Game 59: Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Capitals region: MNMT Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
The Montreal Canadiens’ lineup has seen a few changes since Thursday’s loss to the New York Islanders. Jakub Dobeš steps back into the crease, looking to at least keep the Canadiens’ point streak alive for a seventh consecutive game while he will try to extend a person...
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Game 59: Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Capitals region: MNMT Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
The Montreal Canadiens came out of the Olympic break with another overtime game, their 20th of the opening 58 games of the season. Normally good in three-on-three this year, where they’ve claimed nine of their wins, they dropped a second consecutive decision in the ext...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
“I have a lot more in my toolbox than what I’ve shown so far,” Zachary Bolduc admits after being a healthy scratch on Thursday night. [ La Presse ]
Pierre LeBrun believes the Los Angeles Kings could be interested in acquiring Patrik Laine. [ The Athletic ]
With Noah Dobson reaching 40 points on the season to join Lane Hutson, the Canadiens have had two defencemen reach that milestone for the first time since P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov in 20...
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After a long break for the Olympics, the Montreal Canadiens were back on Bell Centre ice to shake off the rust with a Thursday night matchup against the New York Islanders. Allowing a late goal to tie the game sent them to overtime, and while the one point they earned for getting there is valuable, they left one more on the table when Jean-Gabriel Pageau put home the game-winner at three-on-three.
An unfortunate end, to be sure, but there were some encouraging performances in the game as ...
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The Montreal Canadiens have never been accused of being a boring franchise. This series is a look back at the moments that made you throw your hands up, lose your mind, ugly cry, hold your breath, scratch your head, and cheer so loudly you scared the dog … sometimes all at once. If you were there the first time around, you know. If you weren’t, hop in the DeLorean cause we’re going back in time.
The Day the Timeline Exploded
Some trades simply adjust the roster.
Others take down...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Phillip Danault used the Olympic break to give his kids the gift of winter. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Why scratching Zachary Bolduc marks another new phase in the Canadiens rebuild. [ The Athletic ]
How close is the blue-line corps to being contender-ready? [ The Hockey Writers ]
Potential destinations for Patrik Laine. [ The Hockey Writers ]
Kent Hughes and Laine’s agent are actively seeking a solution for the Finnish winger. [ RDS ]
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It’s been three weeks, but there won’t be many more off days for the Canadiens before the end of the season arrives.
First period
Martin St-Louis clearly remembers how well Brendan Gallagher, Phillip Danault, and Josh Anderson played in Winnipeg in the previous game because they’re out to start. And they spend their shift in the offensive zone.
It’s the New York Islanders’ fourth line that opens the scoring in the game, however, as an attempted pass from Danault in his own z...
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Game 58: Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Islanders region: MSGSN Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
The Montreal Canadiens and New York Islanders have taken very different paths to similar places in the standings. The Canadiens sport the NHL’s third-best offence, overcoming the defensive errors they make and their substandard goaltending by scoring enough goals to counter those...
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Game 58: Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Islanders region: MSGSN Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
The NHL season was on hiatus for three weeks as the Olympics took place in Milan, so, as you get with television shows that go on break, a “previously on” recap is required. The last time we saw the Montreal Canadiens in action, they were in Winnipeg wrapping up a three-game road...
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As a difficult February began to enter its final days, the Laval Rocket found themselves in one of their toughest stretches in quite some time. Ahead of them lay three games against divisional opponents, starting with the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday night, and just behind them was a nasty three-in-three weekend in Central New York. While the Marlies were sat 15 points back of the Rocket in the standings, every single game between the two sides had been tightly contested all season.
Makin...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Alex Newhook’s return is sparking an internal competition for a playoff push as he focuses on getting back to where he left off. [ Sportsnet ]
With Newhook back in the lineup, Martin St. Louis has some difficult decisions to make. [ TVA Sports ]
His Olympic experience lit a fire under him, and now Juraj Slafkovský says he’s coming back with extra motivation. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Despite their disappointment of not taking home the gold, Sl...
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With just a week-and-a-half to go before the NHL trade deadline arrives at 3 PM ET on Friday, March 6, there isn’t a lot of game action coming out of the Olympic break to make final evaluations of players. There may have been a roster freeze in place during the international tournament, but all the league’s general managers would have been assessing the options to either improve their rosters for a playoff run or add assets with contention in future seasons in mind.
We’ve already seen a f...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Defensive details are the name of the game as the Habs prepare for the home stretch. [ Sportsnet ]
Oliver Kapanen and Alexandre Texier insist that Milan is now firmly in the rear-view mirror. [ La Presse ]
Kapanen left Italy with a medal and a ton of experience to use going forward. [ Radio-Canada | Montreal Gazette ]
Cayden Primeau only has good things to say about new Canadiens goaltender coach Marco Marciano. [ La Presse ]
Is Jord...
