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Juraj Slafkovsky’s Improved Play Is an X-Factor For The Top Line

The Montreal Canadiens have one of the best, if not the best, top lines in all of hockey right now. Cole Caufield will surely hit 50 goals, and Nick Suzuki will likely finish the season with 100 points on the year.

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Why Goalie Jacob Fowler Feels Like the Habs’ Future

Jacob Fowler is the sort of player the Canadiens have been wanting for some time. He’s a young goalie, now only 21. Yet, he’s stepped into the crease with an air of gradual, quietly accumulating authority.

Montreal Canadiens News / NHL Trade Talk / April 3

Canadiens’ Young Guns and Goalies Make Them a Playoff Threat

The Montreal Canadiens are growing stronger as a team. They have become, little by little, a genuine Stanley Cup threat. For years, the refrain was “almost.” The young team offered tantalizing flashes, promising youngsters, and then the inevitable wobble.

Phillip Danault News / Dose.ca / April 3

The trade involving Phillip Danault completely transformed the Canadiens’ season

On December 19, Kent Hughes made a move. He completed a trade with the Los Angeles Kings to bring Phillip Danault back to Montreal. And when you take a step back, you realize that this trade completely transformed the Canadiens' season.

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Nick Suzuki News / Dose.ca / April 3

'In five years, the Canadiens could lose Nick Suzuki'

The Canadiens have a strong core for the coming years. The team already has the pieces to compete among the National Hockey League's elite… and there are also some promising young players coming up through the organization.

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The 25 best NHL teams who didn't win the Stanley Cup

In the lore of the NHL, it's the Stanley Cup-winning teams that are remembered the most from seasons past. Yet, when looking back on the best of the best

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / April 3

Canadiens Remain Without a National French-Language TV Contract for 2026-27

Regional French-language coverage is now secure after Bell Media and RDS agreed to a long-term extension with the Montreal Canadiens through 2037-38. That agreement stabilizes one part of the picture, but broader uncertainty around the 2026–27 season now centers on the national French-language package and the NHL’s overall media strategy.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / April 3

The Next Canadiens Goalie Debate Has Arrived

Night after night, Jakub Dobes and Jacob Fowler are giving the Montreal Canadiens organization something it hasn’t had in quite some time, an internal battle between the pipes.

Cole Caufield News / The Sick Podcast / April 3

Caufield Scores Two Big Goals As Habs Beat Rangers

The Montreal Canadiens extended their winning streak to 7 games on Thursday night with a 3-2 victory against the New York Rangers, led by Cole Caufield, who scored two goals in the win.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / April 3

Streaking Canadiens on Verge of Transforming into Legit Contenders

Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield just pulled within a single goal of 50 on the season by scoring his third-consecutive game-winning goal, which also happens to be his league-leading 12th overall.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / April 3

Phillip Danault and Kaiden Guhle were absent from practice

This afternoon, the Canadiens have a practice session scheduled in New Jersey. We've learned that Phillip Danault and Kaiden Guhle didn't take to the ice with the rest of the team.

Montreal Canadiens News / NHL Trade Talk / April 3

The Canadiens Are Becoming Something Dangerous

There’s something kind of refreshing about the way the Montreal Canadiens are building their team. No rush, no panic, no big dramatic swings. Just steady work.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / April 3

The Canadiens, a Cup contender: 'I don’t think you can see it any other way'

How wide open is the path in the East to reach the Stanley Cup Final? The standings look so different from other years because it's tight, but also because teams that are “used to” making the playoffs aren't there.

Cole Caufield News / Dose.ca / April 3

Cole Caufield and the Maurice Richard Trophy: His Chances Are Soaring

Cole Caufield has 49 goals. With seven games left to play, his chances of reaching 50 are excellent, let's just say. Since the Olympiques returned (for him, it was simply a return from a break), he's been on a mission.

Samuel Montembeault News / Dose.ca / April 3

Here are the goalies’ stats since Samuel Montembeault’s last start

March 6 was the trade deadline. The Canadiens didn't make a move to acquire a skater, nor did they make a move to acquire a goaltender. There were rumors circulating about Jordan Binnington, in particular.

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Cole Caufield News / Field Level Media / April 2

Cole Caufield (2 goals), Canadiens win 7th straight over Rangers

Cole Caufield scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:05 remaining in the third period as the Montreal Canadiens recovered from blowing a two-goal lead and extended their season-long winning streak to seven games with 3-2 victory over the host New York Rangers Thursday night.

NHL News / The Sick Podcast / April 2

Habs Potential College Free Agent Target: T.J. Hughes

On Thursday, Montreal Canadiens reporter Marco D’Amico wrote an article on an interview that he did with Habs top prospect Michael Hage’s teammate and star forward of the Michigan Wolverines, T.J.

NHL News / The Sick Podcast / April 2

Why The Habs Could Go On a Surprising Playoff Run

On Wednesday night’s episode of the Sick Podcast, Tony Marinaro asked his guest Craig Button whether or not it is time to consider the Montreal Canadiens a legitimate contender in the NHL.

Cole Caufield News / Dose.ca / April 3

That makes it 49 for Cole Caufield, who scored twice in the win

The Canadiens are on a roll these days. They were aiming for their seventh consecutive win (in regulation). Jacob Fowler was tasked with stopping the Rangers.

Jakub Dobes News / Daily Faceoff / April 2

Why Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes can be a difference-maker during playoffs

For much of the season, the Montreal Canadiens looked like a quality playoff team that would most likely be done in during the playoffs by poor goaltending.

Cole Caufield News / Daily Faceoff / April 2

Canadiens’ Cole Caufield tracking for first career 50-goal season

The Montreal Canadiens, after years of accruing enticing young talent, have finally arrived as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. Their impressive young

Cole Caufield News / Stadium Rant / April 1

Montreal Canadiens 2026 Playoff Race: Caufield, Slafkovský Fuel Surge

The Montreal Canadiens enter the 2026 NHL playoff race with renewed momentum and legitimate postseason expectations. After years of rebuilding, Montreal is now seeing results, positioning itself as a serious contender for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs behind a rising young core.