#Habs will have a 10:30am morning skate at the Bell Centre ahead of tonight's [rare midweek] game vs. the #Leafs
#Habs will have a 10:30am morning skate at the Bell Centre ahead of tonight's [rare midweek] game vs. the #Leafs
Martin St-Louis on coaching the #Habs young core: "from my seat, it's been an unbelievable experience for me to watch them grow. It's been a lot of fun to try to help them out each and every day - they're great people"
#Habs Jakub Dobeš will get the start tomorrow vs. the #Leafs
Therapy day for #Habs Oliver Kapanen - he will not practice with the team today
#Habs will practice at 12pm today in Brossard as they prepare for playing 4 games in 6 nights that include two sets of back-to-backs
#FunFact: with 3 points tonight, #Habs Juraj Slafkovský tied Henri Richard for the most career points by a player before age 22 in #GoHabsGo history!
#Habs = comeback kids!
Today was the 20th comeback win for the #GoHabsGo this season!
#Habs Jakub Dobeš turned aside 34 of the 37 LA shots he faced.
Dobeš held the fort and kept his team in the game especially in that 1st period when Montreal were badly outshot.
#Habs hold on to finally close out a game late to cap off their California road trip on a winning note! Montreal snap a 9-game winless streak vs. the #GoKingsGo defeating L.A. 4-3!
Clearly the place to be on a Saturday night in Los Angeles 😆
#FunFact: with his goal tonight, Habs Juraj Slafkovský records his 3rd consecutive 50-point season!
Oof, the #Habs are actually fortunate to only be down 1-0 to the #GoKingsGo after that 1st period filled with giveaways, indiscipline and getting outshot 16-1!
#FlyTogether remain undefeated in the shootout - #Habs lose 6-5
Welp, Anaheim score with 40 seconds remaining to tie the game 5-5 -- #Habs bank 1 point as they are headed to overtime with #FlyTogether
Last season #Habs Cole Caufield finished with 37 goals scored in 82 games.
This year, Caufield equaled that total in game 61!
With 2 goals tonight, #Habs Cole Caufield ties his goal-total [and career-high] output from last season with 37!
No doubt #Habs Sam Montembeault has let in some questionable goals this game but he's also made some pretty big time saves at the same time
#FunFact: with his goal tonight, #Habs captain Nick Suzuki secured his 5th consecutive 20-goal season, matching Cole Caufield for the longest active run among #GoHabsGo players - prior to that, it has been 35+ years since MTL had 2 players post 5 straight 20-goal seasons
Eventful opening minute of the game between the #Habs and #FlyTogether -- 2-2 after the opening period!
#Habs GM Kent Hughes says management are aware how close-knit the #GoHabsHo players are but that won't stop them from making moves in the future that would mean losing players from the current roster.
#Habs GM Kent Hughes: "we're not going to transact just to transact"
#Habs GM Kent Hughes says he felt like he was a school principle where #GoHabsGo players put their heads down when he entered the room today in case he was coming to break news they were traded. Hughes says all the players on the team wanted to remain in Montreal.
#Habs GM Kent Hughes says they spent a lot of time on a deal that would have been a significant move but in the end, they were far from reaching an agreement but he said they might circle-back on it during the offseason.
#Habs GM Kent Hughes says they looked at deals that could help the team short-term and if they found a deal that made sense, they would have pulled the trigger on it.
#Habs stand pat on deadline day -- no additions or subtractions
Happy #NHL Trade Deadline Day!
The #Habs will not have a morning skate in Anaheim -- Sam Montembeault will get the start vs. #FlyTogether
Therapy day for #Habs Mike Matheson - he will not practice today
On the eve of the #NHL Trade Deadline, the #Habs will practice in Anaheim today.
No line-up changes for the #Habs for tonight's game vs. #TheFutureIsTeal
Jakub Dobeš will make a second straight start
yes - he set a Canadiens team record for most go-ahead goals in a season surpassing Guy Lafleur!