Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Martin St-Louis left the Canadiens’ road trip for family reasons. [RDS]
- Florian Xhekaj has been inspired by the rise of Arber to also become a Montreal Canadien. “I think it would just be a dream come true playing with him.” [NHL.com]
- “I think that we hold each other to a pretty high standard,” Jordan Harris explains about why the team is playing so hard with nothing to play for. [Montreal Gazette]
- “Even if we don’t qualify for the playoffs this year, it prepares us for next season,” adds Kaiden Guhle [Le Devoir]
- Lane Hutson and Luke Tuch are off to the Hockey East semifinals after beating Northeastern. [Go Terriers]
- A guest coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins in training camp, Kori Cheverie is returning to PPG Paints Arena as Montreal takes on Toronto today in PWHL action:
Around the league and elsewhere
- Lanny McDonald is feeling great since undergoing bypass surgery. [Sportsnet]
- Gabe Vilardi is out of the Winnipeg Jets’ lineup with an enlarged spleen. [NHL.com]
- Calle Jarnkrok is week-to-week with a hand injury. [NHL.com]
- Pushing through some injuries in the past couple of years, T.J. Oshie made it to his 100th game last night. [NHL.com]
- The Los Angeles Kings have put a rough middle third of the season behind them to rejoin the playoff chase. [NHL.com]
- Their rise means the Vegas Golden Knights are clinging to a spot for dear life despite going all-in. [Sportsnet]
- Spencer Martin was signed to a one-year contract extension by the Carolina Hurricanes. [TSN]
- The Arizona Land Department approved the location the Arizona Coyotes want to build their new arena to be auctioned. However, if the Coyotes don’t win that auction, it could be the end of the franchise in the state. [Sportsnet]
- The statue of Mike Modano unveiled by the Dallas Stars:
