Canadiens Daily: Hutson Loves Montreal, Wilson Hit, St-Louis

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed on Friday.

Montreal Canadiens News

Lane Hutson enjoyed one of the best seasons from a rookie defenceman in NHL history, and he looks forward to the day he can sign a contract extension to ensure he can continue playing at the Bell Centre. [Canadiens Lane Hutson Excited For Contract Extension]

Alexandre Carrier was quick to dismiss the idea that Tom Wilson’s thunderous hit in Game 4 was dirty. He went as far as saying he would have delivered the exact same hit if the opportunity arose. [Carrier Discusses Series-Changing Wilson Hit]

Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis was among the finalists for the Jack Adams Award, given annually to the coach who has been judged to make the greatest positive impact on his team. St-Louis was named alongside Scott Arniel (Winnipeg Jets) and Spencer Carbery (Washington Capitals). [St-Louis Jack Adams Nomination Speaks To Coaching Evolution]

There was some (relatively) good news on the injury front for Samuel Montembeault. The netminder tore his groin in two places, which is unfortunate, but it shouldn’t require surgery. [Good News On The Samuel Montembeault Injury Front]

Jared Davidson opened the scoring for the Laval Rocket in Game 2 of their best-of-five series versus the Cleveland Monsters. The Rocket won 4-0, with Jacob Fowler stopping all 20 shots sent his way to secure his first professional shutout. Fowler wasn’t that busy, mostly because it was a flat-out dominant performance from the Rocket from a defensive perspective. The next game is set for Sunday, at Place Bell, in Laval.  [AHL]

Probably the best chance for Cleveland in a while. Fowler all over it. Didn’t have to move.

Still 2-0 Laval. pic.twitter.com/U0QP91Ci43

— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) May 3, 2025

Speaking of Laval, Oliver Kapanen is expected to report to the AHL in the near future.

Kapanen se rapportera au Rocket, me dit son agent @TVASports

«Je crois que ce sera excellent pour son développement et que ça lui permettra de mieux compétitionner pour un poste avec le grand club l’an prochain»

— Nicolas Cloutier (@NCloutierTVA) May 2, 2025