Montreal Canadiens News & Opinion

Sharks Swallow Canadiens – Hertl Tallies 30th

The Canadian Press | March 8, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tomas Hertl scored his career-high 30th goal of the season, Martin Jones made 37 saves and the San Jose Sharks extended their two-decade home dominance over the Montreal Canadiens with a 5-2 victory Thursday night.
The Sharks haven’t…

Canadiens Crown Kings – Price Ties Plante Record

The Canadian Press | March 6, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Carey Price tied Jacques Plante for most career wins by a Montreal Canadiens goalie, making 26 saves in a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
Price won his 314th game in 611 appearances for Montreal, matching the tota…

NHL News & Notes: Sparks, Sutter & More

Brandon Share-Cohen | March 5, 2019

In today’s News & Notes, Garret Sparks has signed a one-year contract extension, Brandon Sutter is out for the remainder of the 2018-19 season and Jesperi Kotkaniemi is set to…

Penguins Pound Canadiens – Crosby & Guentzel With 4 Points

The Canadian Press | March 3, 2019

MONTREAL — Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel each had four-point performances as the Pittsburgh Penguins earned a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night as both teams continue to battle for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Gue…

Habs Bergevin Holds Steady

Sam Mendelsohn | March 2, 2019

The Montreal Canadiens’ final game before the trade deadline was against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and general manager Marc Bergevin was in attendance to see how his team would perform.…

NHL Rumors: Oilers, Canadiens, Ferland, Simmonds, More

Jim Parsons | February 27, 2019

In today’s rumor rundown, we look at a few more deals that didn’t materialize on trade deadline day and a couple of deals that were rumored to be out there…

Canadiens Rout Red Wings – Shaw & Domi Lead

The Canadian Press | February 27, 2019

DETROIT — Andrew Shaw recorded his first career hat trick and Max Domi had two goals and three assists for a career-high five points as the Montreal Canadiens routed the Detroit Red Wings 8-1 Tuesday night.
Tomas Tatar, Brendan Gallagher, and Joel Armi…

Devils Sweep Canadiens – Bastian & Gabriel Score

The Canadian Press | February 26, 2019

NEWARK, N.J. — Nathan Bastian scored his first NHL goal, Kurtis Gabriel got his second and the last-place New Jersey Devils continued to be a thorn in Montreal’s playoff hopes, beating the Canadiens 2-1 on Monday night.
Recently acquired defenceman Con…

Canadiens Trade Chaput for Weal

Brandon Share-Cohen | February 25, 2019

The Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Michael Chaput to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Jordan Weal, the Canadiens have announced. The trade comes just a few hours ahead of…

Maple Leafs Rally to Beat Canadiens – Hyman Nets Winner

The Canadian Press | February 24, 2019

TORONTO — Zach Hyman scored with 1:50 to go in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs erased an early 3-0 deficit to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Saturday night.
William Nylander and Auston Matthews, with a goal and an assist each, and Tyl…

Canadiens’ Kotkaniemi Comes As Advertised

Ryan Szporer | February 23, 2019

At face value, Montreal Canadiens Jesperi Kotkaniemi is having a very good rookie season. It’s only when you start to look at it from the proper perspective that it becomes…

Canadiens Down Flyers – Gallagher Gets 1st Hat Trick

The Canadian Press | February 22, 2019

MONTREAL — Brendan Gallagher scored his first career hat trick to give the Montreal Canadiens a convincing 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.
Rookie Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Tomas Tatar also scored for the Canadiens (33-21-7), wh…