Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Martin St-Louis made some changes to his power-play units, swapping in Zachary Bolduc on the top unit and placing him in the bumper role, while Ivan Demidov will provide the playmaking on the second unit. [Journal de Montreal]
- “It’s a problem when our penalty kill scores more than our power play.” Lane Hutson summed up the state of Montreal’s play on the man advantage after Saturday’s loss. [TVA Sports]
- The Canadiens have struggled in November over the last decade, and this season isn’t on track to be any better. [TVA Sports]
- Samuel Montembeault says he’s starting to react to the play rather than thinking about what to do, which he sees as an important change in getting back on form. [La Presse]
- After Montreal Alouettes player Marc-Antoine Dequoy wore Montembeault’s jersey on the flight to Winnipeg of the Grey Cup, Montembeault returned that show of support with a Dequoy jersey on the Habs’ trip to Columbus. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Adrian Kempe signed an eight-year extension with the Los Angeles Kings. [Sportsnet]
- Is it time for the Vancouver Canucks to start a rebuild? [Sportsnet]
- The Pittsburgh Penguins claimed a 4-0 shutout win over the Nashville Predators to split the Global Series in Stockholm. [NHL.com]
- Nick Foligno will be out about a month for the Chicago Blackhawks with a hand injury. [NHL.com]
