Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- “I think we’re not as far away from them as people may think,” Nick Suzuki says about the difference between the Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. [RDS]
- The Canadiens need to figure out their second-period struggles. [La Presse]
- With Kaiden Guhle and Arber Xhekaj out, the defencemen battling for positions next year are getting their auditions. [Radio-Canada]
- How Cayden Primeau handles his final few starts of the season is one of the main things the coaching and management staffs will be evaluating. [The Athletic]
- The most pleasant surprises on the Canadiens roster outside of Juraj Slafkovský’s growth. [Montreal Gazette]
- Despite seeing two different two-goal leads erased, the Laval Rocket managed to beat the Springfield Thunderbirds and keep pace in the North Division playoff race. [La Presse]
- See the second goal of David Reinbacher’s North American career. [TVA Sports]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Simon Benoit stuck with his game, impressed people from a level higher than the one he was playing, and eventually made his way to the NHL. [La Presse]
- Referee Steve Kozari was stretchered off the ice after a collision with Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Haydn Fleury. [Montreal Gazette]
- The Ottawa Senators were officially eliminated from playoff contention, and then Brady Tkachuk got very upset about a puck entering his vacated net after the final whistle. [Sportsnet]
