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‘I’m so proud to play in Montreal’: The city provides the backdrop on an unforgettable celebration
When the red double-decker bus taking the Montreal Victoire from the Verdun Auditorium turned on Ste-Catherine street, Victoire goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens was at the front of the bus, eager to see what awaited them. What she saw, down the famous street no stranger to parades celebrating professional hockey teams, was a sea of people. So many that in her own words, she couldn’t even see pavement. That’s when the 32-year-old goaltender, known for her calm, stoic, unflappable, and compose...
Sunday Habs Headlines: Home woes
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Mike Matheson wishes the Canadiens could have pushed themselves to take a 3-1 series lead in the opening two rounds when they had the chance on home ice. [ RDS ] The poor home performances in a run that featured seven road wins played a significant part in Montreal’s exit. [ NHL.com ] Phillip Danault admits that the combination of fatigue and the suffocating system of the Carolina Hurricanes discouraged the Canadiens as the series went on. [ J...
Saturday Habs Headlines: Canadiens get a lesson in the work left to do
Montreal Canadiens news and notes “Even though we feel close, we’re still so far away,” Lane Hutson said, recognizing the gap between the veteran Carolina Hurricanes and the Canadiens. [ Journal de Montreal ] “Being stretched mentally and physically for seven weeks is a great opportunity to grow. I’m glad we went through that,” Martin St-Louis said after the team’s third-round exit. [ Journal de Montreal ] The top moments of Claude Lemieux’s career. [ La Presse ] Around...
Canadiens @ Hurricanes Top Six Minutes: Montreal’s season comes to an end in Game 5
First period Right off the opening puck drop the Carolina Hurricanes get a two-on-one rush, but the shot gets sent high and wide by Jackson Blake. Finally out of their zone after allowing the first three shots, Lane Hutson spins away from Andrei Svechnikov, who sticks out his foot and trips him, so Montreal will head to the game’s first power play. Let’s go ahead and call these the most important two minutes of the season. An attempted pass gets deflected and flutters to ...
Canadiens vs. Hurricanes Game 5: Thread, lines, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final Game 5: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Carolina Hurricanes (M1) CAR leads 3-1 Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+ The Montreal Canadiens looked frustrated with the Carolina Hurricanes’ pressure at the end of the Game 4, but the were also facing the biggest deficit they’ve had in the series so far...
Canadiens @ Hurricanes ECF Game 5: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final Game 5: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Carolina Hurricanes (M1) CAR leads 3-1 Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+ Since the Montreal Canadiens began the Eastern Conference Final with a rather shocking 6-2 win, their performances have progressively gotten worse. They had a close match in Game 2 th...
Friday Habs Headlines: “Gone in his full glory”
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Claude Lemieux has passed away at the age of 60. [ Sportsnet | The Athletic | La Presse | RDS ] Lemieux was an “impact player” who was ready to do anything to win. [ La Presse | RDS ] Jakub Dobeš has stabilized the Canadiens’ crease by steadying his emotions. [ Sportsnet ] Despite the deficit, Dobeš is still standing tall. [ NHL.com ] Are there reasons to believe in a Habs comeback? [ RDS | La Presse ] The Canadiens must overcom...
Thursday Habs Headlines: Good isn’t good enough
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Lane Hutson will stop at nothing to deliver the win the Canadiens need right now and the rest of the team should follow his lead. [ Sportsnet ] Jake Evans believes the team needs to get back to using one of their greatest assets — speed — to crack the Carolina Hurricanes’ stingy defence. [ TSN ] Stanley Cup champion Brian Skrudland thinks the Canadiens have stayed competitive thanks to their goaltending and strong buy-in under Martin St. ...
Canadiens vs. Hurricanes Top Six Minutes: Habs can’t climb out of first-period hole
First period Jakub Dobeš makes the first big play of the night with a breakaway stop on Jackson Blake. Carolina gets a few more chances after two weak clearance by the Canadiens. They haven’t learned that lesson through three games. Another nonchalant pass from Noah Dobson gets picked off for another shot. The Habs are just asking to get scored on first once again with these defensive-zone plays. The crowd reacts as Nick Suzuki is cross-checked in the back to the ice in h...
Canadiens vs. Hurricanes Game 4: Thread, lines, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final Game 4: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (M1) CAR leads 2-1 Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+ For the first time since the opening game of the series versus the Buffalo Sabres, and just the second time in this post-season, the Canadiens fins themselves trailing in a series. ...
Canadiens vs. Hurricanes ECF Game 4: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final Game 4: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (M1) CAR leads 2-1 Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+ For the third consecutive game in the Eastern Conference Final, the Montreal Canadiens held the Carolina Hurricanes to two goals through 60 minutes of play. Jakub Dobeš played a han...
Wednesday Habs Headlines: “We have to be desperate”
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Martin St-Louis expects the team ‘to show up’ in Game 4 of the Eastern Final. [ Montreal Gazette ] “We’re not dead,” says the head coach. [ RDS ] The Canadiens are looking to find ‘balance’ with the puck in Game 4. [ NHL.com ] “It would be nice to be up 2-1, but we’re not because of me,” says Lane Hutson. [ TSN ] How the Carolina Hurricanes are stifling Hutson. [ Sportsnet ] Sooner or later, the Habs will have to help their...
