Ann-Renée Desbiens is not from Quebec City, but it is the city where she went to high school and played minor hockey. She had 120 friends and family at Sunday’s game, and left it with a 26-save shutout and more importantly a big three points.
“From a coach’s standpoint, it felt like nothing was getting by her tonight,” said Montreal head coach Kori Cheverie.
The Montreal Victoire defeated the Vancouver Goldeneyes 1-0 at the Centre Videotron in Quebec City. Nicole Gosling scored her f...
Game 46: Montreal Canadiens vs. Vancouver Canucks
Start time: 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST In the Canadiens region: RDS (French) Streaming: Prime Monday Night Hockey
The Vancouver Canucks weren’t supposed to be this bad. They had amassed a number of promising players in recent years, making a top-10 selection every year from 2016 to 2019. The best of those picks was Quinn Hughes, a steal at sixth overall in 2018 who went on to win the Norris Trophy at the end of the 2023-24 season...
The Habs went 2-1-0 during the second week of January and sit third in the Atlantic division with a record of 25-14-6.
The Canadiens began the week with two days of rest before hosting the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. Montreal won comfortably against the fourth-worst team in the league, with Phillip Danault picking up his first point in Montreal since being traded, and Alexandre Texier picking up three points.
Clearly, after the post-game, first-star interview conducted in French, Te...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Despite how well they played, just one loss dropped the Habs down the standings. Everyone knows how important it is to stay consistent with the majority of teams in the Atlantic Division playing so well. [ Sportsnet | Journal de Montreal ]
Kaiden Guhle’s return will help limit the wear and tear on Mike Matheson. [ Journal de Montreal ]
Arber Xhekaj is growing comfortable just in time to secure a lineup spot. [ The Athletic ]
Should Martin...
On Thursday afternoon, Kati Tabin received the call of a lifetime.
The Montreal Victoire defender received the news on a Zoom call with Team Canada’s coaching and management team. The person breaking the news was her PWHL head coach Kori Cheverie, who is also an assistant with the Canadian national team: She was going to the 2026 Olympics.
“I think my first words were ‘holy shit’,” Tabin said on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the roster was publicly announced.
“I think that ...
A hectic start to 2026 continued for the Laval Rocket on Saturday as they rolled down I-90 in New York for a Saturday evening showdown with the Syracuse Crunch. The Rocket fended off a fierce effort by the Rochester Americans on Friday on the back of a 47-save effort by Kaapo Kähkönen. Friday night’s win ensured that Laval would hold on to first place this weekend regardless of the result against the Crunch.
Saturday did bring some good news for Laval, with Laurent Dauphin rejoining the l...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Kaiden Guhle said he tried to play through his adductor injury, but it wasn’t healing. When it worsened in the fifth game of the season, the decision was made to have it surgically repaired. [ Journal de Montreal ]
Why Alexandre Texier has been a better complement to Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield than Zachary Bolduc. [ RDS ]
Is the return of Phillip Danault the spark Brendan Gallagher needs? [ Montreal Gazette ]
Comparing the rebuilds of ...
First period
The crowd is giving early wave energy in this game.
Alexandre Carrier fires a stretch pass right onto the stick of Nick Suzuki for a breakaway, but the captain’s shot goes wide. I’ve really liked Carrier’s game recently. He’s been creating some good things, and come in on a three-game point streak as a result.
Ivan Demidov collects the puck at hs blue line and leads a two-on-one with Oliver Kapanen. He gets the puck through, and Kapanen’s shot squeaks through John...
Game 45: Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Red Wings region: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
Missing the last 39 games after undergoing surgery, Kaiden Guhle will be in the lineup for the first time since October 16. He will provide an important defensive boost versus a potent Detroit Red Wings team, and try to help slow their especially da...
Game 45: Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Red Wings region: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
When the Detroit Red Wings lost 5-1 to the Montreal Canadiens in their first game of the season, there was concern that they were once again due for a mediocre season, just good enough to challenge for a playoff spot without making the post-sea...
Laval came into Friday night’s matchup against the Rochester Americans looking to take advantage of a divisional matchup and rebound from last week’s loss. Laval faced an opportunity and a challenge on Friday, missing key forwards, but with an opportunity to increase its lead over Rochester in the standings.
With Laurent Dauphin out with an illness and Joshua Roy out four to six weeks, Jared Davidson got the nod on the first line next to Alex Belzile and Sean Farrell. The Rocket’s third l...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
“I’m trying to give myself every chance to stay here,” Alexandre Texier said after his six-point performance in the recent back-to-back. [ TVA Sports ]
Nick Suzuki explains why Texier has been able to excel in Montreal when he couldn’t find a role in St. Louis. “I think we lift guys up. We do a good job of bringing them in and treating them like family right away.” [ The Athletic ]
Texier became the second player from France to score a hat tri...
After a dominant 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames to open their home stand, the Montreal Canadiens were right back in action less than 24 hours later against the Florida Panthers. With a chance to take the lead in the Atlantic division, they put up a touchdown on the defending Stanley Cup champions, winning 6-2 to take that lead, at least for the time being.
