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Canadiens @ Sabres Round 2 Game 5: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs Game 5: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Buffalo Sabres (A1) Series tied 2-2 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN Streaming: Sportsnet+ Before the teams left Buffalo after Game 2, the Sabres faced an inquisition from the home media. Why was Tage Thompson unable to contribute to the offence? How could the power play continue to be so poor? Wa...
Thursday Habs Headlines: Unfazed by playoff pressure
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Road success and a united mindset have the Canadiens confident heading into Game 5. [ Journal de Montreal ] Lane Hutson is putting his bottomless tank of energy and elite instincts on full display in playoff run. [ TSN ] Bob Gainey is tuning in and enjoying the playoff runs of the Canadiens and Montreal Victoire. [ NHL ] Despite the rocky start and loss in Game 4, the Canadiens were pretty pleased with their overall performance. [ TSN ] ...
Marie-Philip Poulin leads Victoire to first Walter Cup Final
In front of a raucous crowd of 6,104 at Place Bell, the Montreal Victoire defeated the Minnesota Frost 2-1 on Tuesday night in the decisive fifth game of their Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal series. For a franchise that had reached the playoffs in each of its first three seasons but had never advanced beyond the opening round, this victory marked a major breakthrough. Montreal head coach Kori Cheverie called it the biggest win in the organization’s history to date. The ...
Wednesday Habs Headlines: Push back
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Martin St-Louis believes his team can play any type of game the opposition wants to challenge them with. [ Montreal Gazette ] A first taste of the playoffs “meant everything” to Joe Veleno. [ Montreal Gazette ] As the Canadiens rise, Vincent Lecavalier finds his place in a familiar Stanley Cup pursuit. [ The Athletic ] With the Canadiens dominating the spotlight, where do the Laval Rocket go from here? [ La Presse ] Around the leag...
Canadiens vs. Sabres Top Six Minutes: Habs miss too many opportunities in Game 4
First period Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is in net, as the Buffalo Sabres desperately look for someone to slow down Montreal’s offence. Luukkonen stops the first shot of the game, from Cole Caufield on a two-on-one with Juraj Slafkovský. It’s not as energetic a start as the Sabres had in Game 3. Alex Tuch gets a lane to the net and sends a short-side shot off the post. Now the Sabres are beginning to make things happen. Dobeš had to shoot out his glove to deny the latest sh...
Canadiens vs. Sabres Game 4: Thread, lines, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs Game 4: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Buffalo Sabres (A1) MTL leads 2-1 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN Streaming: Sportsnet+ Lindy Ruff has made two lineup changes for Game 4. Sam Carrick is out after playing on Sunday, though it seems to be more of a coach’s decision than from any injury from Arber Xhekaj’s fine-worthy punch at t...
Alex Newhook brought the Cup home once and he’s coming for it again
A shirtless 25-year-old storms around the visitors’ dressing room in Buffalo, screaming out the starting lineup like his life depends on it. That’s Alex Newhook before Game 2 against the Buffalo Sabres. Fired up, loud, and, based on reports, in possession of Phillip Danault’s coffee, which he had apparently helped himself to before puck drop. Whether that’s theft or superstition is a matter of perspective. What isn’t up for debate is what happened after his caffeine fix. Newhook scored 96...
Tuesday Habs Headlines: Banner Performances
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes Alex Newhook and Kirby Dach proving their worth. [ Sportsnet | TVA Sports | Radio-Canada | The Athletic | La Presse ] Defense and goaltending, as much as goal scoring, have been the source of the Habs’ success. [ Sportsnet ] Jakub Dobes’ case for the Conn Smythe. [ NHL ] Dobes has won over Montreal’s fans. [ TVA Sports | Montreal Gazette | Radio-Canada ] Martin St-Louis is the heart of this Canadiens team. [ TSN | NHL ] St-Louis...
