Hockey Inside Out

The Canadiens are headed to the Eastern Conference final against the Hurricanes, with Game 1 slated for Thursday at 8 p.m. in Raleigh, N.C.

On this week's Hockey Inside/Out Show, The Gazette's Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green to talk about what impressed them most about the Canadiens beating the Sabres in the second round, needing an overtime goal from Alex Newhook to win Game 7 by a 3-2 score Monday night in Buffalo.

The Carolina Hurricanes will be very well rested when they begin the Eastern Conference final series against either the Canadiens or the Buffalo Sabres.

Could that actually be an advantage for the Canadiens if they meet the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final? How much rest is too much rest?

Those questions are answered on this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode as The Gazette's Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green.

After stopping 26 of 28 shots in the Canadiens' 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series at the Bell Centre, goalie Jakub Dobes described himself as a "goofy goalie."

On this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Rick Green and Chris Nilan join The Gazette's Stu Cowan to talk about the goofiest goalies they played with.

Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj was fined $3,385 by NHL Player Safety after roughing up the Buffalo Sabres' Sam Carrick at the end of Game 3 in their second-round playoff series and dropping him to the ice with a gloved punch to the face.

Was it money well spent by Xhekaj?

That's the question answered on this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, as The Gazette's Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green.

For the second straight series, the Montreal Canadiens find themselves in a best-of-three situation with the opposing team having home-ice advantage. The Canadiens were able to eliminate the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round by winning Games 5 and 7 on the road. Can the Canadiens bounce back again in Buffalo against the Sabres?

That's the main question answered on this week's Hockey Inside/Out Show, as The Gazette's Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green.

Former Canadien Chris Nilan — a regular guest on the weekly Hockey Inside/Out Show and our bonus episodes — was given the honour of carrying the team’s famous torch into the Bell Centre ahead of Game 6 of the first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Canadiens ended up losing Game 6 by a 1-0 score in overtime, but it’s a night Nilan will never forget.

On this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, Nilan joins his former Canadiens teammate and 1986 Stanley Cup champ Rick Green and The Gazette’s Stu Cowan to talk about what that night was like for him and why the Canadiens are so good at doing pregame ceremonies.

On this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Rick Green and Chris Nilan to discuss the decision to sit Arber Xhekaj for Noah Dobson in Game 7, and whether Xhekaj has a future with the team or would be better off going to another team where he could play more often.

What will be the keys to success for the Canadiens when they face the Sabres in the second round? And what does Cole Caufield have to do to start scoring at five-on-five again?

Those are two questions answered on this week’s Hockey Inside/Out Show, as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green.

When it comes to playoffs, it’s hard to beat the NHL — especially when there’s a Game 7.

In this Hockey Inside/Out Show Bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan, Rick Green and Brian Skrudland, who talk about their most memorable experiences in Game 7s and how players try to control their nerves when facing elimination in a sudden-death game.

In this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan, Rick Green and Brian Skrudland to discuss which players surprised them the most against Tampa Bay.

Special thanks to the Tampa Bay Times for Game 5 photos.