Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- “At home, I feel like we attempt to make too many plays and try to pass the puck in the net,” Nick Suzuki admits. [NHL.com]
- “We got carried away and opened up the game a little too much,” Jake Evans explains as the main reason for their poor home record. [La Presse]
- Martin St-Louis says he’s not worried about Lane Hutson’s availability for Game 3. [TVA Sports]
- The coach also says it’s important not to pay attention to the shot counter when everyone knows going into a game with the Carolina Hurricanes that they will post a higher number. [TVA Sports]
- Lewis Hamilton, seven-time F1 world champion and Sunday’s second-place finisher in the Canadian Grand Prix, will be in attendance for Game 3 tonight. [Journal de Montreal]
- With the Canadiens dominating the entertainment category, other events in Montreal are trying to work around the playoff schedule. [Radio-Canada]
- Residents in Gatineau have created a petition for the NHL to reverse its ban on a Canadiens watch party in the city within the Ottawa Senators’ broadcast region. [Journal de Montreal]
- Rod Brind’Amour says Carolina’s penalty-kill success is the result of being aggressive at the right time. [NHL.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Not even Cale Makar’s return to the Colorado Avalanche lineup could slow down the Vegas Golden Knights, who erased a 3-0 deficit to win 5-3 and push the Presidents’ Trophy-winners to the brink of elimination. [NHL.com]
- Four players had a goal and an assist for Canada in a 4-1 win over Slovakia at the World Championship. [Sportsnet]
- Ryan Lin brings a style similar to the game’s top playmaking defencemen to the 2026 NHL Draft class. [NHL.com]