Canadiens vs. Sabres Round 2 Game 4: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs Game 4: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Buffalo Sabres (A1) MTL leads 2-1 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN Streaming: Sportsnet+ Through three games, the Montreal Canadiens’ second-round series is playing out in the reverse of the opening round versus the Tampa Bay Lightning. In the first series, the Lightning tried to be physically i...
Bottom Six Minutes: Lane Hutson getting MVP love from the Bell Centre
After earning a split on the road with a big win in game two, the Montreal Canadiens were welcomed back to the Bell Centre by a raucous crowd for game three on Sunday night. They rewarded their fans with a 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, and an even more complete performance this time around. For the first time in the playoffs, they’ve won back-to-back games, and have a chance to take a stranglehold on this series in front of what promises to be another epic Bell Centre turnout for game four ...
Monday is a must-win for the Montreal Victoire in more ways than one
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the winner-take-all game between the Montreal Victoire and Minnesota Frost on Monday night at Place Bell is a must-win game. It is Game 5 of a best-of-five series. It is the first time that the Victoire will have the chance to use their well-earned home-ice advantage with a chance to move on to the Walter Cup Final. Home-ice advantage in a best-of-five series is tricky at times for the higher seed. You are guaranteed to be trying to close out a ...
Monday Habs Headlines: Zachary Bolduc glad top line gets so much attention
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Zachary Bolduc says that the flip side of the Canadiens’ top line not scoring at five-on-five is that they’re keeping the top players on the other team occupied to allow those like him to contribute offensively. [ La Presse ] As if Jakub Dobeš playing a solid game in net wasn’t enough, he’s also become a bit of a pest for other teams. [ Journal de Montreal ] See Dobeš soaking in the Bell Centre atmosphere during his on-ice interview after last...
Canadiens vs. Sabres Top Six Minutes: Montreal’s offence rolls once again
First period The broadcast talks about the struggles of Cole Caufield and Tage Thompson, and both feature on the opening goal of the game. Caufield gets the puck alone in his own slot and makes a flip toward the blue line that goes nowhere. Rasmus Dahlin ends up getting a shot as a result, and the puck bounces off the end boards and trickles right to Thompson alone at the side of the net to get an easy goal to bust his slump. Phillip Danault’s line gets a good chance trying to even...
Canadiens vs. Sabres Game 3: Thread, lines, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs Game 3: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Buffalo Sabres (A1) Series tied 1-1 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN Streaming: Sportsnet+ With the faceoffs decidedly in the Montreal Canadiens’ favour, 62-42 after two games, the Buffalo Sabres will be inserting Sam Carrick onto the fourth line tonight, hoping that the one player they had who ...
Canadiens vs. Sabres Round 2 Game 3: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs Game 3: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Buffalo Sabres (A1) Series tied 1-1 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN Streaming: Sportsnet+ Losing Game 1 by a bigger margin than any match in the opening round, the Montreal Canadiens responded in a big way on Friday night. With a 5-1 win, they won by four goals for the first time since March 21...
Sunday Habs Headlines: Phillip Danault’s importance
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Phillip Danault has played a key role for the Canadiens in this post-season. [ Sportsnet ] Danault has his post-game pizza, but now also needs to give Alex Newhook his pre-game coffee for superstitious reasons. [ TVA Sports ] “Between whistles, he does weird things around his net. He’s in his own world.” Danault doesn’t think the Buffalo Sabres can penetrate the bubble Jakub Dobeš lives in. [ La Presse ] Players and coaches in the Canadie...
Rocket vs. Marlies Game 5: Thread and how to watch
2026 Calder Cup Playoffs – North Division SFs Game 5: Laval Rocket vs. Toronto Marlies Best-of-five series tied 2-2 Start time: **3:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM PDT** In Canada: RDS (French) Streaming: FloHockey, RDS Things were looking bleak for the Laval Rocket in their best-of-five series with the Toronto Marlies after losing 6-2 in both Game 2 and Game 3. But the North Division’s top seed responded in Game 4, shutting out the team that scored 12 goals in the previous two outin...
