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Less than 24 hours after finishing a very disappointing effort against the Ottawa Senators on home ice, the Montreal Canadiens were right back in action at the Bell Centre. With the Winnipeg Jets in town, they needed to find a way to bounce back from their poor showing quickly. The Atlantic division is extremely tight in the early goings of this season, and they would want to avoid starting…

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Following their game versus the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night, the Montreal Canadiens announced that forward Florian Xhekaj and defenceman Adam Engström had been loaned back to the Laval Rocket of the AHL. Xhekaj played five consecutive games for Montreal, starting with his NHL debut on Saturday, November 22 at the Bell Centre. He recorded his first NHL point in that game to kick of…

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Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet E/O/P (English), TVA Sports (French) Streaming: ESPN+, CBC Gem, Sportsnet+ The Montreal Canadiens took arguably their easiest two points of the season when they played the Toronto Maple Leafs two weeks ago. There were some real concerns about how Jakub Dobeš would fare while he was in a sympathetic slump with Samuel Montembeault…

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Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet E/O/P (English), TVA Sports (French) Streaming: ESPN+, CBC Gem, Sportsnet+ The Montreal Canadiens’ opening third of the 2025-26 season is set to conclude with a critical battle against the Toronto Maple Leafs that could determine the overall success of the first 27 matches. A win tonight gives them a four-point edge in the…

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Leadership in sports can be loud—full of commanding voices and motivational speeches—and Erin Ambrose’s own voice can fill a room when it needs to. But for the Montreal Victoire’s veteran defender, leadership is just as much about the quieter, more intentional moments. It’s not the volume that matters— it’s the value. “I think it’s just about being a good teammate,” she says simply.

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We have a new series here at Eyes On The Prize! Each week, I’ll be selecting three stars from the Habs and one player from the Laval Rocket. A new staple in your Monday morning routine. The Montreal Canadiens went 2-2-0 in the first week of December, now sitting at 15-10-3 on the season and third in the Atlantic Division. It was a week of ups and downs, featuring a resilient, if imperfect…

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A day after a shootout thriller in Toronto, the Montreal Canadiens were right back in action, this time against the St. Louis Blues at the Bell Centre. With two-straight shootout wins on the books, they had a chance to stretch their win streak to three, but came up short with a disappointing 4-3 loss in front of their home crowd. Earlier in the day we found out that Samuel Montembeault would…

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Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ It looked like this was going to be the year that the Tampa Bay Lightning’s run as a perennial playoff team would come to an end. They began the season 1-4-2 to sit in last place in the Eastern Conference. Then they rattled off five wins a…

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With a two-game road trip coming up for the Montreal Canadiens, they’ve dipped into their minor-league depth and recalled a player at every position. Owen Beck has received his second recall of the season, Adam Engström is back after joining the team for the previous road trip, and Jacob Fowler will join the NHL team for the first time. The Canadiens had been playing with the minimum…

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The Montreal Canadiens barely showed up for their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning last night. Outskated, outplayed, and outscored rather soundly by their divisional rivals, one could be forgiven for assuming it was the Habs, and not the Lightning who had played the night prior in Toronto. It was a truly atrocious performance in front of their home fans, many of whom left early in the third…

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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+ “I can’t keep having to answer the same question over again,” a slightly agitated Sidney Crosby said as training camp was opening this summer. The Pittsburgh Penguins had failed to make the playoffs the last three seasons…

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After a wildly disappointing effort at home on Tuesday night, the Montreal Canadiens hit the road for a Thursday night matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Before hitting the road – in fact, immediately following the aforementioned debacle against Tampa – they called up some reinforcements from Laval, looking to shake things up in search of a win. The most notable lineup change saw them…

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It was a rare occurrence on Friday night as the Laval Rocket returned to the ice after a shootout loss to the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday night. The team was still without three of their key pieces as they were part of a winning effort in Pittsburgh for the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. That meant Kaapo Kähkönen was again the starter in net, while Ryan O’Rourke drew in alongside Josiah…

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3) He saw his moment to get cheered by the fans 2) I was surprised the review was so quick. There must have been one angle they could have found 1) It’s harming the second line’s effectiveness, so the coaches need to intervene…

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Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Oilers region: Sportsnet West Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ The Edmonton Oilers have had one glaring weakness for several seasons, and that is goaltending. The team has made back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals despite the issues in net, ranking 11th of the 16 teams in the 2025 post-season with an…

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