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Habs Daily: Hutson By The Numbers, Capitals Preview, Suzuki

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed on a Thursday.
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Part one of our Washington Capitals first-round series preview covers a lot of ground, including the schedule, each team’s key stats, a quick history lesson, and more. [Canadiens – Capitals Series Preview: Schedule, Key Stats, History]
Calder Trophy favourite Lane Hutson has dominated at every stage of his career, and that certainly includes his fantastic rookie season with the Montreal Canadiens. [Canadiens Top 10: Phenom Lane Hutson By The Numbers]
Game 82 of the season ended up being very important. Had the Canadiens lost their final game of the year, the Columbus Blue Jackets would have stolen the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. [Highlights: Canadiens Clinch Playoff Berth In Exciting Final Game]
The @BlueJacketsNHL close out their season with six straight wins! 👏 pic.twitter.com/tDEly1XlA2
— NHL (@NHL) April 18, 2025
The Habs finally sent forward Joshua Roy back to the Laval Rocket. Roy and the Rocket are hoping to enjoy a very long playoff run, with the Calder Cup serving as the ultimate goal.
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Joshua Roy au Rocket de Laval.
The Canadiens have assigned forward Joshua Roy to the Laval Rocket. pic.twitter.com/fwG2IlhCBg
— x – Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) April 17, 2025
This won’t come as a shock, since Nick Suzuki tends to be the team’s best player on any given night, but he was awarded the 2025 Carey Price Cup. Wait, I mean Molson Cup.
The winner of the Molson Cup for the 2024-25 season: Nick Suzuki!
News release ↓ #GoHabsGo https://t.co/If0KXMdrRv
— x – Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) April 17, 2025
National Hockey Now Network
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 to close out their regular season. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
The New Jersey Devils are getting a huge boost on their blue line for the final regular season game of the 2024-25 regular season. Injured defenceman, Dougie Hamilton, is returning to the lineup for the first time since March 4th. [New Jersey Devils]
The question on everyone’s mind when it comes to the Florida Panthers these days is whether Matthew Tkachuk will be available when the playoffs start Tuesday in Tampa. [Florida Panthers]