Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Ivan Demidov’s first on-ice session as a member of the Montreal Canadiens. [La Presse | TVA Sports]
- Elliotte Friedman corroborates the report that Demidov will make his NHL debut on Monday night. [Sportsnet]
- Add SKA player development coach Daniel Bochner to the list of people who describe Demidov as “incredible.” [TVA Sports]
- Quinn and Cole Hutson knew bother Lane was going to have a Calder Trophy-worthy rookie season. [TVA Sports]
- What is Hutson’s ceiling? [Montreal Gazette]
- Kirby Dach had the most disappointing 2024-25 season of all Canadiens players. [The Athletic]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The New York Rangers were eliminated from playoff contention by a 7-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. [NHL.com]
- An overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers by the New York Islanders eliminated Patrick Roy’s team from the playoff chase. [NHL.com]
- The Detroit Red Wings were eliminated by the point Montreal claimed in overtime in Toronto. [Detroit Free Press]
- Mattias Ekholm may have aggravated an injury on Friday night that will end his season. [Sportsnet]
- The Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche will contest one of the opening-round playoff series. [NHL.com]
- The Winnipeg Jets clinched the Western Conference’s top seed with a shootout win versus the Chicago Blackhawks. [NHL.com]
- The Jets lost Nikolaj Ehlers to an injury after a collision with an official. [TSN]
- Brock Boeser is set to become a free agent this summer. [Sportsnet]
- Forward Elias Pettersson was shut down for the final games by the Vancouver Canucks. [TSN]
- Alec Martinez played his final NHL game on Saturday for the Chicago Blackhawks. [NHL.com]
- Pat Maroon did the same to end a career that saw him claim Stanley Cups in back-to-back-to-back seasons. [NHL.com]
