Tag: Oliver Kapanen
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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.
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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 hit the ice Monday for their first official practice of the 2026-27 season at the CN Sports Complex, and the first look at lines and pairings gave an early read on how camp is shaping up ahead of the opener. Twenty-three players took part in the session. For the full picture on the…
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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…
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Four years ago, training camp in Montreal was an audition. There wasn’t much of an NHL roster worth protecting, so jobs went to whoever looked best in September. That camp doesn’t exist anymore, and Jeff Gorton said as much this week, speaking to the Basu and Godin Notebook podcast (via The Athletic). “I think the…
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Day 1 of Canadiens training camp wasn’t a feeling-out session — Kreider went straight onto the top line, and the ripple effects tell you how this roster’s really built.