Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- After putting a concussion and knee injury behind him, Andrew Shaw went on to enjoy a career season. [NHL]
- After forcing Habs’ management to put him in the 2018-19 lineup, Jesperi Kotkaniemi continued to prove he has some serious potential. [The Hockey Writers]
- Nate Thompson explains the meaning behind some of his many tattoos. [NHL]
- Break open your wallets for a good cause — a GoFundMe page has been created to help preserve women’s hockey. [Gofundme]
- Everyone is excited for Avengers: Endgame, and if you say you’re not… you’re lying!/
Around the league and elsewhere
- For the first time in his career, Andrei Markov doesn’t know if he’ll be lacing up to hit the ice this fall. [Journal de Montreal]
- Jack Hughes surpassed Alex Ovechkin’s record after a three-point effort in the bronze-medal win over Canada at the U-18 men’s hockey championship on Sunday. [CBC]
- Many are dubbing Nathan MacKinnon’s brilliant play in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs as his “coming out party.” But, Nate’s not sure if that’s a compliment or an insult. [Sportsnet]
- David Savard hasn’t come across a hit he’s been hesitant to give or a shot he won’t dare try to block through Columbus’ first six games of the playoffs. [NHL]/
Monday’s playoff schedule
Game 3 : St. Louis Blues @ Dallas Stars
Start time: 8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT
In Canada: Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French)
In the USA: NBC
Elsewhere: NHL.tv / Rogers NHL Live
