Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- After missing their chance to eliminate the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games, the Canadiens are determined to take care of business tonight. [La Presse]
- Joe Veleno knows the team played a great Game 6 last round at home, and just needs to have a slightly better effort tonight. [TVA Sports]
- The players praised Jakub Dobeš for his ability to bounce back after a rough start in Game 5. [TVA Sports]
- Martin St-Louis liked that Ivan Demidov was focused on the details of his game, especially defensively, and is happy he got an offensive reward for his overall play. [TVA Sports]
- Lane Hutson told Demidov that winning the battles during his minutes was just as valuable as scoring a goal, and to just keep doing what he’s been doing this series. [The Athletic]
- Cole Caufield is scoring, and looking more like himself. [Journal de Montreal]
- Montreal has become a dominant force at the faceoff dot. [Journal de Montreal]
- For a young team, the Canadiens are impressing Stéphan Lebeau with their emotional control. [TVA Sports]
- KeyBank Center became the site of a party for Habs fans after Game 5. [TVA Sports]
- “You can’t play with fear,” Lindy Ruff says as his team prepares for its first game facing elimination. [Journal de Montreal]
- The Sabres know their defence generally hasn’t been good enough to limit Montreal’s offence. [Sportsnet]
- Ruff was able to help his team in Game 5 with his plea through the media for fewer Canadiens power plays, though it didn’t result in a win. It was a throwback to the old school of NHL coaching. [The Athletic]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The conference finals schedule. [NHL.com]
- Kris Knoblauch was a casualty of the mess Stan Bowman made as Edmonton Oilers general manager. [La Presse]
- The new Edmonton coach will face a situation of Stanley Cup or bust as the Oilers need to give Connor McDavid reason to stick around. [NHL.com]
- Where did things go wrong between Auston Matthews and Craig Berube? [Sportsnet]
- Why is Mitch Marner having so much success in these playoffs? [Sportsnet]
- Quinn Hughes is “open” to signing a contract extension with the Minnesota Wild. [NHL.com]
- A broken foot kept each of Jonas Brodin and Joel Eriksson-Ek out of the Wild’s second-round series. [TSN]
- A Q&A with Carolina Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky. [NHL.com]
- The Vegas Golden Knights didn’t make John Tortorella available after they won the series versus the Anaheim Ducks, and the punishment is the forfeiture of a 2026 second-round pick. [NHL.com]
- Aleksei Kolosov was signed to a contract extension by the Philadelphia Flyers. [TSN]
- Canada began its World Championship with a 5-3 win over Sweden. [TSN]
- Manon Rheaume has been named the general manager of the new PWHL team in Detroit. [La Presse]
- San Jose joins Detroit, Hamilton, and Las Vegas as the four new PWHL expansion teams. [Sportsnet]
