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In the Habs' Room: Plekanec trio takes fight to Senators
P.K. Subban received the first star and a couple of kisses Friday night as the Canadiens posted a 3-2 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators. The kisses came from defence partner Andrei Markov after...
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Habs Game Report: Galchenyuk foils Hamburgler in OT
The skinny: Alex Galchenyuk scored at 3:40 of overtime to give the Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators Friday night at the Bell Centre. Galchenyuk scored on the rebound of a shot by...
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Habs Game Report: Senators regain their swagger
The skinny: The Canadiens have a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final series against Ottawa, but the Senators have the momentum after posting a 5-1 win Friday night at the...
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Cameron: 'We’re not gonna go away'
“There is only one god, and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today.'” Call it the Game of Thrones strategy: For the second game in a row Friday, Ottawa simply...
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Habs Game Report: Scoring drought ends Canadiens' playoff run
TAMPA, Fla. The hopes of a historic comeback ended Tuesday night as Ben Bishop and the Tampa Bay Lightning regained their mastery over the Canadiens and cruised to a 4-1 victory at Amalie Arena. The...
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Plekanec, Habs have questions to answer as versatile veteran heads into...
Tomas Plekanec has not yet dipped his toe into the NHL’s waters of unrestricted free agency. The veteran centreman might do so, come next July 1, when he reaches the end of his six-year, $30-million...
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Q&A: Plekanec on how the H-E-Double-hockey-sticks you pronounce his name and...
The Montreal Gazette’s Dave Stubbs sat down with NHL veteran Tomas Plekanec to discuss a variety of topics. Here’s the Q&A: Q: So how do you pronounce your name? A: PLEK-a-nets (laughs). Really, it...
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Dave Stubbs: Heading into contract year, Tomas Plekanec looks back at his...
It was 14 years ago, less a week, that the Canadiens drafted Tomas Plekanec into the National Hockey League. “Fourteen years?” the 32-year-old centreman repeated, almost in disbelief. And then he...
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Plekanec aims to finish his career with the Canadiens
In this era of free agency and salary caps, it’s rare for a player to spend his entire career with one team, but Tomas Plekanec moved one step closer to that goal Friday when he signed a two-year...
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Canadiens-Red Wings preview: Detroit brings familiar blend of defence,...
Red Wings at Canadiens (Bell Centre, Saturday, 7 p.m., HNIC, TVA Sports, TSN-690 Radio). The matchup: Look for a tight-checking, defensive game between these Original Six and Atlantic Division rivals....
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Canadiens dispatch Red Wings with ease to go 6-0 on season
The skinny: The Canadiens power play came to life with two goals and Carey Price outduelled Petr Mrazek to give the Canadiens a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night at the Bell Centre....
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Stu Cowan: A Gally Goal painted in blue for Canadiens
Call it a Gally Goal. Brendan Gallagher scored his first goal of the season in the Canadiens’ 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night at the Bell Centre and it was classic Gallagher. The...
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'We're creating chances every night,' Weise says of Habs' hot start
The Canadiens took a break from their pursuit of history Wednesday when coach Michel Therrien scrapped a scheduled practice, replacing it with some light stretching and yoga. “Rest is a weapon and when...
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Habs preview: Condon to face Sabres
Canadiens at Sabres — First Niagara Centre, Friday, 7 p.m., CITY, RDS, TSN-690 Radio The matchup: This is one of those classic “trap” games in which a heavily favoured team is ambushed by a lightly...
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Canadiens preview: High-flying Habs host Leafs
MAPLE LEAFS AT CANADIENS Bell Centre, Saturday, 7 p.m., CBC, TVA Sports, TSN 690 Radio The matchup: It doesn’t matter where these traditional rivals are in the standings, whenever they play you can...
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Habs hope to make history in Vancouver
CANADIENS AT CANUCKS Rogers Arena, Tuesday, 10 p.m., CITY, RDS, TSN Radio 690 The matchup: Both teams are riding streaks, but they are very different. The Canadiens are 9-0 and they can equal the NHL...
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Canadiens' Condon could get call against McDavid & Co.
CANADIENS AT OILERS Rexall Place, Thursday, 9 p.m., RSE, RSO, RSW, RSP, RS360, RDS, TSN Radio 690 The matchup: The Canadiens had their season-opening win streak halted at nine games Tuesday when they...
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Senators at Canadiens: Third line lights it up for Habs
SENATORS AT CANADIENS Bell Centre, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Sportsnet East, CITY, TSN5, RDS, TSN Radio 690. The matchup: The general rule is that rivalries are forged by playoff battles and these teams have...
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In Habs' room: 'We'll learn from it,' Therrien says of 3-on-3 overtime loss
The Canadiens’ first exposure to the new 3-on-3 overtime didn’t last long. Kyle Turris scored after only 34 seconds to give the Ottawa Senators a 2-1 victory over the Canadiens Tuesday night at the...
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Islanders-Canadiens preview: Production from Habs' top line falls off
ISLANDERS AT CANADIENS Bell Centre, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., CITY Montreal, RDS, TSN Radio 690 The matchup: The Canadiens’ offensive juggernaut stalled for only the second time this season Tuesday when...
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