Tyler Toffoli’s hat trick was games in the making

By David St-Louis | Jan 21st 2021 | 4 min read |

It is often said of stay-at-home defencemen that they are effective when you don’t notice them. The same adage applies to the offensive game of Tyle...

A closer look at the Montreal Canadiens first power play goal of the season

By Aruny Siv | Jan 14th 2021 | 3 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens ended the 2019-2020 NHL season with a paltry 17.7% power play percentage, ranking behind teams like the Coyotes, Sabres and Dev...

Video Analysis: A detailed breakdown of Tyler Toffoli’s skill set

By David St-Louis | Oct 15th 2020 | 11 min read |

Over the past few seasons, Marc Bergevin had been a patient general manager. He fostered his prospects, accumulated draft capital, and refrained from ...

For Jonathan Drouin, consistency will come from better offensive habits

By David St-Louis | Mar 2nd 2019 | 7 min read |

There is not a more intriguing player on the Montreal Canadiens than Jonathan Drouin. Certain nights, he seems to possess all the skill in the world; ...

The Montreal Canadiens Road to Redemption - Penalty Kill Structure? What Structure?

By Nathan Ni | May 2nd 2018 | 7 min read |

In the first part of this look at the penalty kill, I looked at the penalty kill’s deficiencies from a personnel perspective, and found that althoug...

Eyes on the Price: Master Class

By Ken Brumberger | Jan 6th 2018 | 5 min read |

“If the thunder don’t get you then the lightning will…” Carey Price brought the thunder against the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning on Thu...

Eyes on the Price: Looking for Signs

By Ken Brumberger | Dec 28th 2017 | 5 min read |

Where to begin? The trials and tribulations of the Canadiens’ goaltending corps has been fodder for opinion and speculation since the preseason as C...

Eyes on the Price: The end of the line

By Ken Brumberger | Apr 24th 2017 | 5 min read |

And so it comes to an end… The New York Rangers ended the Canadiens’ season Saturday evening in Madison Square Garden with a 3-1 victory in Ga...

Eyes on the Price: Backs Against the Wall

By Ken Brumberger | Apr 22nd 2017 | 6 min read |

Well, here we are. After a huge offseason trade, 82 regular season games, a coaching change, and 5 playoff games, the Montreal Canadiens are staring i...

Eyes on the Price: Carey Price’s performance during game four

By Ken Brumberger | Apr 20th 2017 | 4 min read |

The Canadiens faced a different New York Rangers team in Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night than they had faced in Sunday’s Game 3, one that pro...