Bottom Six Minutes: Habs’ depth stands tall once again
Following up a game one in which they couldn’t get much going, the Montreal Canadiens were back in Buffalo Sabres’ territory looking to earn a split of their road games before taking the series back to the Bell Centre. This time, they got going early and didn’t look back, earning their highest margin of victory in these playoffs with a 5-1 win. While their top line played much better than they had in the first game, it was once again their depth players who did most of the damage in the win. ...
PWHL: Morin scores twice as Frost force deciding Game 5
Facing elimination in Game 4 of the PWHL semifinals, the Minnesota Frost scored three goals in the final 12 minutes to defeat the Montreal Victoire 3-1, extending the series to a winner-take-all Game 5 on Monday night in Montreal. With the victory, Minnesota improved to 5-0 in elimination games in franchise playoff history; the Frost also improved to 4-1 all-time in Game 4 playoff contests. They have won both Games 5 they have played, both in 2024. For much of the evening, the two te...
Saturday Habs Headlines: The unflappable Jakub Dobeš
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Jake Evans has some words of caution for any Buffalo Sabres players who want to get in Jakub Dobeš’s kitchen: “When he gets bothered, he’s even better.” [ Journal de Montreal ] Nick Suzuki was happy with what he saw from the Newhook-Evans-Demidov line. [ The Athletic ] Ivan Demidov has helped the Canadiens hem the Sabres in their zone when he’s on the ice. Evans wants to help turn that into goals for the rookie. [ RDS ] With Juraj Slafkov...
Canadiens @ Sabres Top Six Minutes: Montreal gets another road win to even the series
First period Just 96 seconds into the game, the Canadiens have the lead, their first of the series. After a stumble from a Sabres defenceman, Alex Newhook collected the puck, and after the play shifted to the other side of the ice, he got the tip on Kaiden Guhle’s shot to get the puck past Alex Lyon. Lane Hutson gets it to Guhle, and Alex Newhook gets a tip to make it 1-0 #Habs [image or embed] — Matt Drake ( @drakemt.bsky.social ) May 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM I did say Ne...
Canadiens @ Sabres Game 2: Thread, lines, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs Game 2: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Buffalo Sabres (A1) BUF 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: Sportsnet+ The Montreal Canadiens may not have been happy with the final score, and Lane Hutson wasn’t happy with his play, but Martin St-Louis seems to have liked what he saw from his team in Game 1, opting to mak...
PWHL: Victoire hold on to take first series lead in franchise history
The Montreal Victoire are now one win away from the Walter Cup Final after grinding out a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Frost on Thursday night in St. Paul. After falling behind early and being heavily outshot in the third period, Montreal leaned on timely scoring, disciplined defensive structure, and another stellar performance from Ann-Renée Desbiens to secure the franchise’s first-ever road playoff win. It was also their first playoff win in regulation. Minnesota struck first jus...
Canadiens @ Sabres Round 2 Game 2: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs Game 2: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Buffalo Sabres (A1) BUF 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: Sportsnet+ Lane Hutson wasn’t happy with his play in Game 1 after featuring in all of the Buffalo Sabres’ first-period highlights. “I feel like everyone came ready to play, except me,” he said after the game feelin...
Friday Habs Headlines: ‘I expect more out of myself’
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Cole Caufield talks about his offensive struggles. [ Sportsnet | NHL.com | Radio-Canada | La Presse | The Athletic | TSN ] Nick Suzuki and Rasmus Dahlin are setting the tone in this showdown. [ Sportsnet | Radio-Canada ] Bryce Pickford has been named the WHL’s Player of the Year. [ Montreal Canadiens ] Martin St-Louis wants to let Lane Hutson be Lane Hutson. [ RDS ] This Sabres-Canadiens playoffs series looks like the future of the A...
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