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Joe Veleno Proving To Be A Very Solid Depth Player

It hasn’t been an easy season for Montreal Canadiens forward Joe Veleno, who has spent a lot of time in and out of the lineup as the team’s regular 13th forward for the majority of the year.

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Red-hot Canadiens pushing for division title entering Devils clash

The time is now for the up-and-coming Montreal Canadiens. The NHL's hottest team rides into Saturday's clash with the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.

Juraj Slafkovsky News / The Sick Podcast / April 3

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.

Jacob Fowler News / Professor Press Box / April 3

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.

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Jakub Dobes News / Dose.ca / April 3

The CH could lose the man who discovered Jakub Dobes

Sometimes, success can be a double-edged sword. That could be the case for the Canadiens, who may lose a key member of their scouting staff as Vincent Riendeau, the team's goaltending scout since 2019, could soon be moving on to pastures new, as reported by Nicolas Cloutier in an article published today on TVA Sports.

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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 / 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.

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.

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.

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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.

Montreal Canadiens 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.

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

Montreal Canadiens News / NHL on ClutchPoints / April 2

Canadiens starting defenseman out 2-4 weeks with upper-body injury

The Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday announced that defenseman Alexandre Carrier will miss two to four weeks with an upper-body injury. Carrier, who joined Montreal in a midseason trade from the Nashville Predators last season, has played in all 77 games during the 2025-26 season, putting up a 7-15–22 scoring line with a +2 rating.