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Jets trying to find their footing again, face lowly Canadiens
An all-Canadian showdown hits the ice in Winnipeg on Saturday night when the Jets welcome the Montreal Canadiens, with both teams trying to find some stability.,After an eye-popping 8-1 destruction of Boston on Tuesday, the Jets couldn't carry that momentum forward in a 3-2 loss to Vegas on Thursday...
Penguins' top line catches fire in 9-2 beating of Canadiens
The line of Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby dominated in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 9-2 win over the host Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.,Rust had three goals and one assist, Rakell notched two goals and two assists and Crosby collected three assists.,Defenseman Kris Letang contribu...
Capitals beat Canadiens to extend road win streak to 9
Tom Wilson scored two third-period goals and the visiting Washington Capitals rallied for a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.,Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist and Dylan Strome also scored for the Capitals, who extended the franchise record with their ninth straight ...
Capitals look to continue road success at Montreal
The Washington Capitals will go for a sweep of their quick trip across the border when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.,The Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Friday while the Canadiens will be looking for their first three-game winning streak of the season following a ...
Sam Montembeault, Canadiens shut out Predators
Sam Montembeault made 29 saves and Patrik Laine scored his second power-play goal in as many games, lifting the host Montreal Canadiens to a 3-0 victory over the reeling Nashville Predators on Thursday.,Montembeault turned aside all 13 shots he faced in the third period to preserve his third shutout...
Nick Suzuki's OT winner lifts Canadiens over Islanders
Nick Suzuki scored the overtime winner and added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens edged the visiting New York Islanders 2-1 on Tuesday night., ,Suzuki batted in the rebound off his own shot 2:39 into the extra frame for his 10th goal of the season., ,Patrik Laine, making his Habs debut, scored th...
Patrik Laine to make Canadiens debut vs. Islanders
Forward Patrik Laine will make his Canadiens debut on Tuesday night when Montreal hosts the New York Islanders.,Laine, whom the Habs acquired in an offseason trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets, suffered a knee injury during a preseason game on Sept. 28. Montreal returned forward Joshua Roy to Amer...
Patrik Laine could make Canadiens debut vs. Islanders
Forward Patrik Laine could make his Canadiens debut on Tuesday night when Montreal hosts the New York Islanders.,Laine, whom the Habs acquired in an offseason trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets, suffered a knee injury during a preseason game on Sept. 28. Montreal returned forward Joshua Roy to AHL...
Bruins mark centennial with win over Canadiens
Charlie McAvoy and Charlie Coyle each scored twice as the Boston Bruins celebrated their centennial anniversary with a 6-3 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Sunday afternoon.,McAvoy's goals bookended Boston's 4-0 run to start the game, which included a span of three goals in 1:10 during th...
Mikhail Sergachev scores OT winner as Utah beats Canadiens
Mikhail Sergachev scored with 27 seconds left in overtime to lift the visiting Utah Hockey Club to a 3-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.,Sergachev scored on a redirection off a centering pass from Nick Schmaltz, who had two assists.,Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist, Jack ...
Canadiens try to shake off poor outing, host Utah
The Montreal Canadiens will try to conclude their four-game homestand on a high note when they host the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night.,Montreal won the first two games of the homestand against the Columbus Blue Jackets (5-1) and Edmonton Oilers (3-0), but couldn't keep up with the Vegas Golden K...
As Canadiens prepare to host Oilers, are both teams on track?
The Edmonton Oilers seem to be emerging from their early-season slump, and they'll look to continue the turnaround when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.,After reaching the Stanley Cup Final last summer, the Oilers started this season with a modest 6-7-1 record. However, Edmonton is now r...
Canadiens have little trouble in extending Jackets' woes
Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist to help the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-1 win against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,Cole Caufield and Joel Armia each had two assists for the Canadiens, who have won two of their past three games after a six-game losing streak. Sam Montembeault ...
Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki each score twice to lift Habs over Sabres
The Montreal Canadiens outlasted the host Buffalo Sabres 7-5 thanks to two-goal efforts from Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki on Monday.,Caufield helped put an end to the Canadiens' six-game losing skid as he struck on the power play with 7:02 left in the third period to record his second goal of the c...
Flames' Matt Coronato ties game late, beats Habs in OT
Matt Coronato scored the tying goal late in the third period and the winner seven seconds into overtime to as visiting Calgary Flames beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday.,Right off the opening faceoff of the extra frame, Coronato took the puck away from Nick Suzuki, then skated into the circl...
Flames, Canadiens get together while searching for spark
Two struggling clubs in need of a spark will meet Tuesday when the Calgary Flames visit the Montreal Canadiens.,After opening the season with points in six straight games (5-0-1), Calgary virtually erased that hot start with a 1-5-0 record its next six outings. The Flames' latest setback was a 4-2 h...
Surging Capitals take aim at slumping Canadiens
The Washington Capitals have been riding high with six wins in their last seven games.,The Montreal Canadiens, in turn, couldn't have felt much lower after being on the business end of a shellacking in their last outing.,The Capitals aim to continue their winning ways on Thursday when they host the ...
Brandon Montour (first hat trick), Kraken crush Canadiens
Defenseman Brandon Montour notched his first NHL hat trick and Chandler Stephenson, Seattle's other big offseason free-agent signing, had four assists as the Kraken opened a five-game trip with a 8-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.,Jaden Schwartz added a goal and two assists...
Small sample of success has Canadiens upbeat with Kraken up next
A two-game winning streak for a legendary franchise such as the Montreal Canadiens, 24-time winners of the Stanley Cup, might not seem like much.,But the Habs will take it.,The Canadiens, who play host to the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night, snapped a four-game skid over the weekend, defeating visit...
Canadiens score three in second period, hold off Flyers
Nick Suzuki and Brendan Gallagher each notched a goal and an assist to help the visiting Montreal Canadiens hold on for a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday evening., ,Jake Evans and Cole Caufield also scored and Cayden Primeau made 23 saves for the Canadiens, who have won consecutiv...