Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Jakub Dobeš is feeding off barbs from opposing fans and the adversity he faces. [ NHL.com ]
Dobeš is growing up before our eyes. [ Defector ]
The story of how Dobeš was selected. [ La Presse ]
‘Can’t buy that.’ The journey of a young team is paying off with another Game 7 triumph. [ Sportsnet | TSN ]
How the Canadiens built themselves into a conference finalist in just four years. [ The Athletic ]
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Following the disappointing night that was game six at the Bell Centre, the Montreal Canadiens had one more chance in game seven against the Buffalo Sabres. Everything seemed to be going according to plan after one period, with them playing well, and opening up a two-goal lead going into the second. But the second and third periods were dominated by Buffalo, the worst lead in hockey was eventually erased, and the Habs essentially held on to get to overtime.
Then, it happened. For the seco...
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The Montreal Victoire let a third-period lead slip away on Monday night as the Ottawa Charge scored twice in the final six minutes to earn a 2–1 victory and force a fourth game in the PWHL Walter Cup finals.
Montreal appeared to be in control after Hayley Scamurra opened the scoring midway through the third period. Maureen Murphy fired a shot from the point that bounced off the back boards and Scamurra grabbed the rebound flipping the puck into the open cage giving the Victoire a 1–0 lead...
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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
Montreal advances to the ECF. [ CBC | Sportsnet | The Athletic | Canadiens | La Presse | Radio-Canada ]
The Habs will face Carolina. [ NHL ]
The Victoire are still one win away from the championship. [ TVA Sports | Montreal Gazette ]
Around the League and Elsewhere
The Hurricanes would like to put an end to their playoff woes. [ NHL ]
The Oilers interested in speaking with Craig Berube and Bruce Cassidy. [ TSN | Sportsnet ] ...
First period
It’s the second line on the ice, so Martin St-Louis has learned his lesson after some rough opening shifts from the main trio. They draw an early icing call, and how the top line comes out.
Montreal is controlling the play early. Lots of zone time.
Oliver Kapanen gets an excellent chance at the side of the crease in his first game of the series.
The all-important first goal in Game 7goes to Montreal. Josh Anderson dumps the puck in from centre ice, races onto...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 7: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Buffalo Sabres (A1)
Series tied 3-3
Start time: 7:30 PM EDT / 4:30 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN Streaming: Sportsnet+
For the first time in the playoffs, Jakub Dobeš was removed without completing a game, allowing more than three goals for the second time this round when he surrendered six, including three power-play goals....
Both Montreal hockey teams have the chance that their season will end today, and while the Canadiens hope their season stays alive, if the Montreal Victoire’s season ends it will be with their first Walter Cup.
The Victoire have a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five series as the action shifts to Ottawa and the Canadian Tire Centre tonight.
Walter Cup Final – Game Three (Montreal leads best-of-five series 2-0) Montreal Victoire @ Ottawa Charge 6:00 p.m. Eastern / 3:00 p.m. Pacific Canada:...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 7: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Buffalo Sabres (A1)
Series tied 3-3
Start time: 7:30 PM EDT / 4:30 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN Streaming: Sportsnet+
Going down 1-0 in the opening minute, the Montreal Canadiens responded as they usually have in this second-round series. They scored a quick tying goal, took a lead minutes later, then really brought the Bell Cen...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
“We definitely have to raise our level of play,” Phillip Danault says, but he believes playing Game 7 on the road will be to Montreal’s advantage. [ La Presse ]
The players know they didn’t play well on Saturday. Martin St-Louis’s job was to explain to them what they did wrong so it doesn’t happen again. [ TVA Sports ]
Who will be the hero of tonight’s game? [ NHL.com ]
The Canadiens’ superior ability to convert their high-danger chances ...
The Montreal Victoire moved within one win of their first-ever Walter Cup championship on Saturday, defeating Ottawa Charge 2–1 in overtime at Place Bell.
The win gives Montreal a 2–0 lead in the best-of-five Walter Cup Finals and puts them one step away from becoming the first Canadian team to capture the title.
The winner came 14:12 into overtime when captain Marie-Philip Poulin found Maggie Flaherty alone in the slot. Flaherty, calling for the puck, hammered a one-timer past Gwyne...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Pete Fry, a former goaltender and Jakub Dobeš’s mental coach, says the key is for a goaltender to see every good play by the opposition as an opportunity to make a difference in the game. [ La Presse ]
Why have the Canadiens not performed well at the Bell Centre? “Sometimes you get a little too nervous and a little too aggressive when the crowd reacts,” Nick Suzuki admits. “We love playing here. We just need to execute better.” [ La Presse ]
M...
Lindy Ruff had one line going in this series, and has tossed that into the blender for this game with the others trying to spark two players who aren’t going. We’ll see how that works out.