There was a lot going on last night, so instead of my customary focus on one aspect of the game, here are a collection of general tho...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Montreal has a lot of leverage heading into the trade deadline. [ RG.org ]
Could the Canadiens target Blake Coleman? [ RDS ]
Phillip Danault is thriving in his second Habs stint. [ The Hockey Writers ]
Juraj Slafkovsky headlines Team Slovakia for the Olympics. [ NHL.com ]
The Laval Rocket prepare for a busy and important weekend. [ La Presse ]
A stint with the Canadiens gave Jared Davidson plenty of food for thought. [ Montreal ...
Brad Marchand is out. Nagging injury? Xhekajitis? The Panthers weren’t forthcoming with the details.
First period
Florida has iced the puck three times in the opening three minutes.
The third one is the one that hurts them. Oliver Kapanen won the offensive-zone faceoff, Mike Matheson quickly sent it across to Noah Dobson, and the Prince Edward Islander blasted it off the post and into Sergei Bobrovsky’s net.
Noah Dobson with a bomb from the point and it's 1-0 Habs! [i...
Game 44: Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Panthers region: Scripps Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
If you were looking forward to seeing some retribution from the Canadiens for Brad Marchand’s hit on Mike Matheson in their last meeting that forced the Habs defenceman to miss a couple of games, you won’t find any satisfaction tonight as Marchand is out of the lineup. Also out is defe...
The Montreal Canadiens sent defenceman Adam Engström to the Laval Rocket on Thursday, ahead of the second half of their back-to-back against the Florida Panthers.
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Adam Engstrom au Rocket de Laval. The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Adam Engstrom to the Laval Rocket. pic.twitter.com/9uHC014Lql — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) January 8, 2026
This could mean that Kaiden Guhle is set for a return to the lineup, but not necessarily on Thurs...
After a very long, and very successful road trip, the Montreal Canadiens were back at the Bell Centre on Wednesday night to host the Calgary Flames. With a stellar road record in the first half of the season, they were looking to build some confidence on home ice against a team that is near the bottom of the Western Conference standings. They got precisely that, dominating the Flames en route to a 4-1 win for the first game of their home stand.
They say there’s no place like home, and whi...
Game 44: Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Panthers region: Scripps Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
Back from his conditioning loan, Samuel Montembeault’s first game action since early December was a start versus the Florida Panthers in Sunrise. He just focused on playing a simple game to get in front of the shots that came his way and not trying anything fancy, and it led to a great...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Lane Hutson’s impeccable work ethic has helped him avoid the sophomore slump. [ Sportsnet ]
Kent Hughes said he knew Hutson was good but he didn’t know he’d “become this good.” [ Journal de Montreal ]
Cole Caufield expressed his frustration and disappointment after being left off Team USA’s Olympic roster but Huston is rolling with it. [ Journal de Montreal ]
Philip Danault had his return to the Bell Centre circled on his calendar. [ Jour...
First period
No worries about a letdown here as the Canadiens come out firing. Three shots in the opening 40 seconds.
A bit of a lull after the opening couple of minutes, but it’s still clear that Montreal is the better team. They don’t always prove that in this type of matchup.
Owen Beck is playing very well tonight, and just fired a mid-range shot off the post. He knows his days in the NHL on this recall stint are probably numbered.
Juraj Slafkovský had a couple of roug...
Game 43: Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames
Start time: 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST In Canada: Sportsnet (English) In the Canadiens region: RDS (French) Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, Sportsnet+
The Montreal Canadiens return home to play a game at the Bell Centre for the first time in 18 days. When the Habs left for Pittsburgh after the match on December 20, they were one point up on the first team sitting outside of the wild-card race. Now, after seven games that saw them go 4-1-2 versus ...
Game 43: Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames
Start time: 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST In Canada: Sportsnet (English) In the Canadiens region: RDS (French) Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, Sportsnet+
The Calgary Flames just missed out on a playoff spot last season, the team that lost out in the end-of-season charge by the St. Louis Blues. Ending the year on a four-game winning streak got them to 96 points, but with 14 of them coming from defeats beyond regulation time, they didn’t hold any wins...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
“We have a group of guys that are playing for each other; that’s the most impressive thing I see.” [ Montreal Canadiens | La Presse | RDS ]
The three-way battle for the net shouldn’t last long, says Kent Hughes. [ CTV News ]
The Habs success this season so far has been driven by talent. [ Sportsnet ]
Hughes remains focused on a brighter future. [ The Athletic ]
Oliver Kapanen says his Olympic selection was a good Christmas present. [...
Hadi Kalakeche of EliteProspects and Eyes on the Prize, joins the podcast to talk about the Montreal Canadiens prospects in the tournament.
Mikus Vecvanags “He faced 41 shots, allowed 8 goals. I mean, there’s only so much you can do with Latvia in front of you. Overall, I thought that the Latvians tried their best to kind of get bodies in front of shots.” “He’s lower down the pecking order of the goalies I like within the Habs system. There’s a lot of other guys that are doing really we...