...Canadiens are out of the playoffs for two straight years. "We're disappointed, we were one game short," forward Benoit Brunet said after a season-ending 3-1 loss to Ottawa. "But a lot of people put us out of it three months ago." Sergei...

...for the Leafs, who maintained a three-point lead over Ottawa for first place in the NHL's Northeast Division. Benoit Brunet had two goals and Eric Weinrich scored for the Canadiens, tied with Buffalo for third place in the Northeast Division...

...third period to help snap Montreal's eight-game winless streak against Boston. Shayne Corson scored twice and Benoit Brunet added a goal and an assist for the Canadiens, who have won seven straight and nine of 11. Montreal is 5-1 in its...

...4, ISLANDERS 2: In Uniondale, N.Y., Martin Rucinsky had two goals and an assist as Montreal beat New York. Benoit Brunet and Sergei Zholtok also scored for Montreal, which snapped a four-game winless streak and handed the Islanders their...

...goal for the Canadiens with 6:36 left in the third period with a short backhander after taking a centering pass from Benoit Brunet. Eric Lindros scored the only goal for the Flyers, who had their seven game home unbeaten streak (5-0-2...

...a power play with 11 seconds left for the final margin. Stephane Yelle scored in the first period for Colorado and Benoit Brunet tied it for Montreal in the second. Former Canadiens goaltender Patrick Roy was solid as the Avalanche outshot Montreal...

...Leafs were livid when Alfredsson's eventual game-winning goal in Game 3 was allowed to stand, accusing Ottawa's Benoit Brunet of interfering with Joseph. Tucker had a controversial hit of his own in Toronto's first-round victory over the...

...days complaining about the officiating in Monday's 3-2 loss. They had been particularly incensed that Ottawa's Benoit Brunet interfered with Joseph on Daniel Alfredsson's eventual game-winner. But on Wednesday, much went Toronto's way...

...This time, they were unhappy that Alfredsson's goal was allowed to stand. Toronto players accused Ottawa's Benoit Brunet of interfering with goalie Curtis Joseph, even though replays showed that Brunet hardly touched Joseph, and that...

...Senators Monday. Former Senator Sergei Zholtok scored twice for the Canadiens, who trailed 4-2 in the third, and Benoit Brunet added a power-play goal. Shawn McEachern, with a goal and two assists, rookie Mike Fisher, captain Daniel Alfredsson...