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Laval @ Toronto recap & highlights: Kähkönen and Blais guide the Rocket to a Game 4 win
With their backs against the wall and the season on the line, the Laval Rocket stepped onto the ice in Toronto for Game 4 versus the Marlies, coming off of back-to-back 6-2 defeats in Games 2 and 3. The Rocket had to give this game everything they had, or would risk going home much earlier than expected after a regular-season division title. Pascal Vincent, clearly unhappy with the lineup’s effort over the last two games, scrambled things around all over the lineup. Alex Belzile was down ...
Wednesday Habs Headlines: A changing of the guard
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Ivan Demidov, Matthew Schaefer, Beckett Sennecke are the three finalists for the 2025‑26 Calder Memorial Trophy. [ NHL.com ] Previewing the second round matchup between the Habs and the Buffalo Sabres. [ Sportsnet | CBC | Daily Faceoff | The Athletic | Hockey I/O | La Presse ] Montreal vs. Buffalo is a series between two teams on their way to the top. [ La Presse ] Montreal’s big offensive weapons can get on track vs. the Sabres. [ Montre...
Rocket @ Marlies Game 4 & NHL Draft Lottery: Thread and how to watch
2026 Calder Cup Playoffs – North Division SFs Game 4: Laval Rocket @ Toronto Marlies TOR leads 2-1 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: RDS (French) Streaming: FloHockey, RDS For the first (and only) time in the AHL division semifinals, the Laval Rocket play a game that doesn’t overlap with one from the parent Montreal Canadiens. The Rocket had done well despite the divided attention of their fanbase to win the opening game 3-1, but have suffered back-to-b...
The Montreal Canadiens have nothing to apologize for
All over television, radio, podcasts, and social media the refrain was that the Montreal Canadiens were lucky in their 2-1 Game 7 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Everybody talks about the fact they had no shots in the second period or a total of nine over 60 minutes. Everybody talks about the lucky bounces on both of their goals. Nobody talks about the fact that they only allowed 29 shots, eight of which came in the third period when the Lightning were going all-out for an equalizer ove...
Reset, refocus, respond: Victoire locked in for Game 2
As the Montreal Victoire prepare for Game 2 of their best-of-five playoff series, the message inside the locker room is clear: reset, refocus, and respond. After dropping Game 1 in a high-scoring, emotional contest, players and coaches are leaning on both urgency and confidence. With little time to dwell, the focus has quickly shifted to what comes next. Learning from Game 1 — and moving on For veteran forward Laura Stacey, the takeaway isn’t about overhauling the game plan—it’s...
Tuesday Habs Headlines: What it Takes
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes The Habs believe they have what it takes to make a deep run. [ TSN ] Montreal’s series MVP was arguably behind the bench. [ Yahoo Sports | TVA Sports ] Kent Hughes’ finger prints are all over this series win. [ TVA Sports ] It was an away game, but the Bell Centre was still rocking. [ Twitter | Montreal Gazette ] Un Centre Bell à guichets fermés. Pour un match à l'étranger. A sold out Bell Centre. For an away game. #GoHabsGo pic....
Bottom Six Minutes: Jakub Dobeš steals a ticket to the second round
After six extremely tight, hard-fought games, the Montreal Canadiens saved their worst for last against the Tampa Bay Lightning. They struggled mightily to get shots on goal in game seven, unable to get through the wall of bodies the Lightning were putting in the shooting lanes, and often missing the net entirely when they did. The result was a paltry nine shots on goal for the Habs through 60 minutes. But they don’t ask how, they ask how many, and the answer you’re looking for in the playoffs...
A perfect storm of errors has the Laval Rocket on the brink of elimination
After a strong showing in Game 1 of the North Division Semifinals, the Laval Rocket have dropped back-to-back games while being outscored 12-4, and find themselves on the brink of elimination to the Toronto Marlies. For a team that bulldozed their way to the conference finals last year and collected consecutive North Division titles, this is not a spot they expected to find themselves in. On Sunday it was disaster right out of the gate as Lucas Condotta was handed a double-minor for high-...
