The Canadiens could be buyers at the trade deadline. This would alter the landscape of the market, but it also signals a shift in the rebuild

The Canadiens’ Lane Hutson extended his assist and point streaks (13 points; one goal, 12 assists) to nine games, tying the NHL record for the longest assist streak by a rookie defenseman, set by Shayne Gostisbehere of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015-16.

Armia scored an empty-net goal in Thursday's 3-1 win over Dallas. He finished with two shots on net, one block and eight hits. Montreal got goals from three of its lines in winning for the fifth time in the last six games.

The Canadiens will have cap space, and there's a player who has recently shown interest in joining Montreal via free agency.

MONTREAL -- The 4 Nations Face-Off starts three weeks from Wednesday in Montreal, but the rivalry between Sweden and Finland is already heating up. Just ask Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine, who will represent Finland on his home rink at Bell Centre in Montreal.

MONTREAL — Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Joel Armia was a man possessed against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. The big Finn put on a clinic in puck protecting, forechecking and straight-up overpow

Jake Evans scored the go-ahead goal with 2:15 left in regulation, rookie Lane Hutson matched an NHL record and the Montreal Canadiens stayed hot with a 3-2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2.

It doesn’t really matter that Josh Anderson only has eight goals and 18 points through 47 games, because his impact on the Canadiens’ success has been far more evident than these offensive categories would suggest.

Jake Evans scored the game-winning goal with 2:15 remaining in regulation to lift the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Jake Evans scores with 2:15 remaining as the Canadiens close the gap between the teams in the Atlantic Division.