Suzuki appeared to catch Connor Hellebuyck by surprise with his pass from behind the net to Juraj Slafkovsky, who beat the netminder to give Montreal a 1-0 lead. Suzuki has four points in the last two games and leads the Canadiens with 36 assists through 50 outings.
Montreal Canadiens' Nick Suzuki and Patrik Laine shared their thoughts about teammate Kaiden Guhle's latest injury.
The Montreal Canadiens may be without one of their top defensemen after Kaiden Guhle suffered an undisclosed lower-body injury in Tuesday’s 4–1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Guhle crashed awkwardly into the boards early in the third period and immediately appeared to favor his right leg before heading to the bench and into the locker room skating without help.
Jack Hughes scored at 4:06 of overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night. Jake Allen made 29 saves in his first regular-season start against the Canadiens since being traded by Montreal to the Devils on March 8,
Suzuki won a faceoff back to Kaiden Guhle, who passed to Carrier. His slap shot eluded Allen, tying the game at 3 just over 3 1/2 minutes into the third period. It was Carrier’s first goal since being traded to Montreal from the Nashville Predators on Dec. 18, 2024.
The Montreal Canadiens unfortunately suffered a second consecutive defeat last night, something that hadn’t happened since December 12 and 14. The Tricolor lost 4 to 3 in overtime against the New Jersey Devils,
The Winnipeg Jets won their fourth in a row, defeating the host Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Tuesday. A dominant second period in which Kyle Connor scored his second of the game with just 1.5 seconds left helped seal the defeat for the Habs,
Hischier was injured after taking a cross check up high by Montreal captain Nick Suzuki during the second period of the Devils' 4-3 overtime win against the host Canadiens on Saturday night. The forward returned to the ice for one shift in the third before retreating to the locker room.
A rebuild in the NHL can be a grueling process. With the patience needed to develop prospects, and decide whether to add or subtract to the team and what each offseason has to offer, there aren’t many situations for a team to be in that are more stressful than this.
The Montreal Canadiens have been enjoying some success in the NHL lately. Some of the team’s top prospects have also seen success in various leagues globally.
Injuries and bad stretches happen; good teams work through them. The Jets are a good team; the Canadiens are learning how to be one.