Monday Habs Headlines: Brendan Gallagher on the young but experienced Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens news and notes “So young in age, but their ability to handle these things, it goes beyond how old they are,” Brendan Gallagher explains about the Canadiens’ experience of playing significant roles trumping their youth. [ The Athletic ] The Canadiens set the NHL record for the fewest shots on goal (9) in a playoff win. [ Journal de Montreal ] Samuel Montembeault and Jacob Fowler had a little fun at their goalie’s expense following a post-game interview. [ Jou...
Canadiens @ Lightning Top Six Minutes: Montreal recovers to claim the series
Montreal is 2-1 when this woman sings O, Canada, so I’m actually starting to like her a bit. First period Lane Hutson deals with an early shift from Nikita Kucherov’s line by stripping the puck and turning it the other way. Montreal’s first chance comes from the Kirby Dach line after two Lightning defenders went after Josh Anderson in the end wall. Darren Raddysh was standing in the crease trying to check Nick Suzuki at the side of the net, and a shot from Mike Matheson...
Canadiens @ Lightning Game 7: Thread, lines, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs Game 7: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) Series tied 3-3 Start time: **6:00 PM EDT / 3:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: Sportsnet+ Noah Dobson will be a game-time decision for today’s Game 7, having ramped up his on-ice work in recent days to the point he’s been taking shots. He won’t be ...
Minnesota strike first, defeat Victoire in OT
The Minnesota Frost wasted no time setting the tone, stealing home-ice advantage from the Montreal Victoire with a 5–4 overtime win in Game 1 on Saturday. Jincy Roese scored the winner 4:30 into overtime, firing a point shot that deflected off of goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens and trickled across the goal line. Montreal’s Laura Stacey made history with the PWHL’s first playoff hat trick in a fast-paced, back-and-forth game that saw five goals scored in under eight minutes of game tim...
Canadiens @ Lightning Round 1 Game 7: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs Game 7: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) Series tied 3-3 Start time: **6:00 PM EDT / 3:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: Sportsnet+ The official stats say that the Tampa Bay Lightning had a 38-26 advantage in scoring chances at five-on-five and a 22-7 edge in high-danger chances in Game 6, but ...
Sunday Habs Headlines: Canadiens prepared for Game 7
Montreal Canadiens news and notes “Pretty much every game in this series feels like a Game 7,” Martin St-Louis said before heading to Tampa for the final contest of the series. [ La Presse ] Flights for both the Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning had to be diverted due to thunderstorms that led to tornado warnings in Tampa. [ Journal de Montreal ] In recent history, the Habs have performed well in Game 7s. [ Journal de Montreal ] The history of Game 7s in the NHL. [ La Pre...
PWHL Playoff Preview: Montreal Victoire vs. Minnesota Frost
#1 Montreal Victoire vs. #3 Minnesota Frost Game One (best-of-five) Place Bell , Start Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern Streaming: Prime Video in English and French in Canada; YouTube outside of Canada) TV: Scripps Sports Network – US) There’s a certain feeling that creeps in before playoff hockey — a mix of excitement, nerves, and impatience. Around the Victoire locker room, that feeling has been building all week. Now, with Game 1 just hours away, it’s about settling in and being ready. “It...
Indiscipline costs Rocket in Game 2 as Marlies even up series
The Toronto Marlies took advantage of 10 power plays to score four power play goals and defeat the Laval Rocket 6-2 to even their best-of-five series at one game apiece. ”You can’t give up 10 power plays and expect to win the game,” Laval Rocket head coach Pascal Vincent said. The Rocket opened up a 2-0 lead with goals from Laurent Dauphin and Joshua Roy 1:24 apart, with Roy’s goal coming on the power play. They had an 11-3 advantage in shots at the time of Roy’s goal. It all un...
