Thursday, May 9, 2013

Mayer Will Be Habs Backup Tonight

Former Saint John Sea Dog Robert Mayer will be the Montreal Canadiens’ backup goaltender tonight as the Habs look to get back into their first-round playoff series against the Ottawa Senators.

Carey Price broke himself in the late stages of Game 4 and will miss the remainder of the series. Peter Budaj will get the start in tonight’s Game 5 while Mayer will be his backup. Ottawa leads the series 3-1 entering tonight’s match at the Bell Centre.

Mayer has been Habs backup before but has yet to play in a NHL game. He spent this season in the American Hockey League with the Hamilton Bulldogs where he recorded a 16-17-3 record to go with a 2.93 goals against average and a 0.908 save percentage.

Mayer, 23, played two seasons with Saint John from 2007-2009.

Other playoff action tonight has Charlie Coyle and the Minnesota Wild trying to avoid elimination. The Chicago Blackhawks lead that series 3-1.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to recover from their Game 4 debacle tonight against the New York Islanders. That series is tied 2-2 and has been awesome to watch. Simon Despres may or may not be playing.

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