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Friday Habs Headlines: “Are you ready to blow the doors off for Game 3?”
Montreal Canadiens news and notes From Wisconsin to Montreal, by Cole Caufield. [ The Players’ Tribune ] “I think we expect more from ourselves,” says the Habs’ leading goal-scorer. [ Montreal Gazette ] How the Habs and Tampa Bay Lightning are handling the absences of key defencemen. [ Sportsnet ] The Canadiens are rallying around Kirby Dach ahead of Game 3. [ NHL.com ] David Savard also weighs in to defend the Habs forward. [ La Presse ] Inside Bryce Pickford’s...
The Montreal Canadiens must learn from their overtime no-show
In sudden-death overtime, you’re only a shot away from winning the game, but only if you actually take it. In overtime on Tuesday night, the Montreal Canadiens did not record a single shot on goal. Even in their Game 6 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2021, when they were outshot 13-1 before Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s game-winner, they had more shots than they did in the 12:48 of extra hockey in Game 2 of their series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. There is no denying that Kirby Dach ...
Juraj Slafkovský picked one hell of a time to level up
As the Montreal Canadiens land in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive year, now’s the perfect time to shine the light on the rise of Juraj Slafkovský . But first let’s rewind to Milano Cortina for a sec. Slafkovský didn’t just show up to play at the 2026 Winter Olympics, he made it crystal clear that this was his stage. While Montreal sat idle for a few weeks, Slaf put the hockey world on notice, piling up four goals, leading the team with eight points across six games, an...
Thursday Habs Headlines: Game 2 lessons will shape Game 3 lineup
Montreal Canadiens news and notes What adjustments should the Canadiens make ahead of Game 3? [ TSN 690 ] Potential lineup changes and player swaps for Game 3. [ Montreal Gazette ] Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovský haven’t shown what they can do five-on-five during this series… yet. [ Sportsnet ] Phillip Danault answers fan questions. [ Canadiens ] Martin St. Louis defends Kirby Dach’s Game 2 overtime blunder that led to Tampa tying the series. [ Journa...
Bottom Six Minutes: The Habs lost a battle, but proved that this is a war
For the second time in as many games in this series, the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning found themselves in overtime on Tuesday night. In a reversal of the last game’s script, it was Tampa who took the lead in the first period, surrendered it to two consecutive goals by the Habs, then tied it in the third to send the game to extra time. Unfortunately for Montreal, the reversal of the script held true there as well, and a goal from J.J. Moser won it for the Lightning, splitting the ...
Wednesday Habs Headlines: Youth and desire
Montreal Canadiens news and notes “That playoff atmosphere and feeling is so addicting,” Kaiden Guhle says. “You want to feel that every year.” [ Montreal Gazette ] Josh Anderson is built for the playoffs. [ Montreal Gazette | La Presse ] Anderson’s heavy style is also rubbing off on Juraj Slafkovsky. [ RDS ] Alex Carrier and Arber Xhekaj are stepping up. [ Sportsnet ] The Habs aren’t bland anymore. [ La Presse ] Inside a Quebec church in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelie...
Canadiens @ Lightning Top Six Minutes: A shockingly poor overtime evens the series
The same woman who did the Canadian anthem is back for Game 2. Another loss is due. First period The top lines hems the Lightning in for a full minute to open the game. They were even able to make a change on the fly despite the bench being on the other half of the ice. Scott Sabourin comes on the ice the first time Josh Anderson comes out. Sabourin gets in Anderson’s face. Anderson laughs. Alex Newhook catches the Lightning with too many forwards pressing for offence, ...
Canadiens @ Lightning Game 2: Thread, lines, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs Game 2: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) MTL leads series 1-0 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN2 In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+ Charle-Edouard D’Astous is unable to play today after his head contacted Jake Evans’s on a hard hit from Josh Anderson in Game 1. In his place comes Declan...
Canadiens @ Lightning Round 1 Game 2: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs Game 2: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) MTL leads series 1-0 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN2 In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+ The Montreal Canadiens didn’t have much luck with broken sticks during the regular season. Their fortunes didn’t suddenly change when the post-season began on S...
Tuesday Habs Headlines: Big Game Performance
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes The version of Juraj Slafkovský fans have become familiar with at the Olympics has arrived at the NHL playoffs. [ Yahoo Sports | CBC | Sportsnet | The Athletic | Radio-Canada | Montreal Gazette ] Slafkovský became the first Habs player to score a hat trick of power play goals in the playoffs. [ NHL ] Slaf continues to show that the Habs picked right when they drafted him. [ La Presse | Montreal Gazette ] Josh Anderson proving his worth. [...
Bottom Six Minutes: Juraj Slafkovsky introduces himself to Tampa
The underdog Montreal Canadiens were in Florida on Sunday night to start their playoff series with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The game had all of the intensity that their final regular season meeting suggested the series would eventually have, culminating in an overtime thriller. The Habs’ mission in going to Tampa was clear; try to take at least one of the two games and get a split before going back to Montreal. Not only did they accomplish that mission in game one, they have a chance to make i...
Laval @ Toronto recap & highlights: The Calder Cup Playoffs await
The end of the AHL regular season had not gone the smoothest for the Laval Rocket, alternating losses and inconsistent efforts over the month of April. However, thanks to the Belleville Senators of all teams, they clinched a second straight AHL North Division title, and had nothing really to play for over the weekend. Sunday’s lineup reflected that for the Rocket as Sammy Blais, Joshua Roy, and Alex Belzile all got the day off, while Lucas Condotta was out serving a one-game suspension. T...
