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The Laval Rocket left the friendly confines of Place Bell to head on the road in the midst of what was their biggest challenge of the season so far, without Joshua Roy, Alex Belzile, and Laurent Dauphin, who were suspended for Thursday’s game and the rematch on Saturday as well. That meant the top line featured Florian Xhekaj as the centre, flanked by Sammy Blais and Sean Farrell.

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On the heels of a disappointing performance against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Montreal Canadiens were back on home ice for a Thursday night tilt with the Chicago Blackhawks. With the visitors missing their best player in Connor Bedard, the Habs found themselves with an excellent opportunity to get a win in their own building, which hasn’t been the easiest place for them to do that.

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Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Penguins region: Sportsnet Pittsburgh Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+ The Pittsburgh Penguins were doing alright when the Canadiens faced them for the first time this season. They had just dropped a couple of games in shootouts, but those were versus the Dallas Stars (currently second in…

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Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Penguins region: Sportsnet Pittsburgh Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+ Jacob Fowler’s NHL debut versus the Pittsburgh Penguins went so well that the coaching staff has opted to give him the final start at the Bell Centre until January 7. With Samuel Montembeault due to return from his…

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After a road trip that saw them go from Halifax to Vancouver, the Montreal Victoire won their fourth straight game in a 4-2 win against the Vancouver Goldeneyes on Saturday afternoon. Sandra Abstreiter made 27 saves in her first start with the Victoire for her first PWHL win. Her last PWHL game was in March 2024, and she played three games for Ottawa in the league’s first season. Last year…

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Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Penguins region: Sportsnet Pittsburgh Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ With the Detroit Red Wings winning earlier today there is no chance for the Montreal Canadiens to occupy the top spot in the Atlantic Division today, and maybe that’s a good thing given how they’ve played the last couple of times…

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Watching the Montreal Canadiens this season has so far has been fun, frustrating, and at times infuriating. The most consistent source of frustration has probably been the goaltending the team has received this season, but close behind that has been officiating. That’s not new, nor is it unique for sports fans, though I do think the NHL’s officiating is significantly worse than most other…

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Less than 24 hours after finishing a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Montreal Canadiens travelled to Pennsylvania with their opponents to meet again at PPG Paints Arena. It ended up being a somewhat predictably sloppy game, and the Habs were able to get a point by fighting to overtime, before ultimately falling 4-3 in a shootout. They wouldn’t have salvaged that point without their…

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Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Penguins region: NESN Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ The Boston Bruins spent the days leading up to the 2025 trade deadline shipping out players. Charlie Coyle went to the Colorado Avalanche, The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Brandon Carlo, and Brad Marchand, their acting captain, was traded to the…

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With injuries, illnesses, and a general need for some time off, the Montreal Canadiens lined up against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday for their final game before the holiday. Overcoming a rough first period, they were the better team in the second and third, taking advantage of some power plays to earn a convincing 6-2 win before their time off. Contributions came from just about everywhere…

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It has been a busy couple of weeks for the management team of the Montreal Canadiens. While the holiday freeze may be keeping them from any big splash trades, they still haven’t stopped working ahead of the break, as they have inked defenceman Bryce Pickford to his three-year entry-level contract. The deal kicks in for the 2026-27 season, so they aren’t planning on having him in the…

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Hannah Murphy made 37 saves as the Seattle Torrent defeated the Montreal Victoire 2-1 on Tuesday in the first-ever meeting between the two teams at Climate Pledge Arena. It set a career-high in saves for the Seattle second-round pick and she is now 3-0-0 with a 1.00 goals against average and .966 save percentage. The game ended Montreal’s four-game winning streak. Montreal had an early…

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After claiming the gold medal the last two tournaments, the United States will now host the World Juniors in Minnesota’s twin cities, aiming for a threepeat. They have a good roster to make that happen, but there are several teams that go into the event feeling good about their chances. The first phase of the tournament involves two groups (A and B) of five teams playing a round robin to…

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To end a four-game slate on the opening day of the 2026 World Juniors, Canada and Czechia hit the ice. Canada went into the tournament eager to make up for early exits in each of the last two tournaments, on both occasions coming out on the losing end versus the Czechs in the quarter-finals. The pace was high to start the match, an indication of how important both nations felt the game was.

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Start time: 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT In Canada: CBC (English), Radio-Canada (French) Streaming: YouTube (USA/International), CBC Gem (Canada) After their first meetings with the Vancouver and Seattle expansion teams out West, the Montreal Victoire enjoyed a short Christmas break before returning to action on Saturday afternoon in their third-annual Bell Centre game. The team is 1-1 in…

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A year after Latvia beat Canada in the preliminary round of the 2025 World Juniors, the teams met up once again at the 2026 event. Latvia took confidence from that result into today’s game, and burst out of the gate with much more energy than the Canadians, getting the first few shots on net. They used that momentum to draw the game’s first power play as well when Jett Luchanko went off for…

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Elaine Chuli made 29 saves as the Toronto Sceptres defeated the Montreal Victoire 2-1 on Saturday afternoon in front of 18,107 fans at the Bell Centre. Chuli, who spent two seasons as Montreal’s backup got her first start against her former team and in the Bell Centre to boot. Raygan Kirk started the first two Montreal-Toronto games of the season. “It’s a pretty special building…

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3) That could have made life much easier for them 2) If his sticks break next game we’ll know something is fishy 1) That might be a big point at the end of the season…

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