Habs And Wild Eliminated

Charlie Coyle’s first season of pro hockey is over.

Coyle and the Minnesota Wild lost Game 5 of their first-round playoff series tonight, 5-1, to the Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago, who had the best record of any NHL team in the regular season, won the series 4-1.

In Montreal, Gerard Gallant’s first season as assistant coach of the Canadiens came to an end with a 6-1 loss. The Ottawa Senators won the first-round series 4-1.

It was a good season for Gallant and the Habs though as they finished the regular season with the second best record in the Eastern Conference.

Former Sea Dogs goaltender Robert Mayer (pictured) was Montreal’s backup goaltender for this game with Carey Price hurt and Peter Budaj getting the start. Mayer, once again, did not see any game action.

In Pittsburgh, Simon Despres and the Penguins now lead their first-round series against the New York Islanders 3-2 thanks to a 4-0 victory tonight. Game 6 of that series is on Saturday.

Despres finished the game with a +1 rating, one hit, and two blocked shots in 14:10 of ice time. It was the second game he has played in in this series.