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Monday Habs Headlines: Kaiden Guhle, Team Canada return home without a medal

In today’s links, Guhle finishes fourth at Worlds, Owen Beck stays perfect at Memorial Cup, a championship goal that wasn’t in the PWHL, the Rangers take a lead, the key players for Dallas and Edmonton, and another bad hit from Jacob Trouba.

Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • Kaiden Guhle didn’t dress for Team Canada as it was beaten by Sweden in the Bronze Medal Game, meaning all five Canadiens players went home from the World Championship empty-handed. [Canadiens.com]
  • Owen Beck and the Saginaw Spiriti won their second game of the Memorial Cup, overcoming an 0-2 deficit to beat the QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltigeurs. [TSN]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Czechia won gold on home ice at the World Championship. [IIHF]
  • PWHL Minnesota thought it had won the Walter Cup, but Sophie Jaques’s goal was overturned for goaltender interference. Boston won minutes later to set up a deciding Game 5 on Wednesday. [TSN]
  • For the second game in a row, the New York Rangers won in overtime, and now hold a 2-1 edge in the Eastern Conference Final. [NHL.com]
  • Why didn’t Jacob Trouba get a major penalty for his elbow to Evan Rodrigues? [Sportsnet]
  • The oldest members of the Dallas Stars are helping to keep the team competitive and support the younger players in the lineup. [The Athletic]
  • It’s Leon Draisaitl leading the way for the Edmonton Oilers. [NHL.com]
  • Roope Hintz may be available to the Stars for Game 3 tonight. [NHL.com]
  • Nikita Okhotiuk, who played with the Calgary Flames this season, has signed a two-year contract with the KHL’s CKSA. [TSN]

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