Montreal builds a two-goal lead before Buffalo rallies, but Alexandre Texier, Zachary Bolduc and the Canadiens prevail once again in the shootout.
The Canadiens dominated Nashville, outshooting and outchancing the Predators, and still lost 5-2. A look at the lines, the defense pairs and where the goals really came from.
The Canadiens outshot the Predators 34-20 but lost 5-2 at the Bell Centre, their third straight loss. Special teams, discipline and Coach’s Take.
Martin St-Louis ran a chip-and-chase drill to bring back the Canadiens’ identity, and Juraj Slafkovský admits he has to control his frustration. Here is what both messages mean before Nashville.
Samuel Montembeault left practice hurt and the Canadiens recalled Jacob Fowler from Laval. Kapanen was also missing, and St-Louis wants more battles won and fewer turnovers.
Ivan Demidov is out two to four weeks, and the Canadiens second line has no five-on-five production without him. Juraj Slafkovský is still learning to carry it.
The Canadiens lost their home opener 6-4 to the Carolina Hurricanes at the Bell Centre. Recap, goalies, special teams and Coach Frenchy’s take on the goals against, Dobes and the slow starters.
Ivan Demidov will miss two to four weeks with a lower-body injury. Here is the Canadiens lineup against Carolina, what the injury changes and why Florian Xhekaj and Jakub Dobes matter tonight.
Martin St-Louis enters his fifth season as Canadiens head coach with a new reality: real depth, higher expectations and a puck possession gap to close.
Montreal’s training camp is officially in the books. The Canadiens closed out the preseason Saturday night, finishing with a 4-1-0 record, and confirmed their 23-man roster for the season Sunday — the group they have to formally submit to the NHL by 5:00 PM ET today. It was a short camp by any measure: just…