Kristin O'Neill scored twice, and Montreal pulled off an epic comeback for a 4-3 win over Minnesota on Thursday night in the Professional Women's Hockey League. Down 3-2, Montreal pulled the goalie for an extra attacker with 2:49 left in the game — and it paid off. Laura Stacey fired a one-timer past Maddie Rooney to tie the game with 2:23 left. After Minnesota's Maggie Flaherty took a minor penalty for holding, O'Neill scored her second of the game with 46 seconds remaining to complete the comeback and bring the 3,084 fans at Verdun Auditorium to their feet ..read more

The Montreal Canadiens fired former head coach Claude Julien back in February of 2021. Since then, the ex-bench boss, who saw tenures with the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins before rejoining the Canadiens in 2017, has been out of a job. As a recent guest on the Leafs Nation podcast, the 63-year-old admitted that taking the last few years off from hockey has done him well. “To be honest, I really felt like I needed a break after I left Montreal,” he said ..read more

The Montreal Canadiens have seen plenty of their prospects shine in the NHL over the course of the 2023-24 season. With the OHL playoffs in full swing, the Canadiens have two forward prospects making some major waves. With both averaging more than a point per game, Canadiens hopefuls Filip Mesar and Owen Beck are leading the way for their respective teams in the postseason. Selected in the first round of the 2022 draft, Mesar has had a great season with Kitchener Rangers, with the centre scoring 52 points over 45 games ..read more

There were some boos at the Bell Centre after the Canadiens made Juraj Slafkovsky the No. 1 overall pick at the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal. Slafkovsky didn't let the reaction bother him as he smiled and waved to the fans after taking to the stage and putting on a Canadiens sweater for the first time. “I think it's about hockey's their passion as well as mine,” Slafkovsky said when he met with the media that day. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below ..read more

“I sucked,” Anderson said on Wednesday during the team's season-ending media availability at the CN Sports Complex in Brossard. The 29-year-old power forward's trials and tribulations were well documented this season Anderson was repeatedly asked to explain his struggles, but there wasn't one common denominator ..read more

Finishing towards the bottom of the NHL standings, the Montreal Canadiens had a tough —yet promising — 2023-24 campaign. While key performers like Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield continued to do their thing, this season– even amidst its various challenges and uncertainties — also saw several players step up to the plate in unexpected ways for the team. With that in mind, here are four Habs players who exceeded expectations ..read more

The Montreal Canadiens' brass is committed to reversing the team's trend of missing the playoffs. "We don't have a lineup to win the Stanley Cup, and everyone here is aware of that," Hughes said Wednesday, as players cleaned out their lockers at Montreal's practice facility. The Canadiens will miss the playoffs for a third straight season after finishing last in the Atlantic Division with a 30-36-16 record, improving by eight points in the standings compared to a year ago ..read more

The Montreal Canadiens have extended head coach Martin St. Louis' contract by two years, committing him to the team for the next three seasons. The email you need for the day's top news stories from Canada and around the world. The Habs brought in St. Louis on an interim basis following Dominique Ducharme's dismissal in February 2022. Trending Now 8 key takeaways about what Budget 2024 means for your wallet Molly the magpie reunited with dog best friend after public outcry He was named head coach at the end of that season. Montreal has missed the playoffs in three straight seasons. More on Sp ..read more

The Detroit Red Wings were knocked out of playoff contention once again on Tuesday night, and it hardly could have come in more gut-wrenching fashion. Patrick Kane scored the shootout winner in a 5-4 Detroit win over the Montreal Canadiens in their regular-season finale, completing a comeback after a dramatic game-tying goal from David Perron with 3.3 seconds left in regulation. The Red Wings entered the night tied with Washington for the East’s second wild-card spot with 89 points, but the Capitals held the tiebreaker over Detroit with more regulations wins ..read more

As the NHL season comes to a close, the Montreal Canadiens' draft lottery odds have officially been set. With the Arizona Coyotes beating the Oilers in their final game of the season on Wednesday night, the Canadiens have dropped to 28th place in the NHL's overall standings. Had Arizona not secured at least one point on the night, Montreal, who concluded their campaign with a 30-36-16 record, would have otherwise finished in 27th. The Habs' new placement gives them the fifth-best odds of winning the draft lottery next month with an 8.5% chance of landing the first overall pick in the draw ..read more