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Capitals aim for season sweep of Canadiens in 'crucial' game
Pierre-Luc Dubois will look to continue his impressive return from injury when the Washington Capitals visit the Montreal Canadiens in a battle of Eastern Conference playoff contenders on Saturday night.,Dubois had two goals and an assist in the Capitals' 3-2 win over the visiting Vegas Golden Knigh...
Sabres seek sixth straight victory as Canadiens come to town
Two of the NHL's best stories so far this season will highlight a busy Saturday slate as the Montreal Canadiens head south of the border to face the division-rival Buffalo Sabres.,The Sabres come into the clash as the league's hottest team, carrying a five-game win streak, while the high-flying Cana...
Canadiens crush struggling Avalanche
Nick Suzuki scored a pair of special-team goals in the first period in a three-point outing to lead the host Montreal Canadiens to a 7-3 beatdown of the struggling Colorado Avalanche on Thursday., ,Kirby Dach and Juraj Slafkovsky both collected one goal and one assist while Noah Dobson and Jake Evan...
Facing adversity, Avalanche aim to regain form vs. Canadiens
The Colorado Avalanche visit the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday on the heels of arguably their most disappointing performance in what has been a standout season.,The Avalanche sit atop the league standings, nine points ahead of their closest competitors, but are looking to rebound after a dismal 5-2...
Cole Caufield, Habs out to extend Knights' tough stretch
Cole Caufield will look to continue his torrid goal-scoring pace on Tuesday when the Montreal Canadiens host the Vegas Golden Knights.,Caufield recorded his second career hat trick in Montreal's 4-3 setback to the Boston Bruins on Saturday, extending his point streak to five games (eight goals, two ...
Sabres close gap against Canadiens in road victory
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves to help the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.,Jason Zucker, Beck Malenstyn, Zach Benson and Peyton Krebs scored for the Sabres, who halted a two-game skid and moved within two points of Montreal for third in the Atlant...
Senators hope to continue offensive roll vs. Canadiens
Ottawa Senators coach Travis Green would love a repeat start from his team on Saturday night at home against the Montreal Canadiens.,The Senators exploded for four first-period goals and tallied a season-high eight in an 8-4 triumph over the New York Rangers on Wednesday.,"We knew we had to be ready...
Tage Thompson records hat trick, 5 points as Sabres overpower Canadiens
Tage Thompson had a hand in all five goals, scoring three times and adding two assists for the Buffalo Sabres in a 5-3 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.,Josh Doan had a goal and an assist, Alex Tuch also scored and Noah Ostlund had two assists for the Sabres, who have wo...
Collapse leaves Canadiens in foul mood ahead of visit to Buffalo
The Montreal Canadiens have earned at least a point in five of their past six games heading into a Thursday road matchup against the Buffalo Sabres, but they will need to shake off a tough ending to their most recent performance.,The Canadiens took a 2-0 lead into the second intermission on Tuesday ...
Canadiens F Alexandre Texier earns 2-year extension
Montreal Canadiens forward Alexandre Texier agreed to a two-year, $5 million contract extension on Wednesday.,The deal represents an upgrade for Texier, who signed with the Canadiens on a one-year, $1 million contract on Nov. 23. His new deal begins next season and spans through the 2027-28 campaign...
Canadiens surge back home, Flames look for road resurgence
The Montreal Canadiens hope to bring their winning ways home when they play host to the once-again struggling Calgary Flames on Wednesday.,The Canadiens ended a run of seven consecutive road games with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday. Thanks to the wild, back-and-forth victory...
Canadiens rally past Canes, spoil Sebastian Aho's big game
Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson scored 23 seconds apart in the second period as the Montreal Canadiens came back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-5 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Lane Hutson, Sammy Blais and Juraj Slafkovsky each had a goal and an assist, while Nick Su...
Canadiens rally past Hurricanes to spoil Sebastian Aho's big game
Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson scored 23 seconds apart in the second period as the Montreal Canadiens came back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-5 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Lane Hutson, Sammy Blais and Juraj Slafkovsky each had a goal and an assist, while Nick Su...
Nick Suzuki scores last two to rally Canadiens past Panthers
Nick Suzuki scored two goals, including the game-winner 3:24 into overtime, as the Montreal Canadiens rallied to defeat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Montreal trailed 2-0 with less than five minutes left in regulation, but Cole Caufield scored with 4:27 left. Suzuki scor...
Penguins earn rare shootout win, edge Canadiens
Rickard Rakell scored the shootout winner as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the visiting Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Sunday night.,Rakell beat Jakub Dobes with a backhand deke in the third round for the win as the Penguins won for the first time in a shootout this season (1-5).,Rakell and Sidney Crosby...
Fresh off shutout, Canadiens look to add to Penguins' woes
The Montreal Canadiens will look to sweep the season series against the Penguins on Sunday when the teams complete a home-and-home set in Pittsburgh.,Josh Anderson scored two goals and Jacob Fowler made 31 saves for his first career shutout as the Canadiens blanked the Penguins 4-0 on Saturday night...
Penguins aim to put a stop to 7-game rut at Canadiens
The Pittsburgh Penguins are reeling going into their road game against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.,The Penguins lost their seventh straight (0-3-4), 4-0 to the host Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.,"We're going to have to grind it out," Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang said. "Try to...
Travis Konecny helps Flyers snap 3-game skid with win vs. Canadiens
Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist for the Philadelphia Flyers in a 4-1 win against the host Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.,Carl Grundstrom, Trevor Zegras and Bobby Brink scored for the Flyers, who snapped a three-game skid (0-0-3). Dan Vladar made 21 saves.,Alexandre Texier scored and Jacob Fo...
Canadiens snap out of funk, handle Oilers
Jakub Dobes made 27 saves and the host Montreal Canadiens defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Sunday night.,Nick Suzuki ended a six-game goal drought for the Canadiens, who had lost three of four. Juraj Slafkovsky and Lane Hutson each had two assists.,Zach Hyman scored his fifth goal in three games ...
J.T. Miller's power-play goal in OT caps Rangers' rally past Canadiens
J.T. Miller scored a power-play goal with 2:04 remaining in overtime as the New York Rangers erased a three-goal deficit and earned a 5-4 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.,After Jake Evans was sent off for slashing Artemi Panarin, the Rangers used their timeout. Followi...