Saturday Habs Headlines: “Best game of the series”
Montreal Canadiens news and notes “I think both teams played their best game of the series,” Martin St-Louis said following the Game 6 loss. [ Journal de Montreal ] The loss is also an opportunity for a young team to play its first do-or-die Game 7, St-Louis believes, seeing the long-term benefits of a such a hard-fought series. [ RDS ] Game 7 will be played at 6 PM EDT in Tampa on Sunday: Sunday's Game 7 will be at 6pm ET This tremendous series deserves seven https://t...
Canadiens vs. Lightning Top Six Minutes: The series gets pushed to Game 7
First period Two early icings by the Lightning and they’re already diving trying to draw a call on the race to the puck. I expect that to be a theme of this game. A very nice cycling shift for the usual top line of Juraj Slafkovskš, Nick Suzuki, and Cole Caufield to create a scoring chance. Darren Raddysh wins up a slapshot that hits Jakub Dobeš in the mask, but it falls right into his pads where he can freeze it. Dobeš gives the puck away behind the net, but Yanni Gourde...
Canadiens vs. Lightning Game 6: Thread, lines, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs Game 6: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) MTL leads 3-2 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: Sportsnet+ Five games have been played in this Eastern Conference Quarter-final, five games have been decided by one goal. Some of the most potent offensive stars on both sides h...
Canadiens vs. Lightning Round 1 Game 6: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs Game 6: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) MTL leads 3-2 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: Sportsnet+ When the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning met in the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, the series didn’t need a Game 6. The Canadiens managed just one win, and the series w...
Friday Habs Headlines: A great opportunity
Montreal Canadiens news and notes The Montreal Canadiens have an opportunity to win their first playoff series since 2021. [ NHL.com | La Presse ] Martin St-Louis is trying to keep everyone’s feet on the ground. [ Radio-Canada ] A few key numbers that have defined the series thus far. [ La Presse ] From tears to cheers, in a nutshell, describes the past five-plus months of Jakub Dobes’ life. [ NHL.com ] Phillip Danault earned himself a large pizza after the team’s Ga...
Bottom Six Minutes: Martin St-Louis’s lineup changes pay dividends in game five
With the series tied at two apiece, the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning were back in Florida for a crucial game five matchup. The Habs went on the road with a bit of a different look to their lineup, and grinded out a 3-2 win in which they surrendered two separate one-goal leads. Now, they get the opportunity to go back to the Bell Centre on Friday with a chance to eliminate the Lightning and move on to the second round of the playoffs. Jon Cooper is widely regarded as one of, ...
AHL: Xhekaj, Kähkönen lead Rocket to Game 1 win to start playoff campaign
Florian Xhekaj scored a goal and Kaapo Kähkönen made 20 saves as the Laval Rocket beat the Toronto Marlies 3-1 on Wednesday night at Place Bell. The win gives Laval a 1-0 lead in their best-of-five North Division semifinal series. Joshua Roy scored the eventual game-winning goal and Samuel Blais scored into the empty net for the Rocket. The Rocket were playing their first game of the playoffs, while the Marlies beat the Rochester Americans 2-1 in their three-game series to advance. ...
Thursday Habs Headlines: Juraj Slafkovský needs more bite
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Juraj Slafkovský is too nice on the ice and the Tampa Bay Lightning are using that to their advantage. [ Journal de Montreal ] Given what we’ve seen so far in the Stanley Cup playoffs, should the Canadiens have bought during the trade deadline? [ Journal de Montreal ] The Canadiens are exploring options for a Game 6 outdoor watch party after safety concerns led to the removal of barricades. [ CBC ] Veterans will have to help keep emotions...
Canadiens @ Lightning Top Six Minutes: Habs head home with a 3-2 series lead
First period They wanted to have towels for the fans to make Benchmark International Arena like the Bell Centre. You can hear a pin drop moments after the opening puck drop. Well, that’s exactly what Martin St-Louis was hoping for when he inserted Brendan Gallagher into the lineup: charge at the net and clean up a rebound. It’s Newhook’s rebound after he got onto his own wide shot, leaving an empty cage for the veteran to hit. Montreal had as many high-danger chan...
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