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...
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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...
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The Laval Rocket continue to build momentum toward the AHL playoffs, with several Montreal Canadiens prospects showing encouraging development. We discuss the recent performances from Filip Mesar, Joshua Roy, Florian Xhekaj, David Reinbacher, and Owen Beck.
Filip Mesar
Mesar has been used on the second line and has made the most out of the opportunity. “We’re seeing a high level of compete from Mesar right now,” Will Shoukri says. “This week specifically, I thought the hustle was rea...
about 17 hours ago
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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...
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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...
about 21 hours ago
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This week, the Montreal Canadiens have an important back-to-back on tap. On Tuesday night, they’ll host the Toronto Maple Leafs before heading a short ways down the highway to visit the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. They’ll follow that up with a weekend back-to-back against the Sharks and Ducks; two teams they just lost to on their California road trip that will now pay them a visit at the Bell Centre.
The mid-week set is arguably the more important of the two since they’ll be against div...
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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...
2 days ago
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California road trips have been historically unsuccessful for the Montreal Canadiens, and going into a Saturday night tilt with the Los Angeles Kings, their latest run in the golden state appeared to be following that trend. They were outplayed from the opening face off, seemingly confirming a failed road trip, before pulling a rabbit out of their hat in the third period to escape California with a huge two points.
They never would have had the chance to pull that rabbit out of their hat ...
3 days ago
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Fresh off a strong win on Friday night over the Rochester Americans, the Laval Rocket welcomed their North Division rivals on Saturday afternoon for another crucial game. Laval was unfortunately still suffering from the injury bug as both Tobie Bisson and Josh Jacobs joined Adam Engström on the injured list. Slotting in their place on the third pair was Josiah Didier and Ryan O’Rourke, with the Rocket’s defensive depth being tested heavily in March.
The forward group remained the same, an...
3 days ago
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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...
3 days ago
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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...
3 days ago
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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...
3 days ago
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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-...
3 days ago
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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...
4 days ago
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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...
4 days ago
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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...
4 days ago
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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...
5 days ago
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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...
5 days ago
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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...
5 days ago
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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...
6 days ago
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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 ...
6 days ago
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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 ...
6 days ago
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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...
7 days ago
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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 ...
7 days 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+
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...
7 days ago
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