Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Nick Suzuki shared that Canadiens game plan in terms of discipline wasn’t just about avoiding retaliations, but also deciding when to accept some physicality when a penalty could be a possibility. [La Presse]
- Martin St-Louis’s explained his decision to use his timeout in overtime. [Journal de Montreal]
- “That’s just stupidity,” Jon Cooper said of his team’s inability to stop taking offensive-zone penalties. [The Athletic]
- Juraj Slafkovský’s post-season hat trick was the first for Montreal since Rene Bourque’s in 2014. [TVA Sports]
- “Slaf has improved so much throughout the year,” Alexandre Carrier said of his teammate after his Game 1 performance. [Journal de Montreal]
- “It’s what we expected of him from the first day we got him,” Dobeš says of Slafkovský reaching the potential that got him selected first overall. [NHL.com]
- A photo gallery of Montreal’s opening victory. [Montreal Gazette]
- The city of Montreal was ready for the playoffs to begin. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The game was closer than expected, but the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche got past the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1. [NHL.com]
- Down 2-0 in the third period, the Buffalo Sabres rallied with four consecutive goals to get the win in their first playoff game in 15 years. [NHL.com]
- The Vegas Golden Knights came from behind to beat the Utah Mammoth. [Sportsnet]
- Leon Draisaitl could be able to play in Game 1 tonight. [NHL.com]
- Brett Peterson is taking lessons from other recent American championship teams as he puts together this year’s World Championship squad. [NHL.com]
