NHL News & Notes: Byfuglien, Byron, Weise & More Brandon Share-Cohen | February 19, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, Dustin Byfuglien is injured and will miss the Winnipeg Jets’ upcoming road trip, the Montreal Canadiens have assigned Dale Weise to the Laval Rocket and…
Panthers Control Canadiens – Barkov Gets Hat Trick The Canadian Press | February 18, 2019 SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov got his second career hat trick and the Florida Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Sunday night. Barkov also had an assist to give him his third four-point game of his career. Riley Sheahan, Frank Vatrano and …
Canadiens Best Deadline Targets Sam Mendelsohn | February 17, 2019 Over the last few weeks, the Montreal Canadiens have amped up their play and now look like a legitimate playoff contender. A few weeks back, I wrote about how general…
Lightning Blank Canadiens – Vasilevskiy Gets Shutout The Canadian Press | February 17, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist in the third period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Saturday night for their fifth consecutive victory. Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 20 saves in his second conse…
The Likeliest Canadiens Opponents in the First Round Ryan Szporer | February 16, 2019 It’s about time to face the fact the Montreal Canadiens are likely to make the playoffs. The next logical step is to consider who their potential playoffs opponents in the…
Predators Control Canadiens – Rinne Makes 34 Saves The Canadian Press | February 15, 2019 NASHVILLE — Pekka Rinne made 34 saves, Viktor Arvidsson scored and the Nashville Predators beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Thursday night. Ryan Hartman and Brian Boyle also had the goals for Nashville, which snapped a three-game skid. Tomas Tatar sc…
NHL News & Notes: Malkin Gibson, Chaput & More Brandon Share-Cohen | February 13, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, Evgeni Malkin has been suspended one game, the Anaheim Ducks have placed John Gibson and Chad Johnson on the injured reserve, Michael Chaput has been…
Wild-Card Canadiens Not Out of Playoff Woods Yet Ryan Szporer | February 13, 2019 The fate of the Montreal Canadiens is in their hands. Two thirds of the way through the season, that’s all you can really ask for, seeing as few predicted the…
Folin Is the Key to Canadiens Trade, Not Weise Ryan Szporer | February 11, 2019 True to his word, Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has admirably played the trade market conservatively up to now. Despite appearances to the contrary, that sentiment extends to the…
NHL News & Notes: Thompson, Delia & More Brandon Share-Cohen | February 11, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, the Montreal Canadiens have acquired Nate Thompson, Collin Delia has signed a three-year contract extension and the NHL has announced their three stars of the…
Maple Leafs Beat Canadiens – Tavares Scores in OT The Canadian Press | February 10, 2019 MONTREAL — John Tavares scored in overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night in a battle for second place in the Atlantic division. Andreas Johnsson, Nikita Zaitsev and William Nylander also sco…
Canadiens Acquire Weise & Folin From Flyers Brandon Share-Cohen | February 9, 2019 The Montreal Canadiens have traded David Schlemko and Byron Froese to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Dale Weise and Christian Folin, the team announced Saturday. The Canadiens would also…