Jake Evans won’t be playing tomorrow. The Canadiens have announced that he has left the team for personal reasons and will join the club in New York, ahead of Saturday’s game against the Rangers.
A hockey club can’t win if its goaltenders allow too many goals. There are other aspects to consider when looking at a team’s success: player performance, the team’s system of play, efficiency on special units… But in the end, the most important thing is in front of the net.
Last night at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens played like crap against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The result? As a result, Martin St-Louis wasn’t the happiest guy on earth at this morning’s practice.
At the moment, it feels like the Canadiens organization has a mandate for those who have been asked to speak publicly to the media: to take the pressure off Jacob Fowler’s shoulders.
The Montreal Canadiens are flirting with a top-three position in the Atlantic Division. This is a big jump from their position at the same time last season. Yet, they have struggled recently.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Montreal Canadiens recalled goaltender Jacob Fowler from their AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, less than an hour after their 6-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday night.
At practice this morning, Martin St-Louis stirred his fruit salad among the forwards. And he led an intense practice. Juraj Slafkovsky lost his place on the first line to Zachary Bolduc.
At practice this morning, we were obviously keeping an eye on Jacob Fowler. The goalie is the story of the hour in Montreal on the heels of his recall.
The idea of a Phillip Danault return to the Montreal Canadiens has quietly made its way into the rumour mill, and while nothing is imminent, there is enough smoke to justify a closer look.
When you look at the Eastern standings, one thing is clear: the Canadiens are lucky to play in a division that isn’t the strongest in the NHL. Otherwise, the club wouldn’t be in the famous mix.
The Canadiens have recalled goaltender Jacob Fowler, center Owen Beck, and defenseman Adam Engstrom from AHL Laval, according to a team announcement late last night.
The Tampa Bay Lightning, losers of four straight heading into Tuesday night’s tilt against the Montreal Canadiens, were admittedly always going to come out like just-wakened sleeping giants.
Last night, the Canadiens ate a cursed one. The club lost 6-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The problem wasn’t just the loss. The problem is that, once again, the guys didn’t play well.
The Montreal Canadiens wasted no time making a change following their 6-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday night. Less than an hour after the final whistle, the team announced they recalled goaltender Jacob Fowler from their AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket.
Montreal Canadiens top prospect David Reinbacher has continued to pick up his play in the last few weeks with the Laval Rocket, as he is emerging as one of the top 2-way defensemen in the AHL as of late.
Montreal Canadiens‘ centre Jared Davidson’s early numbers don’t scream “future NHL player.” Yet, he was recently called up to the big club. The question is, can he stay in the lineup?
The injury bug has once again struck the Montreal Canadiens this season. Currently, forwards Alex Newhook, Kirby Dach, Patrik Laine, as well as defenceman Kaiden Guhle, are out long-term with injury.
Forward Alexandre Texier was signed by the Montreal Canadiens solely as depth to replace injured players in the Habs lineup, but he may have carved himself a role as a solid bottom-six forward in the process.
After being decimated by brutal, back-to-back long-term injuries to key forwards Alex Newhook and Kirby Dach, the Canadiens were in desperate need of help.
You could feel it early at Bell Centre that Montreal had something going. Even though the final reads 4–3 for the St. Louis Blues, it really felt like a night where the Canadiens had them wobbling.
The Montreal Canadiens have recalled goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen from the AHL. He will back up Jakub Dobes with Sam Montembeault under the weather, per hockey insider Frank Seravalli.
The Montreal Canadiens have had plenty of quality young players come up through their system over the last few years, and this year is no different. But while Ivan Demidov and Jakub Dobes have all the attention, Oliver Kapanen is putting together a decent rookie season himself.
The Montreal Canadiens have had goaltending problems to start the 2025-26 season, and it’s a huge reason why they’re tied for the fourth-most goals allowed in the league right now.
Following last night’s victory over Winnipeg, the Canadiens announced a pair of roster moves. The team has assigned defenseman Adam Engstrom and winger Florian Xhekaj to AHL Laval.