The Laval Rocket had spent much of the last week resting up at home following a strong win last Saturday over the Rochester Americans. Their win left them with a 6-4-0 record, good for third in the highly competitive AHL North Division, trailing both Rochester and Syracuse. The team wasn’t idle during their break however, with Wyatte Wylie being released from his deal and the team opting to sign Josiah Didier to an AHL contract in his place. That deal means of course that Didier has now suited...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Jakub Dobeš was very emotional following his first loss of the season on Thursday, but his coach and his teammates had his back. [ TVA Sports ]
The Canadiens hold steady at sixth in the power rankings. [ The Athletic ]
Six players to watch on the Utah Mammoth roster tonight. [ La Presse ]
Alexander Zharovsky was named player of the game in his match with the Russian under-20 team. [ RDS ]
Danièle Sauvageau was shocked when, after wat...
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Thursday night saw yet another overtime game for the Montreal Canadiens, succumbing this time to the New Jersey Devils 4-3 and remaining unbeaten in regulation through their last five games. It was a tight contest, with perhaps a few missed opportunities to secure the second point in the standings, but they remain among the best teams in the Eastern Conference in part due to picking up these spare points by getting to overtime.
The standings are certainly encouraging, and more so are the ...
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When Kaiden Guhle broke into the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens back in 2022, he was immediately thrust into a situation that was not conducive to success for a rookie defenceman in the NHL. Newly acquired Mike Matheson missed the a good chunk of the opening of the season, as did Joel Edmundson, leaving Martin St-Louis’s defence core with veterans David Savard and Chris Wideman, sophomore Jonathan Kovacevic, and a group of rookies including Guhle himself.
Fully in a rebuild after finishi...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Noah Dobson’s path to the Canadiens began in Austria at age 15. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Inside Ivan Demidov’s hockey brain and how it’s helped him excel as an NHL rookie. [ The Athletic ]
Demidov should not be compared to Alexei Kovalev — the rookie is a wholly different player. [ Journal de Montreal ]
The potential future landscape for the Canadiens at centre. [ La Presse ]
Danièle Sauvageau, a visionary at heart. [ La Presse ]
Ja...
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First period
Josh Anderson skates the puck down the wing with Joe Veleno heading to the net, but no pass comes, and that line continues to accomplish very little on the ice.
Cody Glass opens the scoring after Alex Newhook and Oliver Kapanen collided at the Montreal blue line, giving him space to enter the zone and get an off-wing shot on goal.
The Canadiens keep the shooting percentage perfect in this game as Kirby Dach has a shot from Noah Dobson flip up off of him high in th...
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Game 14: Montreal Canadiens @ New Jersey Devils
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Devils region: MSGSN Streaming: ESPN+, TSN+
The NHL probably didn’t think much of a Thursday-night game in November between the Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils when it put the schedule together, but with almost one-fifth of the season played, it will be a battle for top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Canadiens hold a 9-3-...
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Game 14: Montreal Canadiens @ New Jersey Devils
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Devils region: MSGSN Streaming: ESPN+, TSN+
All good things must come to an end, although the Canadiens probably would have hoped for a more memorable event than what transpired on Tuesday night.
Facing the possibility of a five-game winning streak, les Habitants played what has been described as their worst game of the season, yi...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Alex Newhook is starting to realize his potential thanks to high confidence and consistency. [ Sportsnet ]
With 74 assists in 97 games, Lane Hutson is now ranked third among the best defencemen in history. [ Journal de Montreal ]
If Ivan Demidov keeps up his pace, he could shatter a Canadiens’ record that has stood for 40 years. [ TVA Sports ]
Zachary Bolduc didn’t appreciate the Bell Centre crowd sarcastically applauding Sam Montemb...
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Tuesday night saw the first matchup between the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers this season, and it couldn’t have gone any worse for the home side in the opening minutes. Digging themselves a deep three-goal hole inside of the first 10 minutes, they had to fight their way back into the game during the second period, despite playing some of their roughest-looking hockey at even strength.
Thanks to the Habs’ young skill players, and some timely power play goals, they were able to...
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All stats are taken on the morning of the 4th of November, hence stats might have changed as games was played on the fourth of November in some leagues.
Bogdan Konyushkov
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#Habs Bogdan Konyushkov scores his first goal of the season on the 26th of October against Avtomobilist. I really like how he corrals that puck with his skate before picking the corner to shoot in. pic.twitter.com/hBxGFU1LuU — Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) November 4, ...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Alexander Zharovsky is an “artist,” according to a teammate. [ RDS ]
How Mike Matheson became the biggest winner of the Noah Dobson trade. [ A Winning Habit ]
Martin St-Louis keeps faith in Samuel Montembeault. [ Montreal Gazette ]
A look at three stellar rookies for the Canadiens so far this season. [ Last Word on Sports ]
How does Alex Newhook stack up against your typical 31st and 37th picks? [ La Presse ]
A small lineup adju...
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Garrett Rank is officiating this game, so brace accordingly.
