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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...
Bottom Six Minutes: The Habs set their sights on Tampa
The Montreal Canadiens played their final regular season game on Tuesday night, paying a visit to the Philadelphia Flyers, who booked their ticket to the playoffs the night prior. It was a frustrating night for the Habs in general, as they ran into the best version of Samuel Ersson in net, and made some defensive mistakes that led to a 4-2 loss to wrap up their 82-game schedule. This isn’t the end for the 2025-26 Montreal Canadiens, however, as their own ticket to the playoffs has been bo...
Wednesday Habs Headlines: Riding a pack mentality
Montreal Canadiens news and notes The Canadiens prepare for a tough playoff test vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning. [ Montreal Gazette ] Jacob Fowler leads Scott Wheeler’s 2026 list of the Top 20 drafted NHL goalie prospects. [ The Athletic ] Pierre Turgeon and Nick Suzuki have a lot of qualities in common. [ RDS ] Alexander Zharovsky’s season is over as Salavat Yulaev was swept by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. [ RDS ] Teamwork takes on new meaning for the Montreal Victoire with Ma...
Canadiens @ Flyers Top Six Minutes: Habs locked into third seed after loss in Philadelphia
First period AHL opponent or not, the top line comes out in playoff mode with a high-danger chance in the opening 10 seconds, and Cole Caufield draws a high-sticking call to head to the power play. It’s a short first wave with the top line having the shift to start, but the second unit looks dangerous as well. There’s been little to complain about on the power play the past few games. Matvei Michkov gets a breakaway, but Jakub Dobeš makes the leg save on his deke. Nick Su...
Canadiens @ Flyers: Game thread, lines, and how to watch
Game 82: Montreal Canadiens @ Philadelphia Flyers Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Flyers region: NBC Sports Philadelphia Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ The Montreal Canadiens have chosen to rest some veterans for tonight’s game. Mike Matheson will enter the playoffs on at least five days’ rest as he will watch from the press box. Phillip Danault will join him, and Josh Anderson, who is due for a busy series shadowi...
Canadiens @ Flyers: Game preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
Game 82: Montreal Canadiens @ Philadelphia Flyers Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Flyers region: NBC Sports Philadelphia Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning twice in a 10-day span. They went 2-2 versus the Boston Bruins, the same against the Atlantic Division-winning Buffalo Sabres, and claimed three games of the season series with the Ottawa Senators. They took points from...
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