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Jacob Fowler To Start vs. Predators; Adam Engstrom In For Jayden Struble

Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St Louis confirmed that rookie goalie Jacob Fowler will make his 2026-27 regular season debut and start against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night at the Bell Centre.

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Montreal Canadiens Moving Toward Trading First-Round Bust

Montreal has moved Kirby Dach onto its second line, and at least one longtime voice in the league thinks the Canadiens may be doing more than covering an injury.

Adam Engstrom News / Dose.ca / October 8

Adam Engstrom will play his first game of the season tonight

This morning’s practice was optional, but it gave us some answers. On offense, we didn't need any answers. Everyone would have been surprised to learn that Oliver Kapanen was actually an option for tonight's game.

Jacob Fowler News / Dose.ca / October 8

Jacob Fowler is going to play tonight

This morning, the Canadiens held an optional practice. Rumor has it that Gavin McKenna asked not to attend, even though it wasn't his team's practice. But that obviously needs to be verified… Who was there?

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How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?

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Lane Hutson News / Dose.ca / October 8

Lane Hutson plays too much (and that’s a problem)

On a team, some players play a more influential role than others. Coaches often say that every player is important, but what they don't say is that some are more important than others.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Kent Hughes News / Dose.ca / October 8

Hot Topic: Kent Hughes Weighs In on His Defense

Right now, the talk in Montreal is all about the team's defense. Everyone knows the Canadiens are never out of it and have the offensive firepower to come back in games.

Lane Hutson News / A Winning Habit / October 8

Lane Hutson's heavy workload exposes Canadiens' defensive depth concerns

At his current pace, Lane Hutson will set a new career-high in minutes per game, which might not be good. In the Montreal Canadiens season opener, Hutson played about his average, with just over 24 minutes.

Patrik Laine News / Dose.ca / October 8

Patrik Laine: Teams are 'really afraid' of his lack of game rhythm

Patrik Laine still hasn’t found a team for next season. We know that the Calgary Flames and the Detroit Red Wings have expressed interest in him, but not enough to offer him a contract just yet.

Luke Mittelstadt News / Dose.ca / October 7

Luke Mittelstadt is knocking harder and harder on the NHL’s door

The CH's start to the season hasn't lived up to the team's talent. Yet, not even two weeks ago, people were talking about an excellent training camp, during which several players made a very good impression.

Juraj Slafkovsky News / Dose.ca / October 7

Juraj Slafkovsky: A return to the top three has to be earned

There has been a lot of talk about Martin St-Louis's decision to separate Juraj Slafkovsky from Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield to start the season. After Tuesday's game against the Hurricanes, the debate is likely to intensify even further.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Montreal Canadiens News / NHL Trade Talk / October 7

Canadiens Recall Jacob Fowler Thanks to Unexpected Montembeault Injury

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault was injured Wednesday at practice. The severity of the injury is unknown, but the organization has announced it has recalled Jacob Fowler from the Laval Rocket.

Martin St. Louis News / Dose.ca / October 7

Martin St-Louis, the current favorite to win the Jack Adams Award: Um…

Martin St-Louis is a good coach. He's done some great things with the Canadiens in recent years and is building a solid reputation—even though he still has some things to work on as a coach. But at some point… I think it's ridiculous that he's currently the favorite for the Jack Adams Award.

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Jacob Fowler News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 7

Montreal Canadiens Recall Jacob Fowler

The Montreal Canadiens announced they have recalled goaltender Jacob Fowler from the team’s AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket. Fowler’s recall is, at first glance, a response to the apparent injury suffered by goaltender Samuel Montembeault at Montreal’s practice earlier today.

Dylan Larkin News / A Winning Habit / October 7

Montreal Canadiens reportedly remain interested in Dylan Larkin if he expands his list

On Tuesday, NHL insider David Pagnotta, among other reports surrounding Dylan Larkin's trade situation, cemented that the Montreal Canadiens are extremely

Kirby Dach News / Dose.ca / October 7

Tony Marinaro picked up Kirby Dach… and for good reason

I was watching the game last night, and at one point, I just had to step away. I let out a “damn it” while talking about Kirby Dach: I'm fed up. And I know I'm not the only one.

Samuel Montembeault News / The Hockey Writers / October 7

Montembeault Injury Scare Creates an Early Concern for the Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens may have been dealt another early-season blow Wednesday, as goaltender Samuel Montembeault appeared to suffer an injury during practice.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Sick Podcast / October 7

Samuel Montembeault Leaves Canadiens Practice Early; Kapanen Absent Again

An apparent lower-body injury forced Montreal Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault to leave practice early and not return on Wednesday morning. Montembeault went down attempting to make a save early in his team’s practice session in Brossard and struggled to get up.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 7

Canadiens hope line changes will provide benefits against Predators

The Montreal Canadiens shuffled their lines ahead of their last game, a decision necessitated by Ivan Demidov's lower-body injury that will sideline last season's Calder Trophy runner-up for as many as four weeks.

Samuel Montembeault News / Daily Faceoff / October 7

Canadiens’ Samuel Montembeault leaves practice with leg injury

A concerning sight for the Montreal Canadiens, which could lead to a change in personnel between the pipes. During the team’s practice on Wednesday, goaltender Samuel Montembeault appeared to have hurt his right leg while participating in a drill.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / October 7

Alexandre Carrier Comments on Samuel Montembeault’s Injury

This morning, Samuel Montembeault left practice in pain. The goaltender, who was set to start tomorrow (after making a remarkable comeback), appeared to be experiencing discomfort in his right leg.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / October 7

Canadiens Need to Fix Their Early Defensive Problems

The Montreal Canadiens entered the 2026-27 season with high expectations after another step forward last year. Through three games, however, one problem has quickly emerged: keeping the puck out of their own net.

Patrik Laine News / NHL Trade Talk / October 6

Patrik Laine Remains Unsigned, But 2 Teams Thinking About Rolling the Dice

Patrik Laine remains a free agent, and the market for the 28-year-old winger has been surprisingly quiet. That said, there’s some chatter that at least two teams have kicked the tires on the sniper and are talking internally about whether he’s the right kind of risk to take this season.

Montreal Canadiens News / Daily Faceoff / October 6

Canadiens' Ivan Demidov out two to four weeks with lower-body injury

The Montreal Canadiens will be without one of their most skilled players for the foreseeable future.

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Patrik Laine News / The Hockey Writers / October 6

Patrik Laine’s Europe Option Has a Deadline

The 2026-27 NHL season has opened, and Patrik Laine remains a free agent. Two seasons ago, he scored 15 power-play goals in 52 games (fourth in the league).

Montreal Canadiens News / Daily Faceoff / October 5

Canadiens to have multiple EBUGs for 2026-27

A ‘goaltending by committee’ approach has become popular in the NHL in recent years, with some teams opting to more evenly distribute starts between two goaltenders as opposed to a traditional starter/backup setup.