Montreal Canadiens News and Rumors

Matthews' hat trick helps Maple Leafs open season with shootout win over Canadiens

Mitch Marner scored the only goal of the shootout as the Toronto Maple Leafs fought back from 2-0 and 5-3 deficits to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 in a wild NHL regular-season opener for both teams Wednesday.

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Published: 11 months ago

Canadiens’ Caufield finds an opening and fires through traffic for his first goal

Watch as Cole Caufield gets the puck, makes an adjustment to find an opening, and fires a shot that goes through traffic for his first goal of the season.

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Published: 11 months ago

Maple Leafs unveil Kid Cudi’s ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ as new goal song

The Toronto Maple Leafs unveiled Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” as their new goal song in their season opener against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know: The Maple Leafs’ previous goal song, Hall & Oat

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Published: 11 months ago

Auston Matthews becomes fastest player in Maple Leafs history to 300 goals

The Maple Leafs star scored a second period power-play goal against the Montreal Canadiens in Wednesday’s home opener to become the fastest player in franchise history to reach the 300-goal mark.

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Published: 11 months ago

Last-minute important announcement from the NHL regarding Arber Xhekaj and his fight

Confusion arose following Arber Xhekaj's fight with the Toronto Maple Leafs' giant, Ryan Reaves.

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Published: 11 months ago

Which player needs to make biggest impact for Maple Leafs, Senators and Canadiens?

The Hockey Central panel discuss which player needs to make the biggest impact for each of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens in the 2023-24 season, including Tyler Bertuzzi, Thomas Chabot and Juraj Slafkovsky.

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Published: 11 months ago

Canadiens’ Xhekaj welcomes Maple Leafs’ Reaves to the Atlantic division by dropping gloves

Watch as Ryan Reaves gets a couple of hits on Jesse Ylönen and Kaiden Guhle before Arber Xhekaj steps in and drops the gloves for the first fight of the Canadiens’ and Maple Leafs’ seasons.

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Published: 11 months ago

WOW: Arber Xhekaj dropped the gloves against Ryan Reaves and it's intense

Wow!.

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Published: 11 months ago

Liveblog: Habs open 2023-24 regular season vs. Leafs

Alex Newhook and Tanner Pearson will make their regular-season debuts for the Montreal Canadiens.

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Published: 11 months ago

Wednesday Night Hockey on Sportsnet: Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens in the home opener, as both teams look to build off their results from last season. Watch the game on Sportsnet and Sportsnet Plus.

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Published: 11 months ago

Canadiens @ Maple Leafs: Game thread, rosters, lines, and how to watch

The season begins with the Habs-Leafs rivalry.

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Published: 11 months ago

Montreal Canadiens To Assign Joel Armia To AHL, Recall Arber Xhekaj

Although an official team announcement is pending at this time, CapFriendly reports that the Montreal Canadiens will send down forward Joel Armia to their AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, as well as recall defenseman Arber Xhekaj in a corresponding m

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Published: 11 months ago