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The Canadiens got their first goal of the season in the most unexpected way

For the second straight season, the Montreal Canadiens saw the Toronto Maple Leafs jump out to an early lead as they scored 48 seconds into the game after scoring exactly one minute into the first game of last season.

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Josh Anderson reveals what is changing on the Canadiens penalty kill

After last season, one of the areas that the Montreal Canadiens could clearly improve is their penalty kill. In the regular season, they had a penalty kill percentage of 78.2%, which ranked 18th in the league, with a slightly lower percentage in the playoffs at 78.1%.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / September 18

Florian Xhekaj wants to create the 'Demolition Line' with Josh Anderson and his brother

Since the start of training camp, Florian Xhekaj has been paired with Josh Anderson. It's been a rather… unique experience. This morning, after Group B's practice, Florian was asked what it would mean to him to play alongside his brother—if Arber were ever moved to the offense.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / September 15

The CH might have a hard time keeping Josh Anderson

Josh Anderson is an important player for the Canadiens. He's one of the top leaders in the team's locker room, and it's no coincidence that he's been named assistant to captain Nick Suzuki for the upcoming season.

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The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / September 15

Canadiens Make Anderson Alternate Captain While Passing Over Hutson

Montreal Canadiens forward Josh Anderson isn’t a bad choice to be named alternate captain, which he was to start the week. There were better options, though.

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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.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Sick Podcast / September 14

Montreal Canadiens Make Josh Anderson An Alternate Captain

The Montreal Canadiens announced at their annual golf tournament on Monday morning that veteran forward Josh Anderson will be an alternate captain for the 2026-27 season.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / September 14

Josh Anderson Named Assistant Captain

It’s done. Even before the golf tournament began, the Canadiens announced that Josh Anderson had been officially named assistant to captain Nick Suzuki.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / September 9

Jeff Gorton: 'Here’s why we’ll never trade Josh Anderson'

I don’t know if you’re watching the series “The Rebuild” on Crave. If so, you may have noticed that Jeff Gorton is taking center stage. And I don't mean that in a negative way—after all, he is still the club's president of hockey operations.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / August 23

Revisiting the Canadiens’ Josh Anderson Trade

When the Montreal Canadiens acquired Josh Anderson from the Columbus Blue Jackets in October 2020, there was plenty of uncertainty surrounding the deal.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / August 13

Projecting Josh Anderson extension with Montreal

The Montreal Canadiens surprised the hockey world this past season with a run to the Eastern Conference Final. It requires a full team effort to knock off a couple of division rivals in a seven-game series, as the Canadiens did by defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres.

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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 / The Sick Podcast / July 22

Montreal Canadiens Role Profiles: Josh Anderson

As we get into the dog days of summer and until training camp, thesickpodcast.com will profile Montreal Canadiens players based on their expected role for the 2026-27 NHL season.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Sick Podcast / July 15

Why The Montreal Canadiens Should Sign Josh Anderson To A Contract Extension

The Montreal Canadiens should and need to sign veteran winger Josh Anderson to a contract extension. There is an old saying in hockey that you only truly appreciate a player after he’s gone.

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The 'Most 200-K MLB seasons' quiz

The '100-receiving-yard playoff debuts' quiz

The 'Multiple 30/30 MLB seasons' quiz

The 'Active NFL catch leaders' quiz

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / June 19

RUMOR | Josh Anderson has reportedly put his Montreal home up for sale

There are several reasons to sell your home. You're thinking about starting a family and need more space… Your kids have moved out and you want something smaller… You're getting divorced and need a new place to call home… You're making more money than before and want to live in something even more luxurious… Or the opposite!

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / May 27

The Canadiens Have Found Their Perfect Playoff Warrior in Josh Anderson

One of the most interesting parts of this playoff run for the Montreal Canadiens has been watching how many different players have stepped into important moments.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / May 26

The CH forwards have disappeared

Did you know that only one Canadiens forward has found the back of the net in the last two games? We're talking about Josh Anderson, who scored twice on Saturday night.

Montreal Canadiens News / NHL Trade Talk / May 24

Montreal Canadiens Quick Hits: Danault, Anderson & Dobes

Not the prettiest night for the Montreal Canadiens, but they never folded — even when Carolina turned up the pressure. Everything the Canes threw at them seemed to hit bodies, sticks, or a goalie who bailed them out until OT.

NHL News / Yardbarker / May 23

Winners, losers from Saturday's NHL playoffs: Hurricanes get even with OT win

The NHL's Eastern Conference Finals continued on Saturday night with the Carolina Hurricanes picking up a 3-2 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens.

Hurricanes' OT win evens series, snaps long drought for franchise

Cale Makar to determine when to return to Avalanche lineup

Winners, losers from Friday's Stanley Cup playoffs

Which Round 2 loser team has the most concerning outlook?

Sidney Crosby shares big update about Evgeni Malkin

Crosby reveals massive news about Penguins future, possible retirement

Montreal Canadiens News / Professor Press Box / April 24

How Josh Anderson Is Leading the Canadiens

There might not be a player embracing playoff hockey more right now for the Montreal Canadiens than Josh Anderson. Through the first two games of this series, he’s looked like a different version of himself — faster, heavier, and far more direct in everything he does.

Montreal Canadiens News / Daily Faceoff / March 19

Canadiens’ Josh Anderson out day-to-day with upper-body injury

The Montreal Canadiens have announced that Josh Anderson is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury. At the very least, Anderson will not play in Montreal’s clash with the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

Montreal Canadiens News / Daily Faceoff / May 2, 2025

Canadiens’ Josh Anderson on team’s future: ‘We’re ready to win’

One of the leaders in the Montreal Canadiens dressing room recognizes the team is heading in the right direction. During the team’s locker-clean-out day on Friday, Canadiens forward Josh Anderson stated the team is ready to start competing with the NHL’s top teams.

NHL News / Yardbarker / April 26, 2025

Watch: Tom Wilson, Josh Anderson fight on Capitals bench

The Stanley Cup playoffs can get heated when two teams have to keep playing each other game after game. Tensions get high, anger starts to build and sometimes emotions just erupt.

Capitals' Logan Thompson continues to foil Canadiens

All six teams have something to prove in Friday's Stanley Cup playoff action

Knee-jerk reactions to first week of NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs

What cities should get NHL expansion teams?

The '30-goal scorers in the 2024-25 NHL season' quiz

Montreal Canadiens News / Habs Fanatics / March 19, 2025

Josh Anderson's Season Could Have Ended Last Night, but One Piece of Equipment Saved Him

Montreal Canadiens forward, Josh Anderson, may have narrowly avoided disaster last night at the Bell Centre against the Ottawa Senators. As Vincent Duquette wisely pointed out, Josh Anderson's season truly could have ended last night.

Montreal Canadiens News / Habs Fanatics / January 22, 2025

Bob Hartley Reveals What the Habs Could Get in a Trade for Josh Anderson

On this topic, the excellent Bob Hartley recently shared his thoughts on BPM Sports, and he believes Anderson's value could be massive. A few years ago, it was rumored that Josh Anderson might fetch a high 1st-round pick, but his value then plummeted to almost nothing.

Montreal Canadiens News / Habs Fanatics / December 8, 2024