Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Alexandre Texier and Ivan Demidov are prepared to be difference-makers in their second-line roles. [ La Presse ]
The difference between the 2021 series versus the Tampa Bay Lightning and the one the Canadiens are about to start today is that Montreal has spent the past five years adding skill to the lineup through the draft, explains Phillip Danault. [ RDS ]
Juraj Slafkovský on facing his friend, Erik Cernak, in the opening round: “I’m going t...
EVERTON VS. LIVERPOOL | Sunday, April 19th|Premier League | Hill Dickenson Stadium 2PM BST/9AM EST Liverpool head to New Goodison for the first time in what will be the 248th Merseyside Derby. The Reds could finish the day in fourth, just three points off Manchester United in third. Or The Blues could finish the day […]
Dan Wilson managed to shut down the Rangers just long enough. The Mariners snapped a pair of losing streaks on Saturday. They entered the day having lost four straight games. They also entered the day having lost four straight to the Rangers, dating back to last week’s sweep in Arlington. With another strong start from […]
The Philadelphia Flyers lead their first round series against the hated Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 because of a significant 3-2 win in Game 1. It was just about all you could hope for but the prize of it all — the reason that we can sit back and think about how the Flyers have won the opening game of this series is because of a team-wide commitment to squeezing the life out of everyone wearing black and gold.
Coming into this series, this was one of the key advantages that the Flyers had ove...
Whether it was a snowy Friday giving way to a sunny Saturday or the playoff vibes from the Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Avalanche spilling over, the Mile High Magic was palpable across the city today. For the cherry on top of a wonderful sports day in Denver, the Colorado Rockies got the best of […]
The Wolf Pack put up a strong effort in their final game of the season, but they couldn't find the equalizer.
By now, everyone has heard the comments made by various Winnipeg Jets as they cleaned out their lockers, and it seemed like there general consensus that the Jets have to get younger and faster. Whether that happens will be seen in the future, but there was a good display of how old and slow plays against younger and faster tonight as the Minnesota Wild opened their series against the Dallas Stars by punching them square in the mouth via their 6-1 win. This game was over before the halfway poin...
Playoff hockey is back in Philadelphia, and the Flyers kicked off the new era with a 3-2 win in Pittsburgh. They now have home-ice advantage for the remainder of the series, and will go back to Philadelphia with the series at least tied 1-1 before Game 3.
The basics
First period: No scoring
Second period: 9:19 – Jamie Drysdale (Trevor Zegras, Denver Barkey), 15:51 – Evgeni Malkin (Tommy Novak, Rickard Rakell)
Third period: 10:00 – Travis Sanheim (Rasmus Ristolai...
Three games (if necessary) will be played in Winnipeg.
We chatted about the forwards earlier today so lets take a look at how the Tampa Bay Lightning will line up against the Montreal Canadiens. Well, at least how we believe they will line-up. There are some question marks, none bigger than the status of captain Victor Hedman. Unlike the forward corps, where there is some doubt about which line will get the assignment against the Nick Suzuki line.
Also, unlike the forward lines, there has been some consistency to the defensive pairings. Until...
Pregame The Penguins get both Connor Dewar and Blake Lizotte back from injury, forcing Justin Brazeau out of the lineup. Stuart Skinner gets the call to get the first start. First period The Flyers make the first mistake when Rasmus Ristolainen hits Elmer Soderblom way after a whistle stops play. Philadelphia to the penalty box […]
The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the Seattle Mariners scored seven runs. Faced with having to score runs off of George Kirby at T-Mobile Park, a near impossibility, manager Skip Schumaker brought in the infield on the first two opportunities that Seattle had with a runner 90 feet from home, and both times the […]
Mariners 7, Rangers 3 Watching the Mariners win: George Kirby, +0.20 WPAWatching the Mariners lose: Josh Naylor, -0.04 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day
Recap of the game.
After a disappointing 2025-26 Maple Leafs season, John Tavares discussed the reasons for the team’s failure and his view on his own role in the team’s underwhelming results this year. From your perspective, where did the season go wrong? Tavares: We never seemed to get on track the way we needed to. Our game, obviously, […]
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Nine days ago, the Minnesota Wild went to American Airlines Arena with one goal: To prove they could go into the Dallas Stars' building and take it to them. And the message was almost received. The Wild out-attempted Dallas 60-41 while playing a physical, but disciplined game. They made the Stars pa...
Pair of Ontario kids heading to Switzerland next month to represent their country.
Jordan Staal got the crowd going with a fight, Frederik Andersen was outstanding, and the Carolina Hurricanes took down the Ottawa Senators in a dominant 2-0 performance that saw the team take a 1-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Any hopes of a sleepy start by either team, but especially the Canes who […]
Connor McDavid has one NHL award already wrapped up, his first regular-season award in three seasons. With a 48-goal and 138-point campaign under his belt, Edmonton Oilers star McDavid secured his sixth Art Ross Trophy, now only trailing Wayne Gretzky all-time in scoring titles. But what about the Hart Trophy, which he last won in…
Ramus Andersson was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights on Jan. 18, 2026. The Golden Knights paid a pretty penny for a right-shot defenseman who has yet to sign an extension with the team. General manager Kelly McCrimmon's entire philosophy is a mercenary outlook to building a roster, whatever it takes, quick turnover, and for those who don't fit, an unceremonious exit. As the team has entered the Stanley Cup playoffs under newly-hired head coach John Tortorella, you have to wonder...
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“It’s a great experience for us to understand that [Laval] is not going to stop. When we get into those pressure moments, we have to be able to make plays, but we broke down. We got away from protecting the middle of the ice.” – John Gruden “It took him a period to get adjusted, […]
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Tangibles and intangibles. Two words that are used to describe so many different aspects of the National Hockey League. From players to executives to mascots (Gritty, for example, clearly has both), these descriptors are used to define value and, ultimately, the likelihood of success. For the Edmonton Oilers to find that success in the first…
It was a tight game, but a few crucial mistakes cost them
The Mariners will look to avoid dropping another series to the Rangers. The second game of the second series between the Mariners and Rangers begins Saturday at 4:15 p.m. on FOX. The Mariners were swept in Arlington last week. Then they swept the Astros over four games in Seattle. Then they were swept by the […]