Habs Headlines: Learning from every game

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

The Habs hope that they can take the experience of game 1 and apply it to game 2. [NHL.com | Daily Faceoff]
Much of that belief stems from how the team improved its execution as game 1 progressed. [The Athletic]
A young Canadiens team is learning on the fly. [Montreal Gazette]
The Habs are vowing to be less nervous and more physical going forward. [Montreal Gazette]
Even if the head coach doesn’t make changes, doesn’t mean that he isn’t thinking about all possibilities. [La Presse]
Arber Xhekaj could provide a physical edge for game 2. [Sportsnet | La Presse | RDS]
The Habs comeback—incomplete as it was—caught the Washington Capitals’ attention. [Sportsnet]
Lucie Lachance, who returned to Brendan Gallagher the Hockey Fights Cancer warmup jersey that the forward had dedicated to his mom, talks about how watching Gallagher rekindled her love for the Habs. [Montreal Canadiens]
The playoffs—and the Canadiens—can serve as a unifying force. [La Presse]
Pascal Vincent re-energized the Laval Rocket from day 1. [La Presse]
Team president at the tender age of 28, Alex Cousineau is reaping the fruits of his labour with the Lions de Trois-Rivières. [RDS]

Washington Capitals defenceman Martin Fehervary will not play in the post-season after undergoing meniscus surgery on Monday. [TSN]
“I finished the front nine, signed the deal. Finished the back nine. And I was a Capital.” Dylan Strome talks about the journey that led him to Washington. [Players’ Tribune]
Give Nathan MacKinnon the puck and an open lane, and he’ll get the job done. [Sportsnet]
A primer on the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial that started on April 21, 2025. [The Athletic]
Jury selection was completed on day 1 as the Crown announced its list of potential witnesses. [The Athletic | CBC | TSN]
All five defendants entered not guilty pleas. [Sportsnet]
After firing coach Dan Bylsma, the Seattle Kraken have promoted longtime general manager Ron Francis to president of hockey operations, with assistant Jason Botterill taking over day-to-day responsibilities. [ESPN]
Instead of skating with his teammates ahead of Game 1 against the Los Angeles Kings, Brett Kulak was on a flight after briefly returning home for the birth of his second daughter, Scotlyn, on Sunday afternoon. [ESPN]
The New York Islanders will not renew Lou Lamoriello’s contract as president and general manager. [New York Islanders]
What comes next for the Islanders and why they have to move quickly. [The Athletic]
The Edmonton Oilers made their bed by not addressing obvious deficiencies in goal. [Daily Faceoff]