more difficult opponent Monday afternoon when they face the Vegas Gold Knights (1-1-0), the Stanley Cup finalists last season who came back Saturday to defeat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 in a shootout.Hutton said he is looking forward to the challenge presented by the Golden Knights, who added former Montreal Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty and former St. Louis Blues center Paul Stastny during the offseason.r0;They transition really fast, turn pucks over on you and come at you,r1; said Hutton, who played for the Blues the past two seasons. r0;Stastny is like a Swiss army knife. He can do it all. Her17;s a great pro, good friend of mine. It will be fun to play against him http://www.officialknightsproshop.com/authentic-adidas-brad-hunt-jersey , funny to see him in a Vegas jersey.r1;Hutton, who signed with the Sabres as a free agent, has a goals-against average of 2.09 in his first two games, the same as he had in 32 games last season for St. Louis.r0;Itr17;s really something else what he did (Saturday) night,r1; Sabres defenseman Casey Nelson said at practice on Sunday. r0;He won us a game for sure. Thatr17;s what we needed. It was awesome to see him have a big game for us.r1;Hutton earned a standing ovation when he stopped a three-on-none break by the Rangers in the second period on Saturday.r0;It gives your team a boost of energy and confidence knowing you have a guy who can make a save when you really need it,r1; Sabres coach Phil Housley said. r0;Her17;s a very good veteran. Says the right things in the room and is a very likable guy but at the time he says whatr17;s on his chest. It doesnr17;t matter if your17;re a veteran or rookie, her17;s going to leave it out there. I think that guys respect that.r1;The Sabres had lost six straight home games dating to last season before Saturday.The Golden Knights also had an uplifting victory on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.Pacioretty tied the game with 1:31 remaining in the third period with goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury removed for an extra attacker. Erik Haula then scored the only goal in the shootout to give the Knights the win to open their season-long five-game road trip.r0;Sometimes results donr17;t happen there, but they were playing well, and they kept pushing it and pushing it, and it paid off,r1; Knights coach Gerard Gallant said. r0;The hockey gods came through late in the game when we played really good. The guys stuck with it. They played hard Cody Eakin Jersey , and they played our game.r1;r0;We really liked our game,r1; said Pacioretty, who was acquired in a trade with Montreal last month. r0;We liked our close support, we liked how we were fast on pucks. We were creating turnovers and getting chances, hit some posts, missed some open chances. We knew eventually it would come. Thatr17;s just the way it works.r1;The Golden Knights had lost their season opener 5-2 to the Philadelphia Flyers at home and Fleury lasted just 30:11, allowing five goals on 16 shots, but his defense deserted him.Vegas made up for that Saturday, holding a 42-30 advantage in shots on goal.Center Johan Larsson (lower-body injury) practiced Sunday with the Sabres but Housley said it has not been determined if he will play Monday. He was injured Sept. 26.
