Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- “Whether I play 25 minutes or 10 minutes, I have to get back to work,” Patrik Laine responds concerning his benching. [La Presse]
- A slight lineup shakeup could be coming for tonight’s game. [Canadiens.com]
- Kaiden Guhle’s injury was less serious than it could have been, his agent shares, but he’s still being closely monitored for risk of infection. [TVA Sports]
- Arber Xhekaj has found a way to be physical in his play without being undisciplined, and is taking a top-four role in Guhle’s absence. [The Athletic]
- A long wait in the AHL early in his professional career taught Alexandre Carrier a lesson in persistence. [Canadiens.com]
- Jake Evans and Joel Armia combine for one of the league’s most effective penalty-killing duos. [RDS]
- Owen Beck put his 200-foot game on display in the AHL All-Star Classic:
- Jacob Fowler made 28 saves in Boston College’s 8-2 win over Northeastern to advance to next week’s Beanpot final. [RDS]
- Marie-Philip Poulin was the PWHL’s first star of the week, while Ann-Renée Desbiens was third. [PWHL.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Save percentages in the NHL are dropping because offence is becoming more about quality than quantity. [Radio-Canada]
- Ryan Hartman was suspended 10 games for driving Tim Stützle’s head into the ice. [NHL.com]
- Columbus Blue Jackets leading goal-scorer Kirill Marchenko is out indefinitely with a broken jaw. [NHL.com]
- Mathew Barzal is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury [Sportsnet]
- The oft-injured Josh Norris will be out for weeks with his latest ailment. [TSN]
- Ilya Sorokin, Tage Thompson, and Jake Sanderson were the NHL’s three stars of the week. [NHL.com]
- The Florida Panthers visited the White House on Monday. [NHL.com]
- Artyom Levshunov, the second overall selection in the 2024 draft, was recalled from the AHL by the Chicago Blackhawks. [TSN]
- Second-overall picks Leo Carlsson (2023, NHL) and Cameron Brink (2024, WNBA) exchanged signed jerseys at Honda Center. [NHL.com]