First period
It’s a very familiar refrain at this point. A weak clearing attempt by the top line — Juraj Slafkovský tonight rather than Cole Caufield — allows the Buffalo Sabres to stay on the attack, and they take advantage with a quick goal. Rasmus Dahlin dekes his way to the net and beats Ja...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 6: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Buffalo Sabres (A1)
MTL leads 3-2
Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ABC Streaming: Sportsnet+
A couple of times in this series it looked like the Buffalo Sabres had the answer for the Montreal Canadiens’ offence. The Habs were held to two goals in the opening game as the Sabres looked strong in th...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 6: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Buffalo Sabres (A1)
MTL leads 3-2
Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ABC Streaming: Sportsnet+
For the second time in a row, the Montreal Canadiens went into a series without home-ice advantage and were able to win a pivotal Game 5 on the road to set themselves up with a chance to close out a serie...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
After missing their chance to eliminate the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games, the Canadiens are determined to take care of business tonight. [ La Presse ]
Joe Veleno knows the team played a great Game 6 last round at home, and just needs to have a slightly better effort tonight. [ TVA Sports ]
The players praised Jakub Dobeš for his ability to bounce back after a rough start in Game 5. [ TVA Sports ]
Martin St-Louis liked that Ivan Demido...
With their Walter Cup Final debut seemingly seconds away from beginning with a loss, the Montreal Victoire delivered one of their most dramatic wins of the year, defeating the Ottawa Charge 3-2 in overtime on Thursday night at Place Bell to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series.
The hero was Abby Roque, who scored twice including the overtime winner 2:29 into the extra frame. Maggie Flaherty fired a point shot into traffic which was deflected into Roque’s face mask and into the net. ...
Game 5 of the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres’ second-round series got off to a start that could charitably be called “chaotic.” With five goals in the opening 10:15 of play, it was far from a goaltending classic for both starters. When the first period came to a close with the Habs trailing and all the momentum tilting towards the Sabres, it seemed like it might have been time for Jacob Fowler to come in for his first Stanley Cup Playoff action to try to salvage a critical game.
In...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
The Canadiens management could write a great book about how to rebuild an NHL team. [ Montreal Gazette ]
David Savard reminded everyone that there was no need to panic with a series tied at two. [ La Presse ]
Arpon Basu noted before game 5 that even-strength production from the top line appeared “imminent.” [ The Athletic ]
Welcome to the Ivan Demidov show. [ Daily Faceoff ]
Martin St-Louis wanted to see his team act like champions. ...
First period
So much for a better start from Montreal. A shot from the point takes a double deflection of Jason Zucker and then Mike Matheson’s heel to get behind Dobeš, and Montreal is chasing after not being ready for the start of the game once again.
Kirby Dach gets Montreal first two chances of the game, trying to bank the puck in off the side of Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s head, then getting a rebound chance at the side of the net.
As they usually do, the Canadiens manage to t...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 5: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Buffalo Sabres (A1)
Series tied 2-2
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN Streaming: Sportsnet+
The Buffalo Sabres have made another lineup change despite getting the win in Game 4. Lindy Ruff has united his team’s two deadline defencemen to form a third pairing of Luke Schenn and Logan Stanley, taking...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 5: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Buffalo Sabres (A1)
Series tied 2-2
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN Streaming: Sportsnet+
Before the teams left Buffalo after Game 2, the Sabres faced an inquisition from the home media. Why was Tage Thompson unable to contribute to the offence? How could the power play continue to be so poor? Wa...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Road success and a united mindset have the Canadiens confident heading into Game 5. [ Journal de Montreal ]
Lane Hutson is putting his bottomless tank of energy and elite instincts on full display in playoff run. [ TSN ]
Bob Gainey is tuning in and enjoying the playoff runs of the Canadiens and Montreal Victoire. [ NHL ]
Despite the rocky start and loss in Game 4, the Canadiens were pretty pleased with their overall performance. [ TSN ] ...
In front of a raucous crowd of 6,104 at Place Bell, the Montreal Victoire defeated the Minnesota Frost 2-1 on Tuesday night in the decisive fifth game of their Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal series.
For a franchise that had reached the playoffs in each of its first three seasons but had never advanced beyond the opening round, this victory marked a major breakthrough. Montreal head coach Kori Cheverie called it the biggest win in the organization’s history to date.
The ...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Martin St-Louis believes his team can play any type of game the opposition wants to challenge them with. [ Montreal Gazette ]
A first taste of the playoffs “meant everything” to Joe Veleno. [ Montreal Gazette ]
As the Canadiens rise, Vincent Lecavalier finds his place in a familiar Stanley Cup pursuit. [ The Athletic ]
With the Canadiens dominating the spotlight, where do the Laval Rocket go from here? [ La Presse ]
Around the leag...
First period
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is in net, as the Buffalo Sabres desperately look for someone to slow down Montreal’s offence.
Luukkonen stops the first shot of the game, from Cole Caufield on a two-on-one with Juraj Slafkovský.
It’s not as energetic a start as the Sabres had in Game 3.
Alex Tuch gets a lane to the net and sends a short-side shot off the post.
Now the Sabres are beginning to make things happen. Dobeš had to shoot out his glove to deny the latest sh...