Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Is it just a matter of time until Jacob Fowler is brought back up? [ TVA Sports ]
“Can’t be doing that for the rest of the season,” Nick Suzuki says of the defensive lapses they had in California. [ Sportsnet ]
Around the league and elsewhere
The biggest takeaway from the trade deadline is that there’s a new group of teams starting to reach contender status. [ The Athletic ]
Dylan Larkin is day-to-day and won’t play today for the...
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First period
The Canadiens are getting zone time, which is a good thing versus a team that often stymies them in the neutral zone. It will be important to get a lead however so the Kings can’t just slip into a defensive formation for the rest of the game.
Kaiden Guhle whacks Alex Laferrière in the face with his stick and will sit for two minutes. If it hadn’t been Guhle, it would have been Mike Matheson for tripping as that pairing got beat once again on this trip.
Jakub Dobeš...
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Game 62: Montreal Canadiens @ Los Angeles Kings
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Kings region: FanDuel Sports Network West, KCAL Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
The tone of the game was set very early last night with a goal scored by each of the Anaheim Ducks and Montreal Canadiens in the opening 61 seconds, and another for the Ducks disallowed at the 20-second mark. It was going to be another barn-burner...
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Game 62: Montreal Canadiens @ Los Angeles Kings
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Kings region: FanDuel Sports Network West, KCAL Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
The Montreal Canadiens have gone into California for their annual road trip and proven just how good their offence is. They’ve scored 10 goals in their first two games, and came back from multiple goals on each occasion, turning a 5-2 deficit into a 5-...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Kent Hughes didn’t make any moves on deadline day, but shared that he was busy working on a significant deal that he expects to revisit in the off-season. [ Canadiens.com | La Presse ]
Grading Hughes’s deadline. [ The Athletic ]
With so many forwards still on the roster, Martin St-Louis says he will work them all into the lineup through the remainder of the season. [ TVA Sports ]
Jacob Fowler returned to the Laval Rocket after dealing wit...
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First period
The Anaheim Ducks beat Samuel Montembeault 20 seconds into the game. Montreal challenges the play for offside, and it is determined that Chris Kreider was an inch offside on the play. The Habs get saved on this occasion.
So Anaheim gets a shot on its next shift, and it also beats Montembeault. There’s nothing to save him this time.
We’ve played 61 seconds of this game, and the puck has been in a net three times. The third time it’s Nick Suzuki who finds the mesh t...
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Game 61: Montreal Canadiens @ Anaheim Ducks
Start time: **9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST** In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Ducks region: K-COP13, Victory+ Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
The Anaheim Ducks pulled off a big midnight surprise on Friday by acquiring John Carlson from the Washington Capitals, securing one of the faces of the Capitals franchise even though Washington is still in the wild-card race in the Eastern Conference. He may be 36 and no lon...
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Game 61: Montreal Canadiens @ Anaheim Ducks
Start time: **9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST** In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Ducks region: K-COP13, Victory+ Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
The Montreal Canadiens weren’t the only young team to have a surprising start to the season and sit atop their division after the opening month. Thanks to a seven-game winning streak from October 28 to November 9, the Anaheim Ducks held the first seed in the Pacific Division...
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The NHL’s 23-player roster limit has lifted as of 12 AM this morning, and teams only have a few more hours to add players to their rosters before the trade deadline hits at 3 PM ET. There are some very competitive races in the league this year, especially in the Eastern Conference, so several teams have already made moves trying to land players before other clubs snagged them, with Thursday being a busy day of transactions.
Now the landscape has changed, and several teams hoping to make t...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
The Canadiens have a healthy locker room environment, and not messing with that too much has to be a consideration at the trade deadline. [ Sportsnet ]
The Habs have wants, but do they have needs? [ The Athletic ]
Four questions facing the club as far as the deadline is concerned. [ Journal de Montreal ]
Alexandre Carrier says that the blueline needs to play with more grit. [ Journal de Montreal ]
A no-trade clause was a key factor f...
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The Laval Rocket’s trek through the AHL’s North Division continued on Wednesday night. After a bit of an uneven ending to February, they looked to get March off on the right foot. They again squared off with the Syracuse Crunch with a chance to close their playoff magic number down to just 11 points.
The Rocket would be without starting netminder Jacob Fowler and forward Florian Xhekaj whose illnesses both kept them out of the lineup once again. Will Dineen again centred the fourth line w...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Don’t be surprised if the Canadiens remain quiet at the trade deadline for the second straight year. [ Montreal Gazette ]
“We shot ourselves in the foot too often and it cost us” Martin St. Louis said after the Canadiens 7-5 loss to the San Jose Sharks. [ Sportsnet ]
The loss was Jakub Dobeš first in regulation in almost three months. [ Journal de Montreal ]
It might be time to shuffle the Canadiens’ top scoring lines. [ Montreal Gazette ...
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With Buffalo and Boston both posting wins earlier in the day, the Montreal Canadiens visited the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday with a big two points up for grabs. In one of their more frustrating performances in recent memory, they bumbled their way to a three goal deficit in the third period, stormed their way back to tie the game, then took a late penalty that ended up giving the Sharks the game-winning goal.