First period
Despite Montreal spending the opening two shifts in the offensive zone, the first shot of the game goes to the Flyers, and a tip in the high slot from Bobby Brink gets past Samuel Montembeault.
Montreal attempts to do something similar with a pass off Alex Newhook’s stick, but the puck goes off the post.
He did that in the last game as well, so we’ll see what his final word is this evening.
M...
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Game 13: Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Flyers region: NBCSP Streaming: ESPN+, TSN+
It wasn’t the type of performance from Samuel Montembeault on Saturday night that put an end to concerns about his play this season, but it was the first time in four starts that he allowed fewer than four goals, and it did come with a win, and those were at least signs of progress. Now, ...
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We were a little late getting to the podcast version this month, but myself and Patrik Bexell got together to discuss EOTP’s selections for the players of the month in the Montreal Canadiens system.
Starting at the top, we have Cole Caufield. While this easily could have gone to his linemate Nick Suzuki, or his goaltender Jakub Dobes, there was no denying the brilliance of Caufield in October. We feel that the mere fact Suzuki can be in the top five for NHL scoring and still have another ...
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Game 13: Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Flyers region: NBCSP Streaming: ESPN+, TSN Live
On Saturday night, the Canadiens took an early lead against the Ottawa Senators. Unfortunately, they couldn’t put the game on ice, and the Senators slowly crept back into contention, even taking the lead in the 3rd period on a goal by Tim Stützle. From there, the H...
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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, and Juraj Slafkovsky have been dominant, even against the league’s best players. [ TSN ]
Montreal’s ability to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in OT is becoming expected, even if it’s not necessarily sustainable. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Noah Dobson is feeling especially good about his off-season choice to sign with Montreal. [ La Presse ]
Patrick Laine is leading the Habs’ Movember campaign. [ Canadiens ]
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Ivan Demidov and Oliver Kapanen are developing rapidly, to the point that Martin St-Louis can trust them in the most important minutes. [ Radio-Canada ]
The players are being given the chance to work through their issues this season. [ The Athletic ]
How the Canadiens are faring in Christian Dvorak’s absence. [ La Presse ]
Some work with goaltending coach Éric Raymond while the majority of starts were going to Jakub Dobeš helped Samuel Mo...
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The Montreal Canadiens extended their latest win streak to three games on Saturday night, with a second-straight of the overtime variety against the Ottawa Senators. They had to overcome some adversity once again, tying the game late in the third period to force the extra period before Alex Newhook iced it. As of this writing, they remain at the top of the standings in the Atlantic Division.
There was a lot to discuss from that game; the Habs looking like the better team at five-on-five, ...
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Friday night was a tough one for the Laval Rocket as they battled for every inch of ice to score a goal late in regulation, only for a slight mistake to sink them as they fell 2-1 to the Rochester Americans. They did not have to wait long to try and get their revenge, however, as the Amerks returned for a Saturday afternoon rematch at Place Bell.
It was another season debut, this time for William Trudeau who had missed the entire pre-season with a lingering injury, and had just cleared wa...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Cole Caufield was the Molson Cup-winner for the month of October. [ La Presse ]
Jakub Dobeš earned the honour of the NHL’s third star of the month. [ Canadiens.com ]
The three Habs rookies have had key performances for the Canadiens so far this season. [ RDS ]
The players are happy they could get a victory for Samuel Montembeault last night to end his run of two weeks without a win. [ Journal de Montreal ]
Chris Nilan and Rick Green ...
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First period
I miss Ray Ferraro already.
The crowd is very quiet to begin this game. I guess they don’t know if they’ll be cheering a goal or a fight first.
There also isn’t a whole going on to get excited about yet. The play is sloppy on both sides.
Matheson has a breakout pass go awry, but Samuel Montembeault is there to make the save.
It’s a big save, because moments later Cole Caufield gets a breakaway, and he squeaks the puck through the pads of Linus Ullmark, w...
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Game 12: Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: Sportsnet One (English), TVA Sports (French) Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
The Montreal Canadiens return home after earning three wins on their road trip. All three were claimed by Jakub Dobeš, with the one loss going on Samuel Montembeault’s record, though we all know how much of a role the officials played in the game in Edmonton. Nevertheless, Montembeault still allowed six goals in t...
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Game 12: Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: Sportsnet One (English), TVA Sports (French) Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
The Montreal Canadiens enjoyed a few days off after completing their western road trip, but still find themselves atop the Atlantic Division four days since their last game. An overtime win in Seattle earned Montreal a 16th point through 11 games played, and also improved their road record to 5-2 with one-sixth of...
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Graveyards are places of introspection and opportunities to discover the stories of those who rest there. Every year I travel around Canada, and in those travels I take the time to visit the resting place of those who trailblazed the path that we all travel on as fans of the Montreal Canadiens. In invoking our fandom, we should not only enjoy the present and the promise of the future, we should also pay respect to the past, and the people who made the Canadiens the most successful franchise of...
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