The Canadiens went 2-0-1 in Week 4 and won two road games without Nick Suzuki. Game-by-game takes, the week stats graphic, 5-on-5 analytics, plus the Rocket, Lions and prospects.
Canadiens at Jets in the Heritage Classic tonight at 7:00 PM ET: Florian Xhekaj replaces Owen Beck, Fowler starts and Winnipeg plays its first game since trading Hellebuyck.
Canadiens 10-game report card: 5-3-2 start, team stats and NHL ranks, 5-on-5 and expected goals, and a letter grade for every player and goalie.
Canadiens at Blackhawks tonight at 8:00 PM ET: Kapanen centers the top line without Suzuki, Fowler gets the start, Matheson returns and the power play needs a fresh look.
Nick Suzuki is out 2 to 4 weeks. How the Canadiens replace their captain and stay in the race.
Nick Suzuki (upper body) is out two to four weeks and his streak of 546 straight games ends. Here is what the Canadiens lose and how the lineup can adjust.
Before a season gets loud, I like to ask a simple question: what kind of team are we actually looking at? Not the record and not the standings, just the Canadiens roster. How old is it, how big is it, where do the players come from, and how did the organization get them? The league…
For most of this game, the Canadiens looked like the better team. They scored three straight goals after Macklin Celebrini opened the scoring, led 2-1 from 1:49 of the second period and 3-1 from 14:03, and held a lead for almost 24 minutes. Then the game turned on four plays: two turnovers and two bad…
In this Habs Tuesday Report, the Canadiens are 4-3-1 after eight games, and the season already reads like two different chapters. The first four games went 1-2-1 with 4.75 goals against a night. The last four went 3-1-0 and the special teams turned around. Some problems did not move at all: the penalties, the blown…
The Canadiens are 4-3-1, but the points they have lost keep following the same pattern: third-period breakdowns, penalties, a struggling power play, soft spots in coverage and net. Six problems explained.