Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Canadiens need to get some secondary scoring to stay in the playoff hunt. [La Presse]
- Juraj Slafkovský is on a Pete Mahovlich trajectory. [Montreal Gazette]
- Martin St-Louis is encouraged by Alex Newhook incorporating his speed more in his offensive game, but the biggest step forward will come when he improves his defence. [Journal de Montreal]
- Jake Evans was able to unpack his belonging after boxing them up ahead of the recent road trip in case he was traded. [RDS]
- This final month of high-stakes games will steepen the learning curve for the younger players. [Journal de Montreal]
- Two games versus the Ottawa Senators will be critical to the Habs’ playoff hopes, as will be getting wins in regulation. [Journal de Montreal]
- What will the Canadiens’ lineup look like in 2025-26? [La Presse]
- Jacob Fowler is the back-to-back winner of Hockey East’s goaltender of the year award. [RDS]
- Fowler was also named to Hockey East’s First All-Star Team. [Hockey East]
- Logan Mailloux has become a more complete player by working on killing plays in his zone. [Journal de Montreal]
- The Montreal Victoire made a step to address their scoring depth by dealing from their position of strength on defence. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Wayne Gretzky will be a regular member of the crowd for Washington Capitals games as he’s going to be in the building when Alexander Ovechkin breaks his goals record. [TSN]
- Leon Draisaitl scored the overtime goal for the Edmonton Oilers to join Nathan MacKinnon at 100 points this season. [TSN]
- Adin Hill signed a six-year extension with the Vegas Golden Knights. [NHL.com]
- Kyle Palmieri and the New York Islanders are nearing an extension. [TSN]
- Thatcher Demko was back at Canucks practice on Friday. [TSN]
- Mikael Backlund is out week-to-week for the Calgary Flames. [NHL.com]
- Ottawa Charge goalie Emerance Maschmeyer could miss the rest of the PWHL season with a non-contact injury she sustained on Tuesday. [Ottawa Sun]