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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
Jaromir Jagr liked how the players from the Czech Extraliga played, but also expressed particular praise for Juraj Slafkovský. [ Sport.sk ]
Around the League and Elsewhere
Mikko Rantanen will miss time for the Stars after the Olympics. [ TSN ]
Likewise, the Jets will be missing Josh Morrissey. [ TSN ]
Nazem Kadri isn’t looking for an out, but it seems likely that his time in Calgary is coming to an end. [ Sportsnet ]
The Jet...
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After a golden morning in Italy, the Laval Rocket took the ice once again in Utica less than 24 hours after thwarting the Utica Comets in a shootout on Saturday night. Laval’s hard-fought win pushed their point streak to 10 games and opened their lead atop the AHL’s North Division to seven points before puck drop.
With some bumps and bruises along with a possible illness going around the team at the end of a three-games-in-three-days stretch, there were some lineup changes for Pascal Vinc...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Lane Hutson believes Team USA’s gold medal ranks right at the top of the list of hockey accomplishments by the American men. [ Journal de Montreal ]
Juraj Slafkovský was named to the Olympic All-Star Team, joining Connor McDavid, Macklin Celebrini, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and Connor Hellebuyck. [ NHL.com ]
Hutson won the fastest skater competition at the Habs’ skills showcase. Arber Xhekaj once again had the hardest shot at 107.3 mph, while ...
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Despite Canada starting its line of Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, and Macklin Celebrini, it was Jack Eichel, Matthew Tkachuk, and Brady Tkachuk who had the early jump in the Gold Medal Game, spending an extended shift in the Canadian zone. They had a lot of possession, but no shots as Canada survived the early pressure.
With the opening 90 seconds survived, the Canadians began to get involved in the game offensively, generating the first two shots on goal on solid scoring chances. Cel...
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2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
Gold Medal Game: Canada vs. United States
How to watch
Start time: 8:10 AM EDT / 2:10 PM CET In Canada: CBC (English), ICI Tèlé, RDS (French) Streaming: CBC Gem, RDS
When the NHL put together the 4 Nations Face-Off a year ago to bring an international flavour to its mid-season showcase, the games between Canada and the United States proved just how close the two nations were. The final game set the tone for this year’s Olympics, the first...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Oliver Kapanen stayed ready for the possibility of being called upon by Finland, and after playing well on Saturday he earned the praise of Sebastian Aho, and a bronze medal. [ Radio-Canada ]
Juraj Slafkovský was disappointed that he couldn’t help Slovakia win an Olympic medal, but his profile was raised on the international stage, to the point that Finland game-planned around the Habs winger for the Bronze Medal Game. [ La Presse ]
Nick Suzuk...
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2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
Bronze Medal Game: Slovakia vs. Finland
How to watch
Start time: 2:40 PM EDT / 8:40 PM CET In Canada: ICI Télé (French) Streaming: CBC Gem
Friday was a disappointing day for Finland at the Olympics. The team put in a great effort that had it playing better than Canada, containing their superstars with tight checking while also being able to produce offence, getting out to a 2-0 lead early in the second period. Thinking that was enough, th...
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With the Olympics still in full swing, the Laval Rocket continued their busy end-of-February schedule as their road trip through North Division rivals continued. After their winning streak was snapped in a shootout on Monday against the Toronto Marlies, the Rocket headed across the border to Rochester for a showdown with the Americans who sat 12 points behind Laval in the standings. While Laval had a bit of breathing room at the top of the division, the Syracuse Crunch remained five points beh...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Martin St-Louis says the drills Alex Newhook has participated in over the past few days were designed to test his recovery, and so far the coach is encouraged by what’s he’s seen. [ Journal de Montreal ]
The practice helped the players have some fun with the game before things ramp up for a return to play on February 26. [ Journal de Montreal ]
The players may have been at an outdoor practice yesterday, but their minds were in Milan on the Oly...
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2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
Semifinal 2: United States vs. Slovakia
How to watch
Start time: 3:10 PM EDT / 9:10 PM CET In Canada: ICI Télé, RDS2 (French) Streaming: CBC Gem, RDS
The United States capped of a run of three quarter-final games that went to overtime. Quinn Hughes scored the winning goal three-and-a-half minutes into the three-on-three period after Mika Zibanejad had tied things up late for Sweden. It was the closest Team USA came to losing in the four g...
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Finland’s identity on the international hockey scene is solid team play no matter which tournament they’re playing, and early in the semifinal they were using that style to get the puck through the neutral zone and into the attacking end versus Canada. The Canadians had a couple of chances, but when the Finns got the first power play with just under 10 minutes played, shots were 7-3 for Finland as it was deploying the better tactics to begin.
Struggling to get the puck to the net, Sam Ben...
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2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
Semifinal 1: Canada vs. Finland
How to watch
Start time: 10:40 AM EDT / 4:40 PM CET In Canada: CBC (English) ICI Télé, RDS2 (French) Streaming: CBC Gem, RDS
Nick Suzuki hit the post with an open net on a play that would have given Canada a late lead. When Czechia look a 3-2 edge instead with under eight minutes to play in the game, that moment looked set to be replayed as the missed opportunity as Canada got upset in the quarters. Instead...
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