Sean Monahan Traded To Montreal

The Montreal Canadiens have acquired center Sean Monahan and a conditional 2025 first-round pick from the Calgary Flames in exchange for future considerations. The Flames needed to make space for newly acquired Nazem Kadri, so this was the deal they had to make. Montreal nets a very nice sweetener in the trade, as they will […]

Cole Caufield Scores First Career Hat Trick

Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield produced his first career hat trick as the team completed its season with a huge 10-2 victory over Florida on Friday. The 21-year-old had a goal in each period and also led all skaters with nine shots. Caufield finished his rookie campaign with 23 goals and 43 points in 67 […]

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Carey Price Set To Sit Out Two Games

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will sit out Sunday's game against Boston and also won't travel to New York to face the Rangers on Wednesday. He's only just made his season debut and has played a lot of games lately, so interim head coach Martin St. Louis wants to give Price a break. Price sadly […]

Mike Hoffman Joins First Line Saturday

Montreal Canadiens winger Mike Hoffman will skate on the first line in Saturday's matchup against Ottawa. He scored his 12th goal of the season last time out against Philadelphia, and it appears that he's impressed interim head coach Martin St. Louis enough to get a chance to ride with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. Hoffman's […]

Jake Evans Good To Go For Thursday

Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans (illness) will be back in action Thursday against Philadelphia. He was forced to miss Tuesday's 2-0 loss to Minnesota with a non-COVID illness but has made a quick recovery. The 25-year-old is set to replace Laurent Dauphin in the lineup. It's unclear on which line Evans will skate, but Montreal […]

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Carey Price Shines In Return To Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price played his second National Hockey League game of the season on Tuesday night against the Minnesota Wild. He stopped 28 of 30 Wild shots for a .933 save percentage in the game. The Canadiens lost the game because they couldn't find a way to solve Cam Talbot, who posted a […]

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Carey Price Allows Two Goals In Season Debut

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price made his season debut with a 17-save performance in Friday's 3-0 loss against the Islanders. The 34-year-old appeared in his first game since July of 2021, when he helped lead the Canadiens to the Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the shortened season. Price was perfect through […]

Nick Suzuki Continues Strong Finish To The Season

Montreal Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki continued his good end-of-the-season run with an assist in Monday's 4-2 loss to Winnipeg. He logged the helper on Josh Anderson's 100th career goal 6:19 into the third period. The 22-year-old has notched 22 points in 20 outings since the start of March. He's on 55 points for the whole […]

Chris Wideman Sits Out Monday's Game

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Chris Wideman will be a healthy scratch on Monday against Winnipeg. He's been in and out of the team lately and is sitting again, even though Wideman has been one of Montreal's best performers in recent weeks with 12 points in his last 12 appearances. The Canadiens haven't had a lot of […]

Sam Montembeault Starts For Montreal Monday

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault will make his 26th start of the season Monday against Winnipeg. He'll go looking for his eighth victory after posting a 7-14-6 record so far with a 3.61 goals-against average and a .896 save percentage. With Jake Allen having suffered a lower-body injury over the weekend, we might start seeing […]

Jake Allen Makes An Early Exit With Injury

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen suffered a lower-body injury early in the game against Toronto on Saturday and had to make way for Sam Montembeault after playing just 13:32. He gave up one goal on 15 shots before exiting, while Montembeault conceded two times on 25 shots in an eventual 3-2 loss. Allen returned from […]

Jeff Petry A Game-Time Decision For Saturday

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry (lower body) could return to action Saturday against Toronto and is officially regarded as a game-time decision. The veteran rearguard has sat out seven games. Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports has reported that Petry will play, so it appears that it's very likely that he will be back in the […]

Brendan Gallagher Returns To Action Tuesday

Montreal Canadiens right wing Brendan Gallagher (lower body) will return from an eight-game absence on Tuesday against Ottawa. He will replace Tyler Pitlick in the lineup. Gallagher has had a very tough season in terms of injuries and his form has been lacking throughout the year when he has been in the lineup. With just […]

Rem Pitlick Gets A Look On First Line

Montreal Canadiens forward Rem Pitlick will be part of the first line with Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki Saturday against Tampa Bay. The 24-year-old has drawn a lot of plaudits since his arrival back in January, and Pitlick now gets a chance to skate with the team's most talented offensive players. He has recorded seven […]

Jake Evans Day-To-Day With An Upper-Body Injury

Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans sustained an upper-body injury in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to Florida and is considered day-to-day. The 25-year-old left with eight minutes to go in regulation after he took a tumble on a breakaway and crashed into the boards behind the net. Evans saw some success offensively at the start of the […]

Jake Allen Beats Toronto With 49 Saves

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen stood on his head and saved 49 shots in Saturday's 4-2 victory over Toronto. It's the most saves Allen has had in a regular-season contest, and he now boasts three different games with 45-plus saves this season. Allen's shutout bid was ruined by Auston Matthews just 36 seconds into the […]

Jeff Petry Ruled Out Indefinitely

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry has been ruled out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. He was hurt in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Florida and the veteran rearguard could now very well be done for the season, with only a month to go and the Canadiens having nothing to play for. The team also ruled out […]

Artturi Lehkonen Heads From Montreal To Colorado In Trade

Left-winger Artturi Lehkonen gained value as the trade deadline approached. On Monday, he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche. Lehkonen had 13 goals and 16 assists in 58 games with Montreal. He had four points in his last five games while playing 14:43 of ice time a night this season. Lehkonen was arguably more known […]

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Jake Allen Starting Saturday For Montreal

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen will lead the way and start Saturday against Ottawa. It's been a tough season in Montreal, as Allen has compiled a record of 5-16-3 with two shutouts. He's also registered a goals-against-average of 3.18 and a save percentage of .900. The New Brunswick native isn't rostered in Yahoo leagues, but […]

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Jake Allen Projected To Start Vs. Stars

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen (lower body) is expected to start on Thursday as his team hosts the Dallas Stars. Allen has been sidelined since January 12 when he was injured during a loss to the Boston Bruins. The 31-year-old netminder is having a rough season in general, going 5-16-0 with a 3.15 goals-against average […]

Cole Caufield Scores Twice Inside Eight Seconds

Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield produced a special moment in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Arizona, scoring twice inside eight seconds in the second period. He scored on the power play 18:47 into the period and quickly found the net again to make it 5-3. The young winger tied Maurice Richard for the third-fastest two goals […]

Ben Chiarot Scratched For Tuesday

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Ben Chiarot will be a healthy scratch for Tuesday's game against Arizona. The team will keep him out of action to protect him from a potential injury ahead of next Monday's trade deadline. Chiarot should be an attractive piece for a lot of teams. He's a big force in the defensive end, […]

Rem Pitlick Promoted To Second Line

Montreal Canadiens forward Rem Pitlick is set to center the second line in Saturday's meeting with Seattle. The move comes after the 24-year-old impressed with a three-point performance in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to Vancouver. He's posted 13 points overall in 21 outings since Montreal picked him up on Jan. 12 Pitlick will skate with Mike […]

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Artturi Lehkonen Shines With Three Points Wednesday Night

Montreal Canadiens winger Artturi Lehkonen stayed hot with a three-point performance in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to Vancouver, getting two goals and an assist. He's now on a five-game point streak, scoring in four of the outings. Lehkonen has gotten up to 13 goals and 28 points for the year. Based on his recent form, the […]