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Canadiens look to ride momentum into clash vs. Lightning
The Montreal Canadiens suddenly are in a playoff race following a strong 16-game run.,The Canadiens will try to boost their chances Tuesday night when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second of three matchups between the Atlantic Division rivals this season.,Dating to a 6-1 home win over the...

Canadiens keep moving up standings with OT win over Rangers
Patrik Laine scored in overtime to give the host Montreal Canadiens a thrilling 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.,Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak both collected one goal and one assist, while Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky added singles for the Canadiens, who erased four defi...

Rangers bid to continue steady ascent in clash vs. Canadiens
The New York Rangers still will have a huge mountain to climb when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night, but the journey's distance is not as large as it was when the calendar flipped to 2025.,Thanks to a 1-0 shootout win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, the Rangers have poin...

Cruising Canadiens reignite age-old rivalry with Maple Leafs
The Montreal Canadiens return home following a successful two-game road trip to face their historic rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs, on Saturday night.,The Canadiens enter Saturday's contest with points in six straight games (5-0-1) after defeating the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Thursday.,Juraj Slafkovsky, ...

Canadiens capture another road win, at Stars
Jakub Dobes made 32 saves and Alex Newhook scored a go-ahead goal midway through the third period to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 road win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday.,Juraj Slafkovsky and Joel Armia scored for the Canadiens, and Nick Suzuki had two assists.,The Canadiens are on a six-...

Canadiens bid to stay out of penalty box in rematch vs. Stars
Just five days after the Stars' narrow shootout victory over the Canadiens in Montreal, two of the NHL's hottest teams will square off again in Dallas on Thursday night.,Dallas is 8-1-0 in its last nine games while Montreal is 10-2-1 in its last 13. The Canadiens are on a five-game points streak (4-...

Patrik Laine tallies 400th point, Canadiens extend Utah's slide
Kirby Dach scored twice while Lane Hutson, who leads all rookies in points, recorded his first three-assist game to pace the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Montreal's Cole Caufield and Mike Matheson both netted one goal and one assist, whi...

Patrik Laine (400th point), Canadiens extend Utah's slide
Kirby Dach scored twice while Lane Hutson, who leads all rookies in points, recorded his first three-assist game to pace the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Montreal's Cole Caufield and Mike Matheson both netted one goal and one assist, whi...

Patrik Laine (400th point), Habs extend Utah's recent slide
Kirby Dach scored twice while Lane Hutson, who leads all rookies in points, recorded his first three-assist game to pace the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Montreal's Cole Caufield and Mike Matheson both netted one goal and one assist, whi...

Canadiens' Emil Heineman in traffic accident, out 3-4 weeks
Montreal Canadiens forward Emil Heineman will be sidelined three to four weeks after sustaining an upper-body injury in a traffic accident in Utah, the team announced Tuesday.,Per the team, the accident occurred Monday. Heineman was a pedestrian.,The Canadiens are beginning a two-game road trip on T...

Canadiens hope lowly Utah helps their playoff push
The Montreal Canadiens will try to continue their push toward a playoff spot when they open a quick two-game road trip Tuesday in Salt Lake City against the Utah Hockey Club.,The Canadiens are coming off a 2-1 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars on Saturday, but a 9-2-1 mark in their last dozen outing...

Canadiens look to shut down streaking Stars
Two of the NHL's hottest teams will meet in Montreal on Saturday when the Canadiens try to snap the Dallas Stars' six-game winning streak.,The Canadiens return home after a 3-2 overtime victory Friday against the Washington Capitals. Coach Martin St. Louis' team has won three straight, all in either...

Canadiens slide past Caps in OT for 3rd straight win
Nick Suzuki scored with 3:45 left in overtime to lift the visiting Montreal Canadiens over the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night., ,Cole Caufield scored in his fifth consecutive game for Montreal and assisted on Suzuki's fifth game-winning goal of the season. Josh Anderson added a short-hande...

Canadiens' hot stretch continues in OT win vs. Canucks
Nick Suzuki's power-play goal 48 seconds into overtime gave the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Monday.,Suzuki collected two assists during regulation and buried a shot from the slot for his fourth career overtime winner. The Canucks challenged the goal but Suzuki...

After 4-2 trip, surging Canadiens face unsteady Canucks
Playing their best hockey of the season, the red-hot Montreal Canadiens look to keep rolling when they host the Vancouver Canucks on Monday.,The Habs are 7-2-0 in their last nine games and return home after a 4-2-0 road trip. The most recent victory was perhaps the most impressive as they toughed ou...

Habs outlast Avs for shootout victory
Cole Caufield and Kirby Dach scored shootout goals and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Denver on Saturday night.,Caufield also scored Montreal's lone goal in regulation, while Jakub Dobes had 22 saves through overtime and two more in the shootout.,Mikko Rantanen scored and ...

Hobbled Avalanche aim to stay hot in clash vs. Canadiens
Players have rotated through the lineup and the injured list for the Colorado Avalanche, so another player going down likely won't faze them.,Not with the way the team has been playing.,The latest injury is to backup goaltender Scott Wedgewood, who hurt his right leg in Thursday night's 6-5 come-fro...

Nick Foligno tallies twice as Blackhawks top Habs, end skid
Nick Foligno scored two goals and Arvid Soderblom stopped 38 shots to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-2 victory against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Friday.,Tyler Bertuzzi and Patrick Maroon also scored for Chicago, which snapped a five-game losing streak while ending Montreal's three-game ...

Surging Canadiens aim to keep Blackhawks reeling
A three-game winning streak against playoff contenders has vaulted the Montreal Canadiens into the postseason hunt and buoyed their self-confidence.,Montreal will aim to keep its good fortunes rolling Friday on the road against the skidding Chicago Blackhawks, a foe that will take any positive vibes...

Canadiens rally to end Golden Knights' win streak at six
Kirby Dach scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Sam Montembeault made 27 saves as the Montreal Canadiens scored three unanswered goals to rally for a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday afternoon in Las Vegas.,Cole Caufield scored his 100th career goal and Em...