There's a first time for everything, as they say. The Montreal Canadiens made a difficult and surprising decision on Saturday, announcing that 14-year veteran forward Brendan Gallagher would be a healthy scratch for the first time in his career, for their game against the San Jose Sharks. Some unfamiliar territory for 14-year vet Brendan Gallagher. pic.twitter.com/DukQlkAg4E — Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) March 14, 2026 With only six goals and 20 points in 64 games, the fei...
Game 65: Montreal Canadiens vs. San Jose Sharks
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Sharks region: NBC Sports California Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
It’s rare that a team scores five goals in a game and doesn’t come away with a win. It’s something that has happened just seven times to the Montreal Canadiens since the COVID-shortened season, but two of those losses came last week on the California road tr...
On the day of the American Hockey League Trade Deadline, the Montreal Canadiens have made a minor-league trade, acquiring goaltender Hunter Shepard and forward Jake Chiasson from the Ottawa Senators for forward Riley Kidney.
The Canadiens acquire goaltender Hunter Shepard and forward Jake Chiasson from the Ottawa Senators in return for forward Riley Kidney. News release ↓ #GoHabsGo https://t.co/THAzynGOAZ — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 13, 2026
Shepard has playe...
Lafrenière is on a heater, Perreault is pulling off highlight-reel plays, and suddenly we're left wonder if these two are better off without Panarin.
While our podcast starts out with Patrik talking about cycling and the World Championship in Montreal at the end of September, 2026, it really is on one of the most interesting prospects in the Canadiens system, Bryce Pickford, who is our main subject. William Shoukri adds his thoughts to the discussion.
Our talk focuses on his development, performance in Junior hockey, and potential path to the NHL. Pickford has produced exceptional offensive numbers in Medicine Hat, scoring at a high ra...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
The Habs’ rebuild is taking shape. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Jacob Fowler takes another step toward his destiny. [ Sportsnet ]
Playing Fowler wasn’t the hard decision. The hard decision is who sits for Alexandre Texier. [ The Athletic ]
Fowler’s success should take nothing away from Jakub Dobes. [ Journal de Montreal ]
Samuel Montembeault isn’t giving up on his future with the CH yet. [ Journal de Montreal ]
The Toronto Maple Leafs t...
Trade buzz tied Vincent Trocheck to the Boston Bruins leading up to the deadline, but the deal never got close to happening. The reason has now become clear that the New York Rangers simply asked for far too much. According to Kevin Paul Dupont of The Boston Globe , Rangers general manager Chris Drury placed a steep price on the veteran center, a cost that ultimately pushed Bruins GM Don Sweeney to walk away. Sullivan on how everything went down with Vincent Trocheck at the deadlin...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Lane Hutson just keeps getting better, breaking the NHL record for most assists by a defenseman in his first 150 games. [ Montreal Gazette ]
With Jacob Fowler recalled by the Canadiens, Kaapo Kahkonen is ready to shoulder the goaltending duties for the Laval Rocket. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Tuesday’s win over the Toronto Maple Leafs was Martin St. Louis’s 150th win behind the Habs bench. [ Sportsnet ]
Are the Canadiens in position to push for...
It is reportedly just an illness for Cole Caufield, and not an injury as the initial concern was. He should be back soon, but he won’t play this important game tonight.
First period
A very calm glove save for Jacob Fowler will start this game off. That will calm some nerves on the bench (and behind it).
On the second shot he gets run into by Dylan Cozens in the crease, and that will put Montreal on the power play.
A blind pass from Nick Suzuki catches three Senators def...
Game 64: Montreal Canadiens @ Ottawa Senators
Start time: 7:30 PM EDT / 4:30 PM PDT In Canada: Sportsnet (English), RDS (French) Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, Sportsnet+
For the biggest game of the season to this point, the Montreal Canadiens have turned to Jacob Fowler to help them get the four-point swing over the Ottawa Senators. It couldn’t be any clearer that he’s not only the goalie of the future, but the one held in highest regard of the three NHL-calibre netminders in the orga...
It sounds like Sam Montembault's days as a Montreal Canadiens netminder are coming to an end. Youngster Jacob Fowler had a ten-game cameo earlier in the season, and he proved he belonged with a .902 save percentage and a 2.62 goals against average with one shutout. Now, the top Montreal Canadiens goaltending prospect has been called back up to the big club. And reports are that it's not just an 'emergency callup.' Les Canadiens ont rappelé le gardien Jacob Fowler du Rocket de Laval. The Canadi...
