Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- ICYMI: Logan Mailloux was recalled for Tuesday’s season finale against the Detroit Red Wings. [EOTP]
- Before even playing his first game, Lane Hutson’s first impression at the team’s morning skate was a success. [La Presse]
- Hutson has a supporter in former NHLer and current development staffer Paul Byron. [Radio-Canada]
- Hutson is looking to bring controlled chaos to the Canadiens. [Elite Prospects]
- With the World Championships completed, the PWHL enters its stretch run as each team has five games remaining. [Canadian Press]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The New York Rangers have clinched the President’s Trophy and the Metropolitan Division. [Sportsnet]
- … And the New York Islanders clinched the second-to-last playoff spot in the East. [Sportsnet]
- That secures a first-round meeting between the Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes. [NHL.com]
- The Pittsburgh Penguins kept their hopes alive with a win [Sportsnet]
- The Florida Panthers have extended GM Bill Zito and have given him a promotion. [NHL.com]
- Thatcher Demko is preparing to return from injury with just two games before the playoffs. [Sportsnet]
- Connor McDavid becomes the fourth player in NHL history to get 100 assists in a season, joining Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Bobby Orr. [Sportsnet]
- Stéphanie Poirier has become Hockey Quebec’s head of women’s hockey and she’s aware of the challenge that awaits her. [Radio-Canada]
- The World Championships rode the wave of popularity from the PWHL. [Journal de Montréal]
