Montreal Canadiens: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Samuel Montembeault News / Dose.ca / December 30

Samuel Montembeault had better play a big game tonight

After a heartbreaking loss in Tampa Bay, the Canadiens return to action tonight against the Florida Panthers. Surprise: it’ll be Samuel Montembeault in net.

Zachary Bolduc News / Dose.ca / December 30

Advanced statistics: the Habs’ powerplay is better with Bolduc than with Demidov

The Habs’ powerplay is one of the club’s major strengths this season. The Habs have a 25% man-advantage efficiency rate this season, which ranks fourth in the NHL.

NHL News / Dose.ca / December 30

2026 Olympics: 'I like the idea of seeing Cole Caufield play with Auston Matthews.'

Tomorrow is the deadline for the various hockey federations to submit their final rosters for the upcoming Olympic Games. That means final decisions are being made everywhere… and the Habs have a few guys to keep an eye on.

Sidney Crosby News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'All-time points leader by NHL team' quiz

Can you name every NHL franchise's all-time leader in points in five minutes?

The 'Maurice Richard Trophy winners' quiz

The 'NHL 1,600 point club' quiz

The 'Team Canada 2025 Four Nations Face-Off roster' quiz

Montreal Canadiens News / The Sick Podcast / December 30

The Canadiens Cannot Let the Three-Goalie Rotation Drag On

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Samuel Montembeault returns between the pipes this evening against the Florida Panthers, marking his first start since Dec.

NHL News / Yardbarker

Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

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.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / December 30

Brendan Gallagher: 'When Samuel Montembeault is there, we always feel confident.'

Tonight, the Canadiens take on the Panthers in Sunrise. It’ll be an important game for the standings… but above all, it’ll be a decisive match-up for the future in front of the net.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Sick Podcast / December 30

Suzuki and Caufield Need To Find More Consistency At Even Strength

The Montreal Canadiens’ top line, which includes Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki, has had a lot less pressure on them to score lately, thanks to the emergence of the 2nd line of Juraj Slafkovsky, Oliver Kapanen, and Ivan Demidov putting up regular offence.

Montreal Canadiens News / Breakaway on SI / December 30

Canadiens Rookie Running Away With Calder Trophy

The Montreal Canadiens entered the season with one of the betting favorites to capture the Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie. 20-year-old forward Ivan Demidov made an impressive debut at the end of last season, and it only added excitement regarding the winger's NHL future.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / December 30

Oliver Kapanen: among the best second centers in the East

Juraj Slafkovsky and Ivan Demidov are enjoying arguably the best streaks of their NHL careers at the moment. Slafkovsky has eight points (including four goals) in his last four games, while Demidov has six points (including three goals) over the same period.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / December 30

5 Canadiens Forcing Their Way Into Olympic Consideration

With the Olympic hockey tournament slowly coming back into focus, discussions around national team rosters are gaining heat. While several Montreal Canadiens players may ultimately fall short of making their respective squads, a strong start to the season has at least pushed a number of them into legitimate conversations.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / December 30

WJC: Gavin McKenna has (finally) arrived | Michael Hage continues to dominate

It would have been crazy to expect a close match between Canada and Denmark last night. Because let’s face it: on paper, we’re talking about a duel that was really in Canada’s favor.

Samuel Montembeault News / Field Level Media / December 30

Canadiens' Sam Montembeault returns to start against Panthers

Montreal Canadiens winger Juraj Slafkovsky, the first overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, continues to improve. The 21-year-old Slovakian has 13 goals in 38 games and is on pace to eclipse his career high of 20 tallies in 2023-24.

Michael Hage News / Dose.ca / December 29

L.J. Mooney scores his first two points of the WJC in a U.S. victory

Things are going well for Michael Hage in the CMJ who, before today’s games, had four points in two games. But Hage isn’t the only Habs prospect attracting attention in the tournament.

Click here to get Yardbarker's Quiz of the Day emailed to you!

The 'Top-50 all-time NFL rushers' quiz

The 'Most NFL pass completions' quiz

The 'NBA Christmas Day triple-doubles' quiz

The 'NFL rookie QBs to win a playoff game' quiz

Nick Suzuki News / NHL Trade Talk / December 29

Did Team Canada Just Reveal Nick Suzuki’s Olympic Fate?

Hockey Canada has less than 48 hours to finalize their 2026 Winter Olympic roster ahead of the big reveal on Wednesday, December 31, at 11:30 pm EST. While

Samuel Montembeault News / The Sick Podcast / December 29

Is It Too Early For Samuel Montembeault to Get A Start?

Montreal Canadiens head coach announced to the media on Monday that goaltender Samuel Montembeault will get the start on Tuesday night against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers.

Martin St. Louis News / Dose.ca / December 29

Broken bats: Martin St-Louis wonders if they went into a sauna

Last night, the Canadiens suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Clearly, Martin St-Louis’ team deserved to win this game.

Juraj Slafkovsky News / The Sick Podcast / December 29

Juraj Slafkovsky Named NHL’s 3rd Star Of The Week

On Monday afternoon, the NHL announced that Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky has been named the league’s 3rd Star of the Week. It may have been a short week, but the former 1st overall pick dominated his competition in the 2 games he and the Canadiens played this past week.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / December 29

Canadiens’ Slafkovsky Finds New Gear to Game with Demidov

Without Juraj Slafkovsky, the Montreal Canadiens fail to earn a point against the Tampa Bay Lightning in their first game out of the Christmas break. It’s that simple, and, yet, there are definite layers to the (fairly strong) argument Slafkovsky was the game’s most valuable player, despite the eventual 5-4 shootout loss.