Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- A setback in Filip Chytil’s injury recover may vault the New York Rangers to the top of contenders for Sean Monahan. [Sportsnet]
- Kaiden Guhle took his place in Habs history with the franchise’s 10,000th goal scored on the road. [TVA Sports]
- Montreal reassigned Lucas Condotta to the AHL following last night’s game. [Canadiens.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Edmonton Oilers won their 16th consecutive game on Saturday afternoon. They will have a chance to tie the NHL record on February 6 in Las Vegas. [NHL.com]
- Which players could round out the Winnipeg Jets’ lineup? [Sportsnet]
- The Ottawa Senators are interested in acquiring defenceman Chris Tanev, but that interest may not be mutual. [Sportsnet]
- Ryan Poehling has signed a two-year contract extension with the Philadelphia Flyers. [TSN]
- How NHL players prepare to sleep after a high-octane hockey game. [The Athletic]
- Jacob Trouba has been suspended for two games for elbowing. It’s the second suspension and fourth supplemental disciplinary action of his career. [Montreal Gazette]
- The Pittsburgh Penguins copied Lars Eller’s warm-up routine ahead of his 1000th game last night. [NHL.com]
- A.J. Greer will miss six to eight weeks with a fractured foot. [Sportsnet]
- Alexandre Daigle’s life story is the subject of a new documentary on Amazon Prime. [NHL.com]
- The dates of the bye weeks for all 32 NHL teams. [NHL.com]
- Taylor Wenczkowski has earned the first suspension in PWHL history. [CBC]
