If I had told you back in September that Jakub Dobes might be the NHL’s best goalie two weeks into the season, you would have said… Come on, Cook! Have you fallen on your face?
The start of the season has been a little like watching a new play unfold — some surprises, some expected moves, and a few moments that make you stop and say, “Wow.” For the Montreal Canadiens, some of those Wow moments belong to Ivan Demidov.
Two weeks ago, in an article, I strongly criticized Juraj Slafkovsky. I mentioned that he wasn’t having the start to the season I’d hoped for, and I also said that he needed to wake up.
At practice camp, there were several battles between different Canadiens players, including one between Arber Xhekaj and Jayden Struble. The two players were battling for the position of sixth defenseman, while the rest of the defensive brigade was pretty much decided.
The Montreal Canadiens rallied past the Vancouver Canucks to complete a 4-3 comeback at Rogers Arena on Saturday, with the help of a historic performance from rookie forward Ivan Demidov.
Ivan Demidov collected a goal and two assists and Juraj Slafkovsky had one of each, fueling the visiting Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
The Vancouver Canucks hosted the Montreal Canadiens at Rogers Arena on Saturday for their first and only matchup of the season on the West Coast. Both teams were coming off close one-goal losses, the Canucks to the Nashville Predators 2-1 and the Canadiens to the Edmonton Oilers 6-5.
The bad news continues to roll in for the Boston Bruins. Depth defenseman Jordan Harris is set to miss “a bit” with a lower-body injury, after stepping up to fill in for the injured Hampus Lindholm.
On Saturday, the Montreal Canadiens announced that forward Patrik Laine had surgery to repair a sports hernia injury and will be out for the next 3-4 months.
A little over a week ago, Montreal Canadiens prospect Alexander Zharovsky was benched by his head coach Victor Kozlov, taking 2 penalties during the first period, but then had an amazing 3rd period performance with a goal and an assist in the final 5 minutes of the game.
Practice camp ended three weeks ago, and we’ve had plenty of time to see the organization’s youngsters at work in various leagues. So it’s time for the traditional review of our summer rankings of the Canadiens’ most important prospects!
The Montreal Canadiens received disappointing news regarding the injury status of forward Patrik Laine. Laine underwent a procedure that will sideline him for 3-4 months, according to Pierre LeBrun.
The Montreal Canadiens will be without a key goal-scoring threat for a significant portion of the regular season. On Saturday afternoon, the Canadiens announced that winger Patrik Laine will miss an estimate of three to four months recovering from surgery to address a core muscle injury.
Heading into the 2025-26 season, the Montreal Canadiens Sam Montembeault was the team’s clear starter. He has been one of the most underrated goaltenders in the NHL since being picked up off waivers by the Habs.
Despite the Montreal Canadiens losing last night to the Edmonton Oilers, they sit at the top of the Atlantic Division standings after their 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.
To a degree, the Montreal Canadiens deserve the benefit of the doubt that they can withstand recent injuries to Kirby Dach, Patrik Laine and, most significantly, Kaiden Guhle.
The Montreal Canadiens have announced that center Kirby Dach will return to the lineup for Thursday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers. Dach had missed the last three games due to an upper-body injury.
Windows of contention open and close seemingly every year in the NHL, and Montreal Canadiens fans have been waiting a while for theirs to open again. Outside of a surprise run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2021, the Habs haven’t made it as far as the conference final since 2014.