The first two goals scored by San Jose were byproducts of confusion and bad puck ...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
The trade deadline is just part of the business, says Kaiden Guhle. [ Montreal Gazette ]
The Habs hope that Kirby Dach can hold his position on the first line. [ Montreal Gazette ]
The Habs have decisions to make with Arber Xhekaj and Jayden Struble. [ The Hockey Writers ]
David Reinbacher and his renewed belief in his abilities. [ Radio-Canada ]
When thinking about a Robert Thomas trade, consider: what would the Canadiens want in ex...
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First period
A hot start for Montreal sees the top line get two quick scoring chances. They’re ready to play this one.
Lane Hutson takes Macklin Celebrini right out of the play along the boards. He wants to prove he’s the better player is looks like.
Jakub Dobeš just got his stick on a pass destined for a wide-open player at the side of the net. He may have saved a goal with the play.
Hutson has made a standout play on each of his shifts so far.
Oliver Kapanen tries ...
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Game 60: Montreal Canadiens @ San Jose Sharks
Start time: **10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST** In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Sharks region: NBC Sports California Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
Martin St-Louis must have liked what he saw from his team on Saturday in a 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals because he has made no changes from that lineup. Zachary Bolduc remains of the third line, Jayden Struble is still on the third pairing, and Jakub Dobeš is...
about 1 month ago
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Game 60: Montreal Canadiens @ San Jose Sharks
Start time: **10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST** In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Sharks region: NBC Sports California Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
On January 27, after beating the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 to begin a road trip that would wrap up the pre-Olympics schedule, the San Jose Sharks occupied the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference and the division lead was just six points ahead. The young shiver of ...
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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
Playing at the Olympics has brought new speed to Nick Suzuki’s game, both physically and mentally. [ TVA Sports ]
Last year, Suzuki asked Kent Hughes to keep the team together. This year, they’re in a different position. [ The Athletic | TVA Sports | La Presse ]
Alex Newhook wants to be the top-six forward the Habs are looking for. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Patrik Laine hasn’t been cleared to play, but he traveled with the team to California. ...
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This Friday, March 6 will be the trade deadline for the 2025-26 NHL season. It is one of the more unique deadlines in recent memory, since the Olympic trade freeze left a three-week gap where some teams may normally have executed some of their moves ahead of time. Now, on a bit of a time crunch, we’ll see what GMs around the league are able to pull off before the clock strikes midnight.
The Montreal Canadiens haven’t been linked to many names, but it is no secret that they would like to m...
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The Montreal Victoire extended their undefeated streak at Place Bell with a 4–0 win over the Minnesota Frost on Sunday afternoon.
They have not lost at their primary home venue, going 7-0 to start the season. The only game they have lost at home this season was at the Bell Centre.
Depth scoring has been key in recent games, and Saturday afternoon was no different. Maggie Flaherty opened the scoring just after the 13-minute mark of the first period, firing one in from the blue line. J...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Being on the road through the trade deadline could be a good thing for the Canadiens, Martin St-Louis explains. [ Journal de Montreal ]
The increased pace of play Nick Suzuki played at for Team Canada at the Olympics has followed him back to Montreal. [ Radio-Canada ]
Part of that could be his decision to fly home as directly as possible, forgoing Hockey Canada’s charter flight that would have taken him to Miami instead. [ The Athletic ]
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Embroiled in an increasingly heated battle for positioning in the Atlantic Division, the Montreal Canadiens hosted the Washington Capitals on Saturday night with a chance to move back into the top three. On the heels of a disappointing overtime loss that saw the Habs surrender a third-period lead, they left no doubt this time around, putting home two empty-netters late in the game to secure a huge 6-2 regulation win.
The win, and frankly the overall success of the Habs this season wouldn’...
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Fresh off a 9-3 thrashing of the Rochester Americans on Friday night, the Laval Rocket made the 90-minute trek east down I-90 to square off with the Syracuse Crunch on Saturday night. While the night was dedicated to the newest members of the Crunch Hall off Fame, including former Hamilton Bulldog and St. John’s IceCap captain Gabriel Dumont, the Rocket still had a chance to go 11 points clear atop the North Division.
With bodies in short supply thanks to illness and injury, the Rocket ma...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
With his two goals to give the Canadiens a lead last night, Cole Caufield set the Canadiens’ franchise record for go-ahead goals in a season. [ TVA Sports ]
The Canadiens are interested in adding a defensive defenceman ahead of the deadline. [ RG.org ]
Patrik Laine is 32nd on The Athletic’s trade-bait board. [ The Athletic ]
Marie-Philip Poulin is still day-to-day, but looked strong in yesterday’s practice for the Montreal Victoire. [ La ...
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First period
Cole Caufield had a good chance in the opening seconds, but couldn’t get it through.
Caufield blocks a shot and turns it into a breakaway, and he’s not going to miss a second scoring opportunity.
Despite Montreal having a lead, the crowd at the Bell Centre is pretty quiet. Maybe they’re waiting to see how they play while up a goal.
Noah Dobson takes a couple of punches from Brandon Duhaime after an icing call, but those seem to be allowed tonight...
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