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Canadiens score five straight as Mammoth's woes continue
Cole Caufield scored twice, as the Montreal Canadiens notched five unanswered goals to beat the visiting Utah Mammoth 6-2 on Saturday night., ,Among the NHL leaders with 12 goals, Caufield scored in the second and third periods for the Canadiens, who erased a pair of one-goal deficits to extend thei...

Artemi Panarin's 1-goal, 3-assist night lifts Rangers over Canadiens
Artemi Panarin scored his first goal this season 5:51 into the third period and collected three assists as the New York Rangers rallied from an early two-goal deficit and hung on for a 4-3 victory over the host Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.,The Rangers improved to 7-0-2 in their past nine tr...

Canadiens host unbeaten Kraken for home opener
Both the Seattle Kraken and Montreal Canadiens are off to strong starts on the young season. ,Looking to open with three straight wins, the visiting Kraken aim to keep the Canadiens from recording a third consecutive victory Tuesday night. ,For the first time in its five-season NHL existence, Seattl...

Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle scores in final seconds to beat Blackhawks
Kaiden Guhle scored the go-ahead goal with 15.7 seconds remaining and Cole Caulfield and Zack Bolduck had a goal and assist each to lift the visiting Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.,Defenseman Guhle's point shot beat Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Kn...

Maple Leafs pull away late, down Canadiens for opening win
Morgan Rielly scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Wednesday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in the season opener for both teams.,Bobby McMann, Calle Jarnkrok, Auston Matthews (empty net) and William Nylander (empty net) also scored for the Mapl...

Maple Leafs break it open late, slam shut Canadiens for opening win
Morgan Rielly scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Wednesday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 5-2., ,Bobby McMann, Calle Jarnkrok, Auston Matthews (empty net) and William Nylander (empty net) also scored for the Maple Leafs., ,Nylander, Steven Lorent...

Leafs top Habs 1-0 in OT, extend Atlantic lead to 4 points
Mitch Marner scored 36 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Saturday night.,Marner scored from the edge of the left circle after taking a pass from William Nylander. Anthony Stolarz made 15 saves to earn his third shutout of the season and...

Maple Leafs top Canadiens in OT to extend lead for top spot in East to 4 points
Mitch Marner scored 36 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Saturday night.,Marner scored from the edge of the left circle after taking a pass from William Nylander. Anthony Stolarz made 15 saves to earn his third shutout of the season and...
Canadiens' Lane Hutson Leads Calder Trophy Race as Record Books Loom
Lane Hutson leads a stacked rookie class and eyes history as the Calder Trophy favorite in the 2024–25 NHL season....

Canadiens edge Flyers with 3-goal 3rd period
Nick Suzuki scored and added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens erased a third-period deficit to edge the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday night., ,The victory, coupled with the New York Rangers' loss earlier Saturday, gives the Canadiens (37-30-9, 83 points) a four-point advantage in t...

Leafs spot Habs 3-goal lead, roar back for 7-3 win
The Toronto Maple Leafs came back from three goals down to top the host Montreal Canadiens 7-3 on Saturday night.,Oliver Ekman-Larsson tallied a goal and two assists and Joseph Woll made 33 saves for Toronto, which won its second straight game after a three-game losing streak. Bobby McCann had a goa...

Jason Robertson’s SO goal carries surging Stars past Canadiens
Jason Robertson's shootout goal was the difference Saturday as the Dallas Stars extended their winning streak to seven, beating the host Montreal Canadiens 2-1.,Jamie Benn netted his 12th goal of the season for the Stars. Jake Oettinger stopped 30 shots in regulation and overtime and then stopped Pa...

Jets regain first place in the Central with 4-2 win over Canadiens
Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist as the host Winnipeg Jets regained first place in the Central Division by doubling up on the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night 4-2.,Josh Morrissey had two assists. Adam Lowry and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for Winnipeg, while Ni...

Sidney Crosby scores twice again, Penguins sink Habs
Sidney Crosby scored twice as the Pittsburgh Penguins topped the visiting Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday night.,Blake Lizotte had the other goal for the Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for his third career win over the Canadiens. Pittsburgh has now won back-to-back games for just the se...

Islanders outlast slumping Canadiens after lengthy shootout
Noah Dobson scored in the ninth round of the shootout Saturday night for the New York Islanders, who squandered two leads before outlasting the Montreal Canadiens, 4-3, in Elmont, N.Y.,Neither team scored in the first three rounds of the shootout before both swapped goals in the next two rounds. Goa...

Cole Caufield (2 goals) helps Canadiens end skid vs. Senators
Cole Caufield scored twice, and Sam Montembeault made 24 saves in a second straight solid performance to open the season as the Montreal Canadiens won 4-1 to snap a nine-game skid against the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. ,Caufield scored in the first and third periods, giving him four...

NHL 'tough guys' are always cheapshot artists; The cause of increased scoring revealed
For a sport that really loves to tout how tough its players are, hockey players don’t seem to have much tolerance for anything that makes them feel bad in the slightest. At least on the ice. Morgan Rielly of Toronto was just the latest to wet himself when an opponent reminded him just a little too m...

The week in the NHL: Patrick Kane brings his walker to Detroit, the mystery of Corey Perry's demise, the Kings are Kings again
(UPDATE): According to reports, the Blackhawks have said Corey Perry was released because of an incident involving a team employee. No further details were provided by the team. Read More...

Let’s find a way the Boston Bruins might lose in the playoffs, if there is one
While Gary Bettman might not think there’s anything wrong with the current playoff system (he’s wrong!), it is pretty clear that this set-up has robbed March and the first half of April of most of its drama. We’re basically down to seeing whether a wheezing Penguins team (whoops!) can keep their lun...

The only question for the Canadiens is what took so long?
So If you feel like you heard some faint swearing in the air, and it vaguely sounded French (though Quebecois only vaguely sound French), don’t worry, you weren’t alone....