6 h. ago Cowan: Canadiens warrior Alexandre Carrier a dream partner on defence

"He doesn’t make mistakes," blue-liner Arber Xhekaj says. "He’s always there when I need him to be and he’s bailed me out a few times."

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44 h. ago Cowan: Some simple advice for Canadiens' power play: Shoot the puck!

Montreal goes 0-for-7 on the power play — including two lengthy 5-on-3 advantages — in 3-2 loss to Boston Bruins at the Bell Centre.

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3 d. ago New Jersey Devils star forward Jack Hughes reportedly out with ‘non

It's believed that the forward cut his hand at a team dinner — he joins a long list of players to suffer freak injuries.

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4 d. ago Cowan: Canadiens getting a taste of success as youngest team in NHL

The future is looking very bright for the Habs, but there are still going to be some growing pains in front of a more demanding fanbase.

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6 d. ago Cowan: Canadiens' Noah Dobson, Mike Matheson forging blue line bond

At age 31, Matheson might be playing the best hockey of his 11-year NHL career with new teammate Dobson as his partner.

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7 d. ago Cowan: Martin St. Louis gains valuable experience leading young Canadiens

"I feel I’ve come a long way and I’ve got a ways to go," Hall of Famer says after taking Habs job with no NHL coaching experience.

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1 week ago Is there an obvious solution to fix the Edmonton Oilers? Bring back Paul Coffey?

Is there an obvious solution to fixing the Edmonton Oilers? Could all be well again with the Oilers if they simply found a way to bring back ex-d-man coach Paul Coffey? It’s not clear why Coffey left the team after two years coaching the d-men. No NHL insider has ever provided an explanation, though there’s […]

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1 week ago Cowan: Canadiens haven't lost faith in goalie Samuel Montembeault

Martin St. Louis's decision to leave him in net after giving up three quick goals to the Philadelphia Flyers ended up being a good one.

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1 week ago Cowan: Canadiens' Jayden Struble was quick to teach Sens' Nick Cousins a lesson

Habs defenceman had never been in a hockey fight until turning pro and joining the AHL's Laval Rocket three years ago.

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2 w. ago Extended loss of Chris Tanev would again challenge Maple Leafs’ defence depth

Club has utilized Philippe Myers on the backline and Dakota Mermis up from the Marlies

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2 w. ago Cowan: Canadiens win one for Monty as Alex Newhook scores in OT

Coach Martin St. Louis hopes confidence he showed in goalie Samuel Montembeault will pay off moving forward.

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2 w. ago 'There a dark side to it': Can Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner find his way down a difficult path?

Game Day 12: Oilers vs Rangers This in from former Oilers and New York Rangers goalie Steve Valiquette on the extreme mental challenges of playing goalie, the last line of an NHL team’s defence. Edmonton’s Stuart Skinner faces this kind of difficult challenge just now, as he’s off to an inconsistent start on a team […]

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2 w. ago Stu Cowan: Canadiens sniper Cole Caufield flashes expanding repertoire

Exuberant winger growing into a 200-foot player while displaying deft stickhandling and a willingness to go to dirty areas to score goals.

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2 w. ago What we've learned about Canadiens so far this season | HI/O Show

Youngest team in NHL sits atop Atlantic Division after Habs complete 3-1 Western road trip with 4-3 overtime win over Kraken.

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3 w. ago Even as Oilers kinda stink, Edmonton was just ranked NHL's second "most watchable" team

  This just in from the PDOcast, their ranking of the most watchable teams in the NHL from one to 32, with the Calgary Flames ranked the least watchable and the Edmonton Oilers ranked the second most watchable team in the league behind only the high-flying Colorado Avs. Why so high for Edmonton, which has […]

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3 w. ago Stu Cowan: Canadiens' Samuel Montembeault hopes to gain bigger bang for the puck

"I’m trying to play bigger," struggling Canadiens goalie says. "I feel like the last two or three games, I was shrinking a lot."

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3 w. ago Cowan: Noah Dobson brings poise, sense of calm to Canadiens' blue line

With his smooth, effortless style defenceman is showing why Habs GM Kent Hughes was willing to give up so much to get him from Islanders.

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4 w. ago Cowan: Canadiens now have a goalie battle — not a controversy

For first time in three seasons Habs have good goalie situation with Samuel Montembeault and Jakub Dobes, while Jacob Fowler waits in wings.

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