Jacob Fowler gets the start against Buffalo, while Oliver Kapanen and David Reinbacher make their season debuts. Slafkovsky is expected to play.
Martin St-Louis says the Canadiens are playing well but need results. His biggest worry is penalties, and the power play and the first line need to find their confidence.
The Laval Rocket were down 4-0 in the second period on Friday night, and they still won. They scored four unanswered goals to tie the game in the third period, then Luke Mittelstadt won it on the power play with 15 seconds left in overtime. Final score: Rocket 5, Belleville Senators 4 (OT) at CIBC…
The Canadiens got mixed news on Friday. Juraj Slafkovsky missed practice for treatment, Oliver Kapanen skated with the regular group, and Florian Xhekaj will be out for about two weeks. Here is where every injury stands before Saturday’s game against Buffalo at the Bell Centre. Slafkovsky Misses Practice After the Wilson Collision According to RDS…
Before the season, Kent Hughes said he did not want to carry three goalies at the same time. Since game four, the Canadiens have had three goalies on the roster again, even with Montembeault on injured reserve, just as they have in every season since he became general manager. Hughes was named general manager in…
Montreal is 3-3-1 after seven games, but the underlying numbers say the Canadiens are playing better than their record. So why aren’t the wins coming? The Canadiens have not started the season the way many fans expected. After seven games, the blame is landing in all kinds of places: the goaltenders, the defensemen, a few…
Josh Anderson scores twice and Lane Hutson delivers another strong offensive performance, but Montreal’s defensive struggles and Jakub Dobes’ latest outing raise important questions.
The Canadiens recalled defenseman David Reinbacher from Laval with Mike Matheson out and only six healthy defensemen. Will he play tonight at Washington?
Montreal escaped with a 4–3 shootout victory over Buffalo, but another blown two-goal lead exposed the fine details that Martin St. Louis and his young team must master to become legitimate contenders.
Montreal builds a two-goal lead before Buffalo rallies, but Alexandre Texier, Zachary Bolduc and the Canadiens prevail once again in the shootout.