Montreal Canadiens News and Rumors

Ovechkin nets 1st playoff OT goal, Caps top Habs

Washington star forward Alex Ovechkin made some personal history in the Capitals' Game 1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night, scoring the first playoff overtime goal of his storied career en route to a 3-2 win for the No. 1 seed in the Ea

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Published: 6 hours ago

Canadiens assign Joshua Roy to the Laval Rocket

The morning after clinching a playoff spot for the first time in four years, the Montreal Canadiens are starting to make their playoff roster a little more clear. They have returned Joshua Roy to the Laval Rocket so that he can help the farm team wit

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Published: 4 days ago

Montreal Canadiens’ 3 Most Disappointing Players in the 2024-25 Season

It’s been a surprisingly strong season for the Montreal Canadiens. Coming into the season, expectations were modest at best, with most analysts projecting another rebuilding campaign. But the Habs have…

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Published: 4 days ago

NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Montreal Canadiens

Who could be interested in Brock Boeser? A Philadelphia Flyers goaltender could head back to the KHL. The Montreal Canadiens may need to find a taker for Carey Price.

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Published: 4 days ago

Bottom Six Minutes: The Habs are the youngest NHL playoff team ever

For the past week, the Montreal Canadiens were on the verge of clinching a playoff spot. With each opportunity missed, it felt like a spot they were once at a 98% probability to clinch was slipping from their grasp. Their final game of the regular se

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Published: 4 days ago

Thursday Habs Headlines: Demidov’s arrival lights fire under Slafkovsky

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

Looks like the arrival of Ivan Demidov has lit a fire under Juraj Slafkovský. [Sportsnet]
Josh Anderson won the Jacques Beauchamp-Molson Trophy for the first time in his career. [Montreal Can

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Published: 5 days ago

Canadiens fan generously gifts back commemorative jersey to Gallagher

Montreal Canadiens fan Lucie Lachance generously gifted back a commemorative Hockey Fights Cancer jersey she had bought at auction in 2022 to Brendan Gallagher Wednesday as a gesture to honour Gallagher’s late mother.

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Published: 5 days ago

Habs win season's final game for last playoff spot

- Kaiden Guhle scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens wrapped up the last Eastern Conference playoff spot with a 4-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night in their regular-season finale.

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Published: 5 days ago

Canadiens headed to playoffs after defeating Hurricanes 4-2

The Montreal Canadiens needed to score at least one point Wednesday against the Carolina Hurricanes to secure the second wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.

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Published: 5 days ago

Canadiens Clinch Playoff Spot as Hutson Ties Assist Record

The Montreal Canadiens beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Wednesday to punch their unlikely ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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Published: 5 days ago

Canadiens’ Gallagher: ‘It means a lot’ to be back in playoffs

Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher discusses the team’s wild-card clinching win over the Carolina Hurricanes, saying “it means a lot” to be back in the playoffs, and that “now the fun begins.”

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Published: 5 days ago

NHL Highlights: Canadiens 4, Hurricanes 2

Kaiden Guhle had a massive night with a pair of goals and Nick Suzuki tallied a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens clinched the final playoff spot in the East defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2.

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Published: 5 days ago