Game recaps and news on your favorite Canadian NHL teams.

Carey Price makes one of his 38 saves in the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 win over the Washington Capitals.
MONTREAL GAZETTE: For the second straight game the Montreal Canadiens defeated an opponent 1-0, this time downing the Washington Capitals. Once again, it was Carey Price collecting the shutout and Max Pacioretty scoring the winning goal.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Another stellar performance by Price, who is looking more and more like a potential finalist for the Vezina Trophy. His 29 career shutouts ties him with Patrick Roy for fifth on the Habs all-time shutout lists.
CALGARY HERALD/EDMONTON SUN: The Flames scored four unanswered third period goals to overcome a 2-0 deficit and down the hapless Edmonton Oilers 4-2.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Every time these two clubs face each other the contrasts in their respective rebuilding programmes stands out. The Flames have really accomplished a lot in such a short period, while the Oilers continue to flounder.
OTTAWA SUN: Marc Methot enjoyed a career-best three-point performance as the Ottawa Senators thumped the woeful Arizona Coyotes 7-2.
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS: Penalties proved costly to the Jets, who gave up four power-play goals on route to a 5-2 loss against the Dallas Stars.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Jets are the NHL’s most-penalized team. It was going to catch up with them sooner or later, and it did against the Stars.
TORONTO SUN: The good news for the Toronto Maple Leafs is they held the Philadelphia Flyers to only one goal and 18 shots. The bad news is they lost their ninth-straight game by a scored of 1-0.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: How bad was January for the Leafs? They managed only one victory during that month and fell over ten points out of playoff contention.
THE VANCOUVER SUN: Newly-acquired defenseman Adam Clendening will make his debut with the Canucks today against the Minnesota Wild.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Acquired from the Blackkhawks last week, Clendening was considered one of Chicago’s top young players. If he plays up to the hype with the Canucks he could become a significant addition to their blueline.
Gotta start peeling some layers off this onion that is the Leafs roster soon, not to tank but to possibly move out some guys before the madness of the couple weeks up to the deadline…dont want to get stuck in a position similar to Snow last year, where he more or less just had to accept whatever was offered for guys like Vanek and MacDonald…
I’m honestly at a loss for words any more. I know this team isn’t as bad as they are playing so before long they will probably start getting bounces and winning. So I agree time to make moves is now. While more teams think they are in it and your players are healthy. They really do have a chance at the top 3
i don’t think it matters when they move these guys now they aren’t gonna get fair value every gm is gonna lowball the leafs