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Monday Habs Headlines: Martin St-Louis saw no evidence of officials being wise to embellishment

In today’s links, Martin St-Louis reveals what the NHL mandated and one thing they seem to have forgotten, Primeau in a good place, Habsmania sweeps Montreal, Connor Hellebuyck in typical playoff form, and Gabriel Landeskog’s storybook return.

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • The Canadiens and Washington Capitals were warned about three things after Game 3: warm-up interactions, post-period altercations, and embellishment. Martin St-Louis didn’t see any crackdown on the diving:

#Habs Martin St-Louis: "I'll be careful with my words but it's hard to watch some of these [penalty] calls. To me tonight, like one of the mandates was about embellishing tonight"

— Priyanta Emrith (@habsinhighheels.bsky.social) April 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
  • Cayden Primeau feels like the heavy workload in Laval allowed him to just focus on his game instead of worrying about his performances. [RDS]
  • Photos of the Habsmania that’s spread throughout the city of Montreal. [La Presse]
  • The Canadiens’ wives and girlfriends unveiled this year’s WAGs jackets. [Journal de Montreal]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Connor Hellebuyck was pulled for the second game in a row as the Winnipeg Jets 2-0 series lead has become a 2-2 tie. [NHL.com]
  • Andrei Svechnikov had a hat trick to help the Carolina Hurricanes take a 3-1 series lead over the New Jersey Devils. [NHL.com]
  • Frederik Andersen was forced to leave yesterday’s game after a collision in the crease. [NHL.com]
  • Gabriel Landeskog’s comeback fairy tale. [The Athletic]
  • Matthew Tkachuk won’t face any supplemental discipline for his late interference penalty on Jake Guentzel. [Sportsnet]

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