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• (Sports Network) - The last-place Montreal Canadiens will try again for their first win under Randy Cunneyworth, as the Habs visit the Ottawa Senators for tonights Northeast Division clash at Scotiabank Place. Pat McAfee Jersey . Viewers in the Canadiens region can watch the game on TSN Canadiens at 7:30pm et/8:30pm at and the game can be heard on TSN Radio 990 in Montreal and TSN.ca/Montreal. The Canadiens, who will aim to halt a five-game losing streak tonight, are last in the Northeast with 33 points -- six less than the third-place Senators. Montreals last four setbacks have come under Cunneyworth, who took over as interim head coach for the fired Jacques Martin on Dec. 17. Montreal has been outscored by the opposition, 21-9, during its current slide and the Habs were dealt a 4-0 loss Thursday in Winnipeg. The shutout loss dropped the Canadiens to 0-3 on a six-game road trip and Montreal is now 8-9-1 as the visiting team this season. The Habs fired 27 shots at Ondrej Pavelec on Thursday, but the Jets goaltender turned aside all of them to post his third shutout of the season. Meanwhile, Carey Price was tagged for all four goals on 34 shots for the Canadiens. P.K. Subban and Lars Eller were healthy scratches, but are expected to be back in the lineup against Ottawa. "I think its about sticking together, I think when we are trying to figure out, the pieces the puzzle, everybody has to come together, and I think its a good place to start right here," said Cunneyworth. Montreal needs to win tonight to avoid matching its longest losing streak of the season. The Canadiens went 0-4-2 during a six-game slide from Oct. 13-24. The Senators had a three-game winning streak snapped Friday at Carolina, but the overtime loss gave Ottawa a point for the fourth straight contest. Ottawa and the Hurricanes were tied at 1-1 after one period on Friday and the games only other goal was scored by Tuomo Ruutu, who ended the contest 1:36 into the overtime period. Filip Kuba had a goal and Craig Anderson made 36 saves in the hard-luck loss for Ottawa. "Craig was outstanding," said Ottawa coach Paul MacLean. "It wouldve been nice to have the win, but when we look back at this its gonna be a pretty big point." Ottawa will have leading goal-scorer Milan Michalek back tonight after he missed the last five games with a concussion. The Czech winger passed his baseline concussion test on Thursday and is considered ready to go for tonight. Michalek has 19 goals and six assists this season. Sens forward Jesse Winchester has missed the last two games with a concussion and is expected to sit out again tonight. Ottawa is 10-7-1 as the host this year and has won its last two games on home ice. Montreal edged the Senators, 2-1, in Ottawa on Nov. 4, giving the Canadiens wins in three of the last four meetings in this series. The Habs have also taken three out of four in Canadas capital city. Mike McGlynn Jersey . Nash introduced his longtime friend on Thursday as the man who will lead the senior mens team, confirming a hiring that likely had only one candidate. "Thats why its been one of the best kept secrets in three or four months," Nash joked. Jerry Hughes Jersey . Nugent-Hopkins agent, Rick Valette, and the Oilers made the announcement on Twitter Saturday that the 19-year-old centre would attend the camp in Calgary on Monday. http://www.nflcoltsfans.com/anthony-castonzo-jerseys . PAUL, Minn. Donald Brown Jersey . Doctors told the former light heavyweight champion from Laval, Que., on Tuesday that he had tears in the shoulder and in a biceps muscle tendon, but they arent serious enough to keep him out a title fight in March against (Bad) Chad Dawson. Reggie Wayne Jersey . The worst penalty kill in the NHL yielded two more goals as the Leafs dropped a 3-2 decision to the Jets on New Years Eve, to conclude a winless three-game road trip. LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Syracuse guard Michael Carter-Williams wasnt fazed by a shaky first half, nor two missed free throws in the final minute that gave No. 1 Louisville chances to win on Saturday. The sophomore just knew he had to redeem himself, and his second-half recovery in several areas helped the sixth-ranked Orange rally for the 70-68 upset. It was the second straight Saturday that No. 1 went down. Duke lost to then-No. 20 North Carolina State 84-76 a week ago. A record crowd of 22,814 at the KFC Yum! Center saw Syracuse beat a No. 1 team for fourth time, all Big East teams. Carter-Williams most important contributions were a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:28 remaining, followed by a steal and go-ahead dunk with 23 seconds left as he scored 11 of his teams final 13 points, including the last four. He added a rebound and another steal at the end to cap a 16-point, seven-assist game that made it easy for Carter-Williams to forget a five-point first half and those two missed free throws. "I wasnt going to go out without a fight," said Carter-Williams, who finished with four assists and four steals. "They were pressuring us, coming at us in the first half. Things were going their way. The second half, I tried to fight back the best I could. I had two or three turnovers but I just kept flipping the page, flipping the page and ended up winning the game, which was great. ... "Those free throws, I just had to have faith in myself and just try to do anything to get the win." Brandon Triche was 9 of 13 from the field, including five of Syracuses seven 3-pointers, to finish with 23 points as the Orange (17-1, 5-0 Big East) took control of the Big East Conference. He credited Carter-Williams for getting the win. "Michael was the reason we won the game, getting the dunk," Triche said. "I might have kept us in the game, but hes the reason we won the game getting the two steals. Thats winning stuff." Jerami Grant and C.J. Fair both had 10 points for the Orange, who won their seventh straight and beat the Cardinals for the third time in a row. Russ Smiths 25 points led Louisville (16-2, 4-1), which had its 11-game winning streak stopped. The Cardinals shot 41 per cent (24 of 59) including 29 per cent in the second half. After taking a 68-66 lead on Smiths two free throws with 1:58 remaining, Louisville missed two shots and committed two turnovers. "That was a great college basketball game and they made some really terrific defensive plays down the stretch," Louisville coach Rick Pitino said. "They made the plays, they made the shots when it counted and we didnt." Louisvilles final chance to tie ended with a pass inside around Gorgui Diengs knees in the final seconds which Syracuse recovered to seal the victory. Antoine Bethea Jersey. For the Cardinals, it was disappointing end to a week that began with their second No. 1 ranking in school history. "Id rather have the No. 1 ranking at the end of the year," Louisville guard Peyton Siva said. "I really dont mind having the No. 1 ranking at all. Were going to work our way back up to that spot and hopefully get it at the end of the year." Syracuse was 24 of 49 from the field (49 per cent) and the Orange outrebounded the Cardinals 36-31. More impressive, Syracuse didnt wilt each time Louisville seemed to get the momentum in a back-and-forth game. "I thought both teams played incredibly hard," Orange coach Jim Boeheim said. "There were opportunities where we couldve gotten discouraged. Michael turned it over for a layup. He made some mistakes, but he is a big-time player. "It was great, but now we can forget about it and try to get ready for Cincinnati on Monday ' ' '

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