Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The players know the team is playing too well to get discouraged by the recent results. [La Presse]
- “I’m extremely confident when he’s in action,” says Lane Hutson about fellow Habs prospect and Team USA goaltender Jacob Fowler. [RDS]
- Filip Mesar is beginning to play up to his first-round selection. [Journal de Montreal]
- The legacy of Jacques Plante and his goalie mask. [Journal de Montreal]
- We want to create a winning culture here in Montreal,” Marie-Philip Poulin says ahead of the PWHL team’s debut this evening. [Radio-Canada]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Ella Shelton scored the first goal in PWHL history as New York City beat Toronto in the first ever game. [Montreal Gazette]
- Joey Daccord authored the first shutout in Winter Classic history as the Seattle Kraken beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0. [NHL.com]
- Thanks in part to the four points he had versus Montreal, Sebastian Aho was named the NHL’s first star of the week. [NHL.com]
- Thatcher Demko has had a hot start to the season, but his work is far from done. [Sportsnet]
- Ilya Samsonov and Eric Comrie both cleared waivers. [Sportsnet]
- Is Dennis Hildeby the answer in net for the Maple Leafs? [Sportsnet]
- Why does Macklin Celebrini perform at his best in critical situations? “”It’s when it all counts. It’s when it all matters.” [TSN]
