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The Montreal Canadiens seemingly swooped in at the final hour to acquire winger Thomas Vanek in an effort to improve their playoff chances. Colin White Senators Jersey . Vanek is expected to make his Habs debut tonight when the club looks to push its unbeaten streak over the Phoenix Coyotes to 15 straight games. Canadiens defenceman Josh Gorges is returning to Montreal on Thursday to have a hand injury reevaluated by team doctors. Watch the game live on TSN Habs tonight at 9pm et/10pm at. You can also listen to the game live on TSN Radio Montreal 690. The Canadiens posted a 4-3 shootout win over the NHL-leading Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night hours after getting Vanek from the New York Islanders in exchange for prospect Sebastian Collberg. Montreal will also part with a 2014 second-round pick should it make the playoffs while also getting a fifth rounder back from New York. That seems like a safe bet with Vanek in the fold. The 30-year-old Austrian winger is set to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer, but he could help Montreal in its push to the playoffs this spring. Vanek has 21 goals and 32 assists over 60 games this season with the Islanders and Buffalo Sabres. "The most important thing is to make the playoffs and right now I have a chance to do so. This is why we play," Vanek said on Montreals website. "Anything can happen in the playoffs, especially when you have a goalie like Carey Price, who I think is one of the best in the league. Ive played with Ryan Miller and Carey is just as good." Montreals win last night has the club in second place in the Atlantic Division with 77 points, three ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs and four up on the fourth-place Tampa Bay Lightning. While Vanek mentioned playing with Price, the Habs netminder has missed all five games since the league resumed action following a break for the Winter Olympics. Price aggravated a lower-body injury during that tournament and it is unknown when he will return to action. Peter Budaj started the first four games in Prices absence and finally got a game off last night. Dustin Tokarski made his first NHL appearance of the season and stopped 39 shots before halting four of the six skaters he faced in the shootout. After Saku Koivu failed on his attempt for Anaheim in the tiebreakers sixth round, Andrei Markov fired a shot that beat Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller five-hole to improve the Habs to 6-1-1 in their last eight games. "He played unbelievable," Markov said of Tokarskis play. "He made great saves to keep us in the game." Brendan Gallagher registered a goal and an assist, while Max Pacioretty and Brian Gionta also scored for the Canadiens, who were coming off a 2-1 setback in Los Angeles on Monday that opened a four-game road trip. The swing ends on Saturday versus San Jose. Budaj is likely to return to net tonight and is 8-3-3 lifetime versus the Coyotes with a 2.70 goals against average. Montreal will try to avoid its first loss in this series since a setback on the road on Dec. 9, 1998. The Canadiens have gone 11-0-0 with three ties in the 14 meetings since, winning five times and posting one tie in the desert over that span. The Coyotes can ill-afford to see that winless streak extended as they come in one point back of the Dallas Stars for the second wild card spot in the Western Conference. Phoenix snapped a four-game slide on Tuesday with a 1-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Antoine Vermettes 22nd of the season, scored in the first period provided Mike Smith with the only support he would need, as the 31-year-old netminder turned aside 23 shots, 11 in the third period, to secure his third shutout of the season and 27th of his career. "It was kind of a sloppy hockey game, but we won," Phoenix head coach Dave Tippett said. "Thats all we need right now." The Coyotes finish off a three-game homestand tonight before hitting the road for four in a row and should have Martin Erat in the lineup tonight after picking up the winger in a trade with the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Erat notched one goal and 23 assists in 53 games with the Caps this season. Smith is 2-1-3 with a 2.22 GAA in seven career meetings with the Canadiens. Gabriel Gagne Senators Jersey . On July 27 cyclings best-known race will host "La Course by Le Tour de France" -- a one-day womens competition staged hours before Tour riders race on the same circuit to finish the three-week event on Paris Champs-Elysees. 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All of the stuff that was happening was just a blast, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said on his weekly radio show Monday morning.Five weeks ago, Seattle even making the post-season was in question, perhaps on the cusp of being the latest Super Bowl winner to watch the playoffs the following season at home. Now all Seattle needs is a win at home against St. Louis — and Detroit and Green Bay to avoid playing a tie — and the Seahawks will be the No. 1 seed.Last season, the Seahawks played at MetLife Stadium and shut out the New York Giants 23-0 in Week 15, then returned a month-and-a-half later to stymie Denver in the Super Bowl. Could a repeat be on the horizon with this years Super Bowl played on the Cardinals home field?I dont think that far, Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said. I think we have a lot of challenges up before we think that far ahead, but I like our chances.The result Sunday night wasnt unexpected. For all Arizona has overcome this season with injuries and absences, the Cardinals were still starting a third-string quarterback against the No. 1 defence in the NFL.The surprise was the eruption of Seattles offence, setting a single-game franchise record for total yards with 596. Cody Ceci Jersey. It was the second-most yards by any team this season, trailing only the 639 posted by Pittsburgh in its win over Indianapolis.It came against an Arizona defence that had given Seattle fits in the past two matchups. The Seahawks had only 192 yards in their 17-10 loss to the Cardinals in Week 16 last season, and managed just 293 yards — while quarterback Russell Wilson was getting sacked seven times — in their 19-3 win a month ago.Wilson threw for 339 yards Sunday, a career high in the regular season. The Seahawks had six pass plays of 20 or more yards — including Luke Willsons 80-yard touchdown — to go along with Wilsons 55-yard run and Lynchs spectacular touchdown.Its the combination of all of this that has happened with Marshawn and Russell, the guys up front, Carroll said. This attitude that were playing with, it gives us a chance to really have high hopes going into the last game.The Seahawks rushed for 267 yards against the Cardinals and are averaging 175.3 per game. Its the second-highest per game average in the NFL in the past 30 seasons: Atlanta averaged 183.7 yards rushing in 2006.Wilson likely wont reach 1,000 yards rushing, needing 158 in the finale against the Rams. But he could become just the fourth quarterback to reach 900 yards rushing in a season.Were so lucky that hes playing for us, Carroll said.NOTES: Carroll sounded pessimistic about WR Jermaine Kearse (hamstring) being ready for Sundays regular-season finale. 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