Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Jacob Fowler will get the start on Tuesday night in Boston, extending his first NHL recall by at least one more game. [TVA Sports]
- Samuel Montembeault did not rejoin the Canadiens as initially planned, but will instead spend the next couple of days training in Laval with Rocket goalie coach Marco Marciano. [TVA Sports]
- Phillip Danault addressed the fans:
Phillip revient à la maison! 😄
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) December 21, 2025
Phillip is coming home!#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/qyeMG6LD7s
- The Canadiens have acquired two forwards to make up for injuries. With players set to return soon after the Christmas break, roster decisions will need to be made. [TVA Sports]
- Analyzing Lane Hutson’s prodigious talent. [Radio-Canada]
- The road games around the holidays have often been difficult, but the Habs have turned things around in the past couple of seasons. [Journal de Montreal]
- Chris Nilan and Rick Green have fond memories of their visits to children’s hospitals as members of the Montreal Canadiens. [Montreal Gazette]
Around the league and elsewhere
- You already know this, but Sidney Crosby is the Pittsburgh Penguins’ new all-time points leader, passing Mario Lemieux with his 1724th point. [NHL.com]
- Lemieux congratulated Crosby on the milestone. [NHL.com]
- “I don’t know if I’ve felt like this before,” William Nylander admits about the slump he and the Toronto Maple Leafs are in. [Sportsnet]
- The Buffalo Sabres officially brought in Marc Bergevin as associate general manager, and Josh Flynn as assistant GM. [TSN]
- Tristan Jarry will be out for a couple of weeks for the Edmonton Oilers. [Sportsnet]
- Matthew Tkachuk is waiting for clearance from doctors to return to practice. [NHL.com]
- New York Rangers forward J.T. Miller is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. [NHL.com]
- Matt Grzelcyk paid $2604.17 for the privilege of cross-checking Tim Stützle. [NHL.com]
