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All the latest Habs news, recent Montreal Canadiens stories, as well as information from around the National Hockey League.

Habs News

  • Canadiens forward Jake Evans returned to the lineup, and though it may not seem fair, he’ll be under pressure to pick up where he left off if he’s to maintain his position in the organizational depth chart. [Evans Under Pressure]
  • By scoring in Boston University’s 5-1 win over Western Michigan, exciting prospect Lane Hutson surpassed Brian Leetch’s Under-19 scoring record. The 18-year-old now has 15 goals and 33 assists in 37 games. [Lane Hutson Breaks Longtime NCAA Record]
  • Jonathan Drouin and Mike Matheson were among the most productive players in the last 10 games. [By The Numbers: Hottest And Coldest Players]
  • The Canadiens lost a hard-fought battle against the Boston Bruins, which featured goals from Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach. [Young Canadiens Shine In Loss]

National Hockey Now News

  • Unfortunately, Boston Bruins fans will no longer have Brad Marchand’s Twitter posts to entertain them intermittently throughout the hockey season. [Boston Bruins]
  • Hours before the Pittsburgh Penguins’ game Thursday against the Stars in Dallas, the team recalled goaltender Dustin Tokarski and forward Filip Hallander from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on an emergency basis. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
  • The Philadelphia Flyers, finishing off another playoff-less season, don’t have too many areas of strength. But they are getting there. Especially at right wing. Could it lead to a trade?[Philadelphia Flyers]
  • The Florida Panthers were the first NHL team to hold a Pride Night back in 2013 and continued to respect marginalized communities in their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs as other teams around the league have pulled back on similar events. [Florida Panthers]
  • An injury to Ville Husso meant Magnus Hellberg was in the Detroit Red Wings net against the St. Louis Blues. and Alex Nedeljkovic was his backup. [Detroit Red Wings]
  • For John Carlson, Thursday’s game between the Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks will be different than the 917 other games he’s played in his star-studded career, filled with nerves he hasn’t felt since making his NHL debut in 2009. [Washington Capitals]
  • The Vegas Golden Knights made a few appearances in this season’s edition of the NHL Players Association’s player poll. [Vegas Golden Knights]