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Habs Daily: Bolduc Fitting In, Demidov Impact, Matheson
Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Thursday.
Montreal Canadiens News
Zachary Bolduc is enjoying a dream start to his Montreal Canadiens career. He now has goals in back-to-back games, and was instrumental in Montreal’s big 5-1 win over the Red Wings on Thursday. Bolduc, alongside Jakub Dobes, Mike Matheson, and Oliver Kapanen, stole the spotlight in Detroit. [Canadiens Highlights: Bolduc Red Hot Start To Habs career]
At the time of scheduling this post, the NHL had yet to credit Bolduc with two goals versus the Wings, but from what I can see, he clearly got a stick on Alex Carrier’s point shot in the third period. Plus, Bolduc celebrated after the puck went in the net, and Carrier did not, which is almost always the best indicator of who actually scored in the NHL. Unfortunately, if they do give credit to Bolduc, it would erase Brendan Gallagher’s third assist of the season, which is a shame because the veteran is also off to a great start to the year.
3 buts en 2 matchs pour Bolduc
He’s a Zack of all trades#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/MmC7ilFSZN
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 10, 2025
I briefly hit on this assist in the instant recap, but it must be said that Ivan Demidov’s impact when it comes to quick (and controlled) zone exits is impossible to ignore. Either he offers a great outlet option for his defencemen, or he’s the one pulling the trigger on a lightning-quick pass.
What a sick pass by Ivan Demidov to spring Alex Newhook leading to the Oliver Kapanen goal 🔥
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) October 10, 2025
Meet Ben Xhekaj, noted iced-coffee aficionado, and NHL defenceman.
You mean Ben? pic.twitter.com/BV0m4LVv7b
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 9, 2025
It’s still very early. Very, very early. However, Mike Matheson is among those who clearly hit the ground running this season. Given the unreasonable level of criticism sent his way last year, this is nothing but good news.
NHL GameScore Impact Card for Montreal Canadiens on 2025-10-09: pic.twitter.com/xuA3p5Bs6C
— HockeyStatCards (@hockeystatcards) October 10, 2025
National Hockey Now Network
Noah Gregor has been through this before. The newest member of the Florida Panthers had been in training camp on a professional tryout before, making the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2023. [Florida Panthers]
Nathan MacKinnon topped Joe Sakic for most points in an Avalanche jersey against the Los Angeles Kings. Sakic hit 1,015 points in 870 games. This was MacKinnon’s 871st game with Colorado, and he assisted on Martin Necas’ season-opening goal to top Colorado’s Hall of Fame former captain. [Colorado Avalanche]
The Chicago Blackhawks opened the 2025-26 season with the third-youngest roster in the NHL, behind only the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres. But Chicago likely has the youngest blue line in the league, with six of their eight defencemen on the opening-night roster being 24 years old or younger. [Chicago Blackhawks]
