Montreal Canadiens: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Jacob Fowler earns first career AHL shutout

The Laval Rocket won their first playoff game in Cleveland against the Monsters. Fowler was solid and the first trio led the charge offensively. On this Friday night, it was the second game of the series between the Rocket and the Monsters.

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Alexandre Carrier would have returned in game #4 if there had been overtime

In the playoffs, things get a little shaky, as we saw in the series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals. Many players play injured, and we learn this when we look back on the season.

Samuel Montembeault News / NHL on ClutchPoints / May 2

Canadiens’ Sam Montembeault gets real on injury suffered in Capitals series

The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Washington Capitals. All in all, their season was a success. Few expected them to make the postseason.

Jonathan Toews News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'NHL Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?

Juraj Slafkovsky News / House of Hockey / May 2

Canadiens Star Juraj Slafkovsky Calls Out Journalist in Post-Season Press Conference

Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky fired a shot at media members during his interview on locker room clean out day at Bell Centre following their postseason loss to the Capitals.

NHL News / Yardbarker

What cities should get NHL expansion teams?

It seems the NHL is in a good place. Ratings are up, talent levels are high, and the league added two teams to get up to 32 in the not-too-distant past.

Forgotten NHL players from the 1980s

20 NHL players from the 1990s you probably forgot about

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / May 2

Playoff atmosphere will help CH attract free agents (Suzuki and Carrier)

The Canadiens have only played two playoff games at the Bell Centre this year. And do you know what? It’s enough to remind us just how special the atmosphere in the CH’s amphitheatre is when the going gets tough.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / May 2

It was David Savard who asked Kent Hughes not to trade him

On Wednesday evening, David Savard’s career officially came to an end. The defenseman, who enjoyed a fine career spanning 14 seasons (including the last four in Montreal), had announced that he would hang up his skates when the CH season came to an end.

Montreal Canadiens News / Daily Faceoff / May 2

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.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / May 2

Martin St-Louis and Pascal Vincent at the top of their game: CH is in good hands

This afternoon, Martin St-Louis was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Trophy. What he’s done with the CH this year (taking this team, which had a few tough years and had a terrible start to the season, to the playoffs) is truly impressive.

Montreal Canadiens News / NHL Trade Talk / May 2

Canadiens News & Rumors: St. Louis, Suzuki, Montembeault, Laine

It’s been a whirlwind week for the Montreal Canadiens, with major updates on the awards front, injury news, and the team’s growing optimism following a return to playoff action.

Martin St. Louis News / The Hockey Writers / May 2

Canadiens Head Coach Martin St. Louis Named Jack Adam Finalist

After leading the Montreal Canadiens to a largely unexpected playoff berth, head coach Martin St. Louis finds himself in the running for the Jack Adams Award as one of three finalists.

Joel Armia News / Dose.ca / May 2

Joel Armia in talks to sign a new contract with the Canadiens

Joel Armia isn’t afraid to say it: he wants to stay in Montreal. The Habs made the decision not to trade him as a rental and to keep him for the playoff race.

Montreal Canadiens News / Daily Faceoff / May 2

Canadiens’ Sam Montembeault tore groin, Patrik Laine broke finger during playoffs

A number of players were going through some significant injuries during the Metropolitan Division Semifinals. During the team’s locker-clean-out day on Friday, it was revealed that Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault suffered a torn groin during Game 3 of the team’s first-round series against the Washington Capitals.

Juraj Slafkovsky News / Dose.ca / May 2

Slaf: 'I’d like to start my next season in October, not February'

Juraj Slafkovsky had an up-and-down season. He was inconsistent throughout the campaign, and he began to produce at a really interesting pace in the second half of the season.

Samuel Montembeault News / Dose.ca / May 2

Samuel Montembeault: tear in two of the three groin muscles

Ouch. Samuel Montembeault, on the sidelines of the Canadiens’ season finale, claimed that he had suffered a tear in two of his three groin muscles. That’s what kept him out at the end of the season.

NHL News / Dose.ca / May 2

Alexandre Carrier: Ovechkin’s check hurt more than Wilson’s

Alexandre Carrier was stunned by Tom Wilson in Game 4 of the CH’s series against the Capitals. He doesn’t consider it a dirty hit, but it hurt. The defenseman was still able to play in Game 5.

Patrik Laine News / House of Hockey / May 2

Patrik Laine Reveals the Gruesome Injury He Suffered in The Playoffs Against Washington

Patrik Laine was under a major injury cloud in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and now the injury he suffered has officially been revealed after he was a scratch late in the series against the Washington Capitals.

Nick Suzuki News / Dose.ca / May 2

Nick Suzuki is 'quite injured' and would have liked to rest more before the playoffs

Which CH players will be going to the World Championships in the next few weeks? We know that Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield are considering it. But clearly, they’re not the only ones with a chance of going, since Team Canada has contacted Nick Suzuki.

Christian Dvorak News / Dose.ca / May 2

'I liked it here': Christian Dvorak talks about his stay in Montreal in the past tense

Christian Dvorak will be as free as a bird as of July 1. And in the recent episode of his 32 Thoughts podcast, Elliotte Friedman said the player is “probably” on his way out.

Lane Hutson News / Dose.ca / May 2

World Championship: Lane Hutson is undecided

As the Canadiens’ season drew to a close, the club’s players went before the cameras to talk about what’s been going on in Montreal over the past few months.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / May 2

Reviewing the Montreal Canadiens’ 2024-25 Season

The Montreal Canadiens’ 2024-25 campaign came to an unfortunate end with a first-round playoff exit at the hands of the Washington Capitals. Despite a valiant effort, the Habs were eliminated in five games, cutting short what had become a promising and encouraging season for a rebuilding franchise.

Montreal Canadiens News / NHL on ClutchPoints / May 2

Montreal Canadiens most to blame for Round 1 loss to Capitals

The Montreal Canadiens lost to the Washington Capitals in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They lost the first two games on the road but took Game 3 at home.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / May 1

5 Canadiens Prospects to Watch in Calder Cup Playoffs

After a dominant regular season in the American Hockey League (AHL), the Laval Rocket begin their Calder Cup Playoff run with high expectations. Finishing first in the league standings, Laval opened their postseason on Wednesday (April 30) with a best-of-five series against the Cleveland Monsters.

Montreal Canadiens News / Daily Faceoff / May 1