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Tweet MONTREAL -- Throughout the playoffs, Brian Gionta has been counted to score goals for a Montreal team that has consistently struggled to find offense.Antrel Rolle Jersey . In the first two rounds, that offense came fairly easy for him. But against the Philadelphia Flyers, the well has run dry for Gionta and all of the Canadiens. Saturday afternoon, Montreal was shut out for the third time in four games by Philadelphia, falling into a three-games-to-one hole in the best of-7 series. Gionta had two shots in Game 4, but he was unable to solve Michael Leighton, who also stopped the other 15 shots Montreal managed. As a testament to the Canadiens’ offensive struggles, Leighton only faced one shot in the second period, which tied a Montreal mark for offensive futility in the playoffs. Gionta played a little more than 22 minutes Saturday and had the aforementioned two shots, but also had another three blocked and missed with three more. He handed out two hits and had one giveaway while finishing a minus-1. He was also a key part of a struggling power play that went 0-for-2 in the game. The Canadiens will try to get things rolling again in Game 5, Monday in Philadelphia. Montreal is 5-0 in elimination games this postseason. Q: Can you explain the struggles offensively? Gionta: We were turning pucks over and we were not on the same page as far as support. You go carrying it into the neutral zone and it is easy to step up on him knowing he has no outs. Q: Did you feel some impatience and, if so, at what time? Gionta: I think the second period is where we got away from our game and we tried pressing a little too hard, and that is when you get away from your game plan. Q: Do you feel you have given Leighton your best? Gionta: Definitely not. We did some good things in Game 3. But again tonight, we just weren’t on the same page coming through the neutral zone and that affects your offensive zone play. Q: You have been in this position before. That should help going forward? Gionta: The good thing is we know what works against this team. It’s just a matter of us executing it. For three out of the four games, we haven’t executed it. We have to find a way down the stretch to make sure we are playing our game and doing the right thing. Q: You had a great start. Can you explain what happened from the middle of the first (period)? Brian Gionta (Getty Images) Brian Gionta (Getty Images) Gionta: I dont know. Sometimes when you don’t get a goal, you start pressing or you change things up. It seemed like that is what happened. We just change our game plan and got away from what was working and tried to make something happen. When that happens, it doesn’t work out for you. Q: Last game, you said how important it was to make their ‘D’ turn their backs and go after the puck. That didn’t happen tonight. Did they do something different to counter that? Gionta: We just didn’t execute. We just got impatient and got away from doing that. Since the second period, we were trying too many plays at the blue line and against this team, they are going to step up. They got a good enough group of guys that can make plays when you turn pucks over. That’s what happened tonight. Q: Can you use a word to characterize that effort? Gionta: We weren’t supporting each other up from the neutral zone. That’s the biggest thing. When you look back on the games when we are coming up together and we have outs or we are able to chip by their ‘D’ with guys going, that is when we get our attack and when we get guys going. It was not for effort tonight. Guys wanted it, guys were working hard; but sometimes you get away from your game plan when you are pressing like that.   New Orleans Saints Marques Colston Jersey . Michael Cammalleri notched his third two-goal game of these playoffs and Jaroslav Halak withstood a 37-shot barrage to set up a winner-take-all scenario back in Pittsburgh on Wednesday at Mellon Arena. Maxim Lapierre added a nifty unassisted tally in the third that turned out to be the game-winner when the Penguins scored with 1:24 remaining. New York Jets Santonio Holmes Jersey . Cest là un adage quon répète souvent dans le monde du sport, et les Sabres de Buffalo sont en voie den prouver la pertinence. Joe Flacco Jersey Womens White . With a US$30,000 first prize on offer at Orient Xiamen Golf Country Club, the countrys first national Open Championship has attracted a strong group of South Koreans and Thais to challenge the 53 domestic players, both pros and amateurs, in the field of 124 women. LeSean McCoy Jersey Youth . "I knew it was going to get done because, in the end, I was going to be the one saying yes," Bergeron said after Bostons practice Friday here at O2 Arena. "My priority was staying in Boston." Priority became reality Thursday night in Prague as Bergeron and Boston GM Peter Chiarelli hammered out the three-year deal while the team was enjoying a State Dinner in one of Pragues many castles. James Farrior Premier Jersey . The three-day event, which ends on Sunday, gathers 1,800 shops together in the hope of providing one-stop shopping for couples. Premier Brian Dawkins Jersey . -- Mike Aviles played his way to the Kansas City bench early in the season by going hitless in 18 consecutive at-bats. Authentic Cowboys Jersey . Ronny Turiaf added season highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who have won four of five. New York also improved to 12-8 on the road, a record that has already surpassed last seasons 11-30 mark away from home. Julius Peppers Jersey Youth Replica . - With the style the San Jose Sharks play, Evgeni Nabokov is rarely peppered with shots on goal.St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - The St. Louis Rams have released linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa, the teams leading tackler last season.  Tinoisamoa made 135 tackles, including 88 solo, last season. He also notched three sacks. "This was a difficult decision based on a lot of factors," said first-year Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo. "I have a great deal of respect for Pisa and wish him all of the best." The Rams selected Tinoisamoa in the second roound of the 2003 NFL Draft. 49ers 11 Jersey Authentic. . In his first season, he became the first Rams rookie to lead the team in tackles when he made 121 stops. After playing every game in his first three NFL seasons and leading the club in tackles each year, Tinoisamoa missed five games because of injury in 2006 and missed seven games in 2007. The six-year veteran from Hawaii has 661 tackles, including 418 solo, with 10 sacks and seven interceptions in his career.   ' ' '

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