Bottom Six Minutes: The baffling officiating of game three
After accomplishing the mission of winning at least one game in North Carolina, the Montreal Canadiens returned to the Bell Centre for game three on Monday night. It was a classic Carolina Hurricanes performance, dominating the shot total and forcing the Habs to be opportunistic as they battled their way to overtime. Unfortunately, once there, a well placed point shot handed the Habs their first consecutive losses of these playoffs, and a 2-1 deficit in the series. Absolute joke offi...
Reviewing the Laval Rocket’s 2025-26 season
These are always the posts that I enjoy writing the least. It means another AHL season has come to a close in the Calder Cup playoffs, and it means that Laval Rocket coverage is winding down until late summer. It is a season coming to a close much sooner than the Laval Rocket, their coach, and their fans would have liked as they lost Game 5 of the division semifinals to the Toronto Marlies. The loss to the Marlies in the deciding game was a near perfect distillation of all the issues that...
Tuesday Habs Headlines: Enjoying the Experience
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes Montreal loses Game 3 in another OT at home. [ Sportsnet ] Josh Anderson is enjoying every minute of the Habs’ return to the playoffs. [ TSN ] Habs fans jumped in to sing the American National Anthem. [ Montreal Gazette | Sportsnet ] The Victoire will celebrate their Walter Cup victory with a parade on Saturday. [ Montreal Gazette | La Presse | Radio-Canada ] Elliotte and Kyle talk to Mike Matheson in the most recent 32 Thoughts. [ S...
Canadiens vs. Hurricanes Top Six Minutes: Habs fall once again in overtime
First period Montreal has been able to clear the puck out of the defensive zone a few times, but that’s about the extent of their play through the opening two minutes. They haven’t found a lane to move the puck through yet. Kirby Dach tries to throw a big hit on Jaccob Slavin in Montreal’s first excursion into the offensive zone, but bounces off his hip and crashes into the boards. Dach seems to be alright at least. Jake Evans chips the puck past Jalen Chatfield and tries to k...
Canadiens vs. Hurricanes Game 3: Thread, lines, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final Game 3: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (M1) Series tied 1-1 Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+ The Carolina Hurricanes haven’t scored many goals in the playoffs despite finishing the regular season with the second-best offence. In the post-season they sit below average with...
Canadiens vs. Hurricanes ECF Game 3: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final Game 3: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (M1) Series tied 1-1 Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+ After a 6-2 loss in Game 1 that ended their playoff-opening eight-game winning streak, the Carolina Hurricanes needed a response in Game 2. They got that by holding the Montreal C...
Monday Habs Headlines: Simple plan
Montreal Canadiens news and notes “At home, I feel like we attempt to make too many plays and try to pass the puck in the net,” Nick Suzuki admits. [ NHL.com ] “We got carried away and opened up the game a little too much,” Jake Evans explains as the main reason for their poor home record. [ La Presse ] Martin St-Louis says he’s not worried about Lane Hutson’s availability for Game 3. [ TVA Sports ] The coach also says it’s important not to pay attention to the shot count...
Sunday Habs Headlines: Canadiens lament lack of execution in Game 2
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Mike Matheson and Alexandre Carrier said the Canadiens didn’t do a good enough job of getting set up offensively in Game 2. [ Journal de Montreal | Sportsnet ] “The spaces were there, we lacked execution,” Martin St-Louis agreed. [ Journal de Montreal ] The Canadiens prised home-ice advantage from the Carolina Hurricanes. Now how do they capitalize? [ Montreal Gazette ] Breaking down the styles of the netminders who helped get their teams...
Canadiens @ Hurricanes Top Six Minutes: The Habs return home with a split
Too much praise from the Montreal side for the last anthem singer singing in French. The Hurricanes go English only. First period A quick chance for Logan Stankoven, but Mike Matheson speeds back to break up the pass before it gets across to him. Still plenty of space for Juraj Slafkovský to skate through as the top line goes on the attack. A weak shot coming in from the point by William Carrier gets tipped by Eric Robinson, but if was enough to change the trajectory of...
Canadiens @ Hurricanes Game 2: Thread, lines, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final Game 2: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Carolina Hurricanes (M1) MTL leads 1-0 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+ After 11 days of feeling very good about their chances of winning the Stanley Cup, the Carolina Hurricanes spent the last two concerned that it’s all going to come crashing down at the co...
Canadiens @ Hurricanes ECF Game 2: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final Game 2: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Carolina Hurricanes (M1) MTL leads 1-0 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+ The talk leading up to the opening game of the Eastern Conference Final was of some rust for the Carolina Hurricanes after 11 days off since completing their sweep of the Philadelphia Fly...
Saturday Habs Headlines: Among the elite
Montreal Canadiens news and notes “We feel like we’re one of the best teams in the league, and we’ve shown it,” Nick Suzuki stated after an emphatic Game 1 win in Raleigh. [ La Presse ] Three quick meetings between the end of the second round and the start of the third were enough to get the Habs accustomed to a new opponent. [ Sportsnet ] The Canadiens haven’t been able to string wins together easily in the series they’ve played so far, but Zachary Bolduc feels they have the ...
Bottom Six Minutes: Juraj Slafkovsky goes beast mode
If you’re a Habs fan, there was a lot to like in the Montreal Canadiens’ 6-2 dismantling of the Carolina Hurricanes in game one of the Eastern Conference final. It wasn’t without its moments that reminded everyone why the Hurricanes have been touted as Stanley Cup favourites, but the Habs figured out how to use the aggression of Carolina against them. Their top line reminded everyone what they’re capable of at five-on-five, and they allowed just a single shot against in a third period they ent...
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