Tag: Derek Lalonde
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The Canadiens climbed out of a four-goal hole in Pittsburgh on Saturday, but they could not finish the comeback. Nick Suzuki set up two goals in the final 68 seconds of regulation to make it 5-5, and then Tommy Novak won it for the Penguins 1:33 into overtime. Final score: 6-5 at PPG Paints Arena.…
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The Canadiens didn’t have their A-game in Toronto on Tuesday night, and Martin St-Louis said as much. They still found a way. Jakub Dobeš made the saves when it mattered, the depth throughout the lineup chipped in, and Montreal opened the 2026-27 season with a 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs. That is what a…
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MONTREAL – Training camp is officially over, and next week the Canadiens turn the page for real. Tuesday’s opener in Toronto is the only game that will count from here, but Saturday’s exhibition finale gave Martin St-Louis one last look at his group split across two rinks. The results canceled each other out: Montreal’s top…
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BROSSARD – When the Canadiens hired Derek Lalonde as associate coach this summer, nobody in the organization needed to guess what his first assignment would be. Montreal’s penalty kill finished 18th in the NHL last season — not disastrous, but not good enough for a team that wants to play meaningful hockey in a stacked…
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Canadiens training camp is short this year, only 13 days, and the team is about to start an 84-game season. Before camp even opened, they learned Kaiden Guhle would be out and could miss the first 10 games. Now, with eight days and three preseason games in the books and five days to go, Martin…