As much as the title of this article is facetious, it is actually the type of thing the rest of the 2025-26 Maple Leafs’ season is now about. The first period of this game in Montreal is exactly what the remainder of the season should not be about. Even if the goal is tanking, it […]
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The Montreal Canadiens have recalled goaltender Jacob Fowler from the Laval Rocket ahead of their game against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le gardien Jacob Fowler du Rocket de Laval. The Canadiens have recalled goaltender Jacob Fowler from the Laval Rocket. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/85HHY8lhV5 — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 11, 2026
After Jakub Dobeš played against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, Fowler was recalled to start a...
Game 64: Montreal Canadiens @ Ottawa Senators
Start time: 7:30 PM EDT / 4:30 PM PDT In Canada: Sportsnet (English), RDS (French) Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, Sportsnet+
The landscape is shifting rapidly in the Atlantic Division coming out of the Olympics. The Tampa Bay Lightning held a big lead in early February, but have felt the weight of their excessively compressed schedule even sooner than anticipated and have lost six of eight games played since the league resumed. The drop that see...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Despite the team’s success, development remains at the forefront for the Laval Rocket. [ La Presse ]
Lane Hutson is changing how defenders read the game. [ The Hockey Writers ]
How different is Hutson when playing on the right side vs. the left side? [ La Presse ]
71 years ago, the Zamboni made its Canadian debut at the Forum. [ NHL.com ]
Yevgeni Volokhin is turning eyes on the VHL. [ Journal de Montreal ]
P.K. Subban’s Canadien...
Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 3-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 27-27-11. On the team’s performance: [The Canadiens] definitely had the play in the first. They had the puck. We didn’t check it off them, and when we did, we didn’t do anything with the […]
The post Craig Berube on Bo Groulx’s Leafs debut in Montreal: “Very good game… Impressed with a couple of plays he made where he challenged defensemen and beat them” appeared fir...
I think I’ll watch the Sportsnet broadcast for this game tonight. For as long as the Canadiens aren’t trailing.
First period
Oliver Kapanen mishandles a puck so much that it fools a Leafs defender, and the puck follows him to the slot for a scoring chance 80 seconds in.
There’s a lot of open ice for Montreal to skate through tonight.
Kaiden Guhle tries to send the puck past Joseph Woll’s ear but it hits him square in the chin instead. A brief stoppage as Woll gets his m...
Game 63: Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: Sportsnet E/O/P/1 (English), RDS (French) Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, Sportsnet+
Normally a game between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs is something to look forward to on the NHL schedule, a match that usually provides good entertainment no matter where the teams are in the standings. On this night, it’s more of a nuisance; for the Canadiens who have to play a night b...
Do the Maple Leafs at least have the pride remaining to get up for this “spoiler” opportunity in a rivalry game in Montreal? Do any Leafs fans even want them to win tonight at this point? (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet). Game Day Quotes Call-up Bo Groulx on the potential opportunity to make his Leafs debut […]
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The Minnesota Wild made some moves at the trade deadline, but ultimately didn’t produce the home run move many were forecasting or hoping for. However, Minnesota’s move to swap a second-round pick for bottom-six forward Michael McCarron has garnered a lot of attention. Unfortunately, that attention...
Game 63: Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: Sportsnet E/O/P/1 (English), RDS (French) Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, Sportsnet+
With a three-game winning streak in the final week before the Olympics to wrap up their road trip through Western Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs gave their fans a sliver of hope that they could turn their season around. With those six points, they were six points out of a wild-card spot.
That hope has b...
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
Juraj Slafkovsky’s games on the West Coast show that he can be “that guy” for the Habs as well as Team Slovakia. [ TVA Sports | LNH | Montreal Gazette ]
Nick Suzuki, Ivan Demidov, and Lane Hutson among players whose names have been mentioned for various awards. [ ESPN ]
The situation is still subject to change, but at the moment, it seems likely that the Habs will be the only Canadian team in the East come playoffs. [ TSN ]
Montreal has s...
Rumors of a rare rivalry blockbuster surfaced after the NHL trade deadline, and Sportsnet insider Nick Kypreos says Matthew Knies may have been right in the middle of it. According to Kypreos, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens held serious discussions about a potential deal that would have sent shockwaves through the league.
The speculation gained traction after Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes revealed his team came extremely close to completing a trade that would ha...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Juraj Slafkovský would like to see his team turn its high-scoring ways into more comfortable margins on the scoreboard. [ La Presse ]
Slafkovský’s placement back on the top line is having the desired effect for Martin St-Louis. [ Journal de Montreal ]
St-Louis says at this point of the season, all the lessons the coaching staff have been trying to teach have been fully incorporated, but it’s a lack of execution in game action leading to bad re...
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...