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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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After a much-needed holiday break, the Montreal Canadiens resumed their road trip on Sunday night in Florida against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Bad bounces and broken sticks saw them down 3-0 going into the third period, and it felt like they were going to lose despite a pretty good overall showing through 40 minutes. Instead, they orchestrated a thrilling comeback, forcing overtime and taking one…

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Canada had its wake-up in the second game of the tournament when Latvia scored a goal late in regulation to force overtime. Canada came away with the win, but that match probably made Denmark’s dream of pulling off an upset less likely with the Canadian team already being taught the lesson that you can’t take any team lightly. At the 3:08 mark of the first period, Denmark took its first…

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Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Panthers region: SCRIPPS Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ A year ago, the Montreal Canadiens closed out 2024 with a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. The victory brought them to a 17-17-3 record, and reaching that .500 point percentage benchmark was a sign of the progress that the team had made.

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3) If it means more of what we saw in the final five minutes, it’s hard to argue against the logic 2) Lots of interesting info (check the original for the links) 1) Might as well get the bulk pack…

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Hockey Canada has revealed its roster for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Nick Suzuki is one of the 25 players who have been named to the Men’s National Team. There had been a lot of debate about Nick Suzuki making Team Canada given how well he has produced over the past couple of seasons. He completed the 2024-25 campaign with 89 points, and is on pace to beat that this…

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The 20th and final game of the 2026 World Juniors’ preliminary round, Canada and Finland took to the ice in Minneapolis with top spot in Group B on the line. The winner would earn the easiest path through the playoff round on its quest for a gold medal. It didn’t take long for the game to get its first goal. Zayne Parekh, who has been one of Canada’s best players all tournament long…

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Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Hurricanes region: FanDuel Sports Network South Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ The Montreal Canadiens have already had a good road trip coming out of the Christmas break, amassing three points in two games that will ensure at least an even record in the three games played versus Eastern Conference…

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Nice to see Suzuki get the Team Canada nod for the Olympics. He's been quietly putting together some really solid seasons and the 89 points last year definitely made it hard to leave him off the roster. Should be interesting to see how he fits in with that group.

The Habs seem to be finding their footing on this road trip too. Getting three points out of two games against Eastern Conference opponents is solid work, especially right after the Christmas break when teams can sometimes come out a bit sluggish.

That World Juniors game against Finland sounds like it was a good one. Parekh has been fun to watch this tournament - the kid has a real offensive instinct from the blue line.

Looking forward to seeing how the Carolina game goes tonight. The Hurricanes are always a tough matchup but Montreal's been playing with some confidence lately.
 
One more player from the Montreal Canadiens will not be getting a mid-season vacation this year. With roster decisions for the 2026 Olympic hockey tournament coming in this week, Oliver Kapanen has been selected to represent Finland when the NHL goes to Italy. Kapanen has put together a very impressive rookie season in the NHL, which obviously caught the attention of Finland’s brass.

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The fourth quarter-final of the 2026 World Juniors featured Canada taking on Slovakia. As Group B winners, Canada was the favourite, but the Slovaks had provided proper tests to some other gold medal contenders leading up to the match. The Canadians had the better start to the game, registering the first four shots on net with the line of Michael Hage, Gavin McKenna, and Brady Martin working…

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Start time: **4:00 PM EST / 1:00 PM PST** In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Blues region: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ After what was far from a pretty win in North Carolina, the Montreal Canadiens move on to the next stop of their tour in St. Louis. The Blues are another team that can play just as messy a style of hockey as we…

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