One day after announcing his retirement because of an injury, former Nashville Predators and Montreal Canadiens forward Blake Geoffrion has a new job in the NHL, as a pro scout for the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets announced the hiring T… …read more
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MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens forward Blake Geoffrion announced his retirement on Monday.
The 25-year-old had been considering stepping away from hockey due to lingering effects of a skull fracture and concussion suffered during an American H… …read more
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It took a day longer than expected, but the NHL‘s playoff matchups finally are set.
And fans of the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs will have to wait a little longer to see those teams meet again in the post-season.
The Ottawa S…
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TORONTO – Lars Eller had a goal and two assists as the Montreal Canadiens sent Toronto a pre-playoff message Saturday night, defeating the sluggish Maple Leafs 4-1.
The Canadiens (29-14-5) did it without No. 1 goalie Carey Price, who was give…
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TORONTO – After what was a trying few weeks in mid-April, the Montreal Canadiens look to be heading into the playoffs in the right direction.
Prior to their final two games of the regular season, Montreal went through a stretch where they los…
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MONTREAL – Troy Brouwer and Alex Ovechkin each scored twice as the Washington Capitals downed the sagging Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Saturday night.
Nicklas Backstrom also scored for the Capitals (25-18-2), who had an eight-game winning streak…
MONTREAL – The return of Raphael Diaz could not have come at a better time for the Montreal Canadiens.
The Swiss defenceman was tabbed to be back to face the Washington Capitals on Saturday night after missing 25 games with a concussion.
T…
MONTREAL – Carey Price knew the barrage of goals had to end some time.
And with a little help from his goalposts, the Montreal Canadiens goalie put a stop to it Thursday night with a solid, 32-save performance in a 3-2 victory over the Tampa …
MONTREAL – Brian Gionta’s second goal of the game with 47 seconds left in regulation Thursday helped the Montreal Canadiens snap a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Gionta was at the left post to put a …
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Brenden Morrow scored two goals for the second straight game and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Wednesday night to move closer to clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Brandon…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Ryan White for five games for an illegal check to the head of Philadelphia defenceman Kent Huskins.
The incident occurred at 6:11 of the first period of Montreal’s 7-3 loss to …
MONTREAL – Scott Hartnell scored three goals as the Philadelphia Flyers ended a four-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.
Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek each had a goal and two assists, while Way…
MONTREAL – Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Kent Huskins left Monday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens with what the team is reporting to be a concussion after taking a hit from Montreal forward Ryan White.
At 6:11 of the first period, White …
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TORONTO – Brian Gionta is already looking forward to the next time the Montreal Canadiens play Toronto — he can’t wait to put Saturday’s game behind him.
Montreal’s goaltenders allowed four goals on five shots en route to a 5-1 loss to the Ma…
The Buffalo Sabres announced Friday that defenseman Tyler Myers broke a bone in his leg during the team’s 5-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday and will miss the remainder of the season.
Myers, the 2010 Calder Trophy winner, had eight…
Veteran goaltender Peter Budaj and the Montreal Canadiens agreed on a two-year contract extension Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed, but ESPN.com is reporting the value of the deal to be $1.4 million per season.
In eight games this season, Bu…
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MONTREAL — Alex Ovechkin scored his 26th goal and Jack Hillen got his first as the Washington Capitals stretched their winning run to five games, 3-2 over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Eric Fehr also scored for the Southeast Division-leading Capitals, who are 6-0-1 in their last seven. They are a perfect 5-0 in April, during which Ovechkin has eight goals and Nicklas Backstrom, who had two assists, has 11 points, all assists.
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BROSSARD, Que. – Montreal Canadiens defenceman Alexei Emelin will miss the rest of the season because of a torn knee ligament.
The Russian suffered the injury as he tried to check Milan Lucic of the Boston Bruins on Saturday.
Emelin, 26, h… …read more
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MONTREAL – Michael Ryder’s power-play goal 57 seconds into the second period lifted the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in a battle for top spot in the NHL’s Northeast Division on Saturday night.
Alex Galchenyuk als… …read more
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