Montreal Canadiens News

I expect Montreal forward Georges Laraque to get suspended for his knee-on-knee hit on Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall - but that begets the question: Will anyone but he and his bank account notice? Laraque is a non-impact player for Montreal, a guy who averages barely seven minutes per game.

The Montreal Canadiens could be set to make a move. While GM Bob Gainey plays his cards close to his vest, he was surrounded by most of his scouting staff before the club's Friday night game in Washington and the speculation is there is a move coming.

Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored on Detroit's first two shootout attempts to give the Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.

It's unlikely that Jacques Martin and Bob Gainey wanted to see what their team looked like without power play quarterback Andrei Markov.

Canadiens coach Jacques Martin had a simple explanation when asked why goaltender Carey Price has turned his season around in the past five games.

After missing more than two weeks with an injury, wasted little time finding the back of the net in his return to the ice.

Habs lose Gionta from lineup Brian Gionta, seen celebrating a goal with Roman Hamrlik in a game earlier this month, has been sidelined with a broken bone in his left foot.

The Montreal Canadiens are reviewing their protective equipment in the wake of a series of crippling injuries.

The Montreal Canadiens held their fifth Homecoming Game of the season last night, welcoming former family member Tom Kostopoulos back to the Bell Centre.

Carey Price stopped all six Carolina attempts in the shootout, Maxim Lapierre scored the winner and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Hurricanes 3-2 Tuesday night.

Now that a franchise-record losing streak is behind them, the Carolina Hurricanes will shoot for consecutive wins when they visit the Montreal Canadiens tonight at Bell Centre.

The Montreal Canadiens were in Nashville, Tennessee, to face the Predators on Saturday night.

Going into the 2009-2010 season, no one knew what to make of a Canadiens roster that had seen a major overhaul over the course of the season.

Pre-game notes Guillaume Latendresse will be a healthy scratch tonight. Finally, Jacques Martin's patience has been exhausted.

The Montreal Canadiens have reached the quarter of the season. That said, general manager Bob Gainey must be nervous and anxiously waiting for his summer spending spree come together.

Steve Sullivan scored two goals and Pekka Rinne made 20 saves to lead the Nashville Predators to a 2-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Assembling a winner from the many new parts the Montreal Canadiens acquired in the summer is taking time - particularly when it comes to scoring goals.

Mike Cammalleri and the Montreal Canadians look to kickstart their offence as they take on the Phoenix Coyotes.

Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla denied having challenged the whole Montreal Canadiens bench during Tuesday night's 1-0 win.