Monday Habs Headlines: Tomas Plekanec relieved to end scoring drought

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Tomas Plekanec has a little less pressure on his shoulders now that he’s finally notched his first goal of the season. [JDM]
• Fifty children battling Cancer had a magical evening at the Bell Centre watching the Canadiens take on the Philadelphia Flyers. [JDM]
• Although victorious against the Flyers on Saturday, the Canadiens are still working on tightening things up. [Montreal Gazette]
• It might be wise to increase Alex Galchenyuk’s ice time /

Alex Galchenyuk rank among NHL centres with a minimum of 5 GP:

G: 4, T-19th
A: 7, T-11th
Pts: 11, T-12th
Avg TOI: 15:40, 85th

— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) November 6, 2016

• Greg Pateryn and Jeff Petry put their movie knowledge to the test as they face off in The Duel - Emoji Movies edition. [NHL]
• As part of the NHL Hockey Fights Cancer program, one lucky fan had the privilege of announcing the Habs starting lineup to the boys in the locker room. [NHL]
• Jack Han helps shed a little light on the Habs PDO. [Twitter]
• St. John’s IceCaps rookie goaltender, Charlie Lindgren, continues to impress with a 7-1-0 record. /

Another game, another incredible save by Charlie Lindgren. pic.twitter.com/DDAe6686zd

— Mitch Brown (@MitchLBrown) November 6, 2016

Around the League and Elsewhere

• A player safety review regarding the hit on Daniel Sedin by Nazem Kadri during Saturday nights Toronto verses Vancouver game, reveals that Kadri will not be serving a suspension. [SN]
• Mitchell Marner and Auston Matthews are Living on a Prayer during their match against Vancouver on Saturday. They’re skills even earned them praise from Bon Jovi himself. /

Not bad, @Marner93 @AM34, not bad at all! https://t.co/rzk1RPNQ43

— Bon Jovi (@BonJovi) November 6, 2016

• Sweden took home the gold in the World U17 Challenge after defeating Team Canada Black. [Hockey Canada]
• Slovakia hockey player, Marek Svatos, has passed away at the age of thirty-four. [IIHF] /