The Montreal Canadiens didn’t panic in Game 1 win
If there is one thing that has defined the Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes-run Montreal Canadiens, it is conviction. They have a plan, they believe in their plan, and they will stick to it. The plan won’t always take the conventional route, either. Hiring Martin St-Louis was not a conventional hire. Taking Juraj Slafkovský was not the conventional selection at first overall. Even Gorton hiring Hughes wasn’t conventional. It was all calculated, however. Through two periods on Sunday night...
Monday Habs Headlines: Montreal’s discipline plan
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Nick Suzuki shared that Canadiens game plan in terms of discipline wasn’t just about avoiding retaliations, but also deciding when to accept some physicality when a penalty could be a possibility. [ La Presse ] Martin St-Louis’s explained his decision to use his timeout in overtime. [ Journal de Montreal ] “That’s just stupidity,” Jon Cooper said of his team’s inability to stop taking offensive-zone penalties. [ The Athletic ] Juraj Slafk...
Canadiens @ Lightning Top Six Minutes: Juraj Slafkovský authors Game 1 win
The Lightning deserve to lose this game just for picking that singer for O Canada. First period With the arena about as loud as when the Canadiens introduce their training camp in the home-opener, the puck drops in Game 1. A collision between Arber Xhekaj and Dominic James sends the Lightning forward to the ice writhing in pain. It looks like Tampa Bay is down to 11 forwards early. The Canadiens leave the slot completely abandoned and left Erik Cernak step up to the has...
Canadiens @ Lightning Game 1: Thread, lines, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs Game 1: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) Start time: **5:45 PM EDT / 2:45 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: HBO Max , Sportsnet+ After 82 games, the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning each had 106 points, ranking fifth and sixth in the overall NHL standings. Their reward for such impressiv...
Looking toward the Tampa Bay Lightning series: A round table
Matt Drake, Jared Book, and Patrik Bexell join the podcast for a round table ahead of the upcoming Stanley Cup Playoffs series between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens. The first thing that is being discussed is the physicality of the series and the fact that Montreal looks to be in a better position to handle it this season compared to last season’s series against the Washington Capitals. One of the key themes early in the podcast was the uncertainty around Victor Hedma...
Canadiens @ Lightning Round 1 Game 1: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs Game 1: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) Start time: **5:45 PM EDT / 2:45 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: HBO Max , Sportsnet+ After a rough start to the 2024-25 season, the Canadiens had to exhaust their energy reserves over the final third of the season just to make the playoffs. It took winni...
Sunday Habs Headlines: The importance of the second line
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...
Nicole Gosling scores in OT, Victoire clinch home-ice advantage for Round 1
The Montreal Victoire added another chapter to their remarkable season on Friday night, defeating the Boston Fleet 3–2 in overtime in front of a sold-out crowd. Montreal became the first team in PWHL history to reach 60 points in a single regular season, further solidifying their position atop the league standings. The win also extended their points streak to 16 games, a stretch that includes 14 victories and just two overtime losses. It was also their seventh straight win, and second str...
Where the Montreal Canadiens rank heading into the playoffs
The Montreal Canadiens secured their playoff spot relatively early this season after needing a win in the final game in 2024-25 to punch their ticket. They separated themselves from the wild-card pack during an eight-game winning streak, and were tied for top spot in the Atlantic Division as late as April 12. Despite going into the post-season playing on the road as a divisional third seed, the Canadiens ended up sixth overall in the league standings. Five of the top nine clubs were from ...
Saturday Habs Headlines: Jakub Dobeš staying level-headed before Game 1
Montreal Canadiens news and notes “Today is Friday, then it will be Saturday, and the game will be on Sunday,” Jakub Dobeš shared as he tries to keep himself calm for the opening game of the playoffs. [ La Presse | Canadiens.com ] Nick Suzuki revealed the reason for his absence from practice on Thursday: the birth of his daughter the previous day. [ TVA Sports ] Cole Caufield says as long as his overall game keeps improving, his goal totals will continue to rise. [ The Athleti...
Friday Habs Headlines: Unfazed underdogs
Montreal Canadiens news and notes “I expect us to play the best hockey we can play,” Martin St-Louis says. [ Montreal Gazette ] The young Canadiens are steeled by last year’s playoff experience. [ Sportsnet ] The Habs are also counting on Juraj Slafkovský to be a difference-maker. [ TSN ] Brendan Gallagher has had a huge impact on the young Canadiens. [ Montreal Gazette ] Alexandre Carrier’s potential return reinforces the blue line. [ La Presse ] Can the playof...
NHL announces schedule for Montreal Canadiens-Tampa Bay Lightning playoff series
After the Buffalo Sabres clinched the Atlantic Division on Monday night, the only thing left to determine was where the first-round series between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning would start. With Montreal’s loss on Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Tampa Bay secured the second seed in the division, and gets to play the opening two games, and Game 7 if it reaches that point, at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida. The NHL released the full schedule for the series, ...
Thursday Habs Headlines: Brendan Gallagher hopes to suit up for Game 1
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Brendan Gallagher came out with something to prove after sitting out for four games. [ Journal de Montreal ] Taking a look at the potential Canadiens’ playoff roster. [ NHL ] Five things to know about the Habs heading into the playoffs, from how they got there to their chances of going all the way. [ CBC ] There’s no such thing as a sophmore slump for Lane Hutson. [ TVA Sports ] Looking at the numbers ahead of the Canadiens meeting t...
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