For the first time since 2013, an NHL team has made an offer sheet and a restricted free agent has signed it. The Montreal Canadiens want Sebastian Aho of the Carolina Hurricanes, and they’re willing to part with a lot of draft picks to make it happen.
Wednesday afternoon, the NHL announced that the 2020 Draft will be held north of the border. The Montreal Canadiens will host the draft.
“To think that the NHL Draft started in 1963 as a small gathering at a hotel ballroom in Montreal, makes it all the more exciting to announce that the 2020 edition of the Draft is coming back to its original city, Montreal, in a far grander fashion,” said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a release. “The NHL Draft has grown into a spectacle befitting our next generation of stars who will walk across the big stage to the next phase of their hockey careers. Montreal is the city where the Draft has been held more times than anywhere else. What a wonderful place for a great celebration of hockey and the players who will shine in our League for years to come.”
The Washington Capitals took down the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in the penultimate game of the regular season. That victory sealed the team’s fourth straight win of the NHL’s Metropolitan Division.
The Habs out-shot the Caps 34 to 31.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
All sorts of Eastern Conference playoff implications were on the line Thursday night, one being that the Caps could seal a fourth straight Metropolitan Division victory with a win against a desperate for points Montreal Canadiens team.
Lars Eller got on the board against his former mates to start things off, but the lead was short-lived as Shea Weber struck on a power play to end the first frame. Nic Dowd restored said lead with a quick wrister over Carey Price’s left shoulder.
Metropolitan Division Champs for the fourth straight time.
Caps beat Canadiens 2-1!
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals are hosting the Montreal Canadiens at Capitals One Arena. The Capitals currently have the opportunity (once again) to claim the Metropolitan division this evening. As for the Habs, this is a pretty important game for them. They’ll be playing for a spot in the playoffs. They are currently tied with the Columbus Blue Jackets at 94 points.
Puck drop will be at 7PM and you can stream the game on your devices from the My Teams app. The recap will be brought to you by our sweet prince, Christopher.
By Elyse Bailey 2 years ago
There’s a new trend in the NHL. A year after the Winnipeg Jets hired a new security puppy, five different NHL teams have brought in adorable pups of their own this season. It’s almost as if the NHL is realizing puppies + hockey players = viral content.
This season, the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, and New York Islanders are all training their own puppies to do better deeds in life. These cute dogs will go on to become service dogs, ranging from seeing-eye dogs to dogs that help with motor impairments and Autism.
There really is not much is better than a dog with a job, so let’s acquaint ourselves with these five new fantastic hockey doggos.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
When the Montreal Canadiens took on the Vegas Golden Knights on November 10, the game marked Tomas Tatar‘s first matchup against the team that benched him in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But it was a fan’s pronunciation of his name, not his goal, that went viral.
Sportsnet showed Habs fan Dérek Toulouse in the concourse during the game. The Habs fan pointed at the camera and pronounced Tatar’s name–but his Québécois accent gave it a meme-worthy quality. And thus, Tomas Tatarrrrr Guy was born.
By Julia Karron 2 years ago
North of the border on Monday morning, the Montreal Canadiens took to the ice for practice before their game Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. But former Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner was conspicuously absent.
It turns the 30-year-old has been placed on waivers.
By Julia Karron 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals sealed a successful road trip, securing six out of a possible eight points in four different cities. The latest road victim over the past seven days came north of the border as the Caps downed the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in overtime.
The Canadiens out-shot the Caps 44 to 34 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 54 to 51.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals were in Montreal looking to closeout a four-game road swing with a winning record. You like goals? Well, I have the game for you.
Mike Reilly opened the scoring for the hometown Habs, but that lead was short-lived as goals by Brett Connolly and Alex Ovechkin put the Caps on top heading into the first intermission.
It went wild from there. The Habs got goals from Gallagher, Petry, and Agostino to give them a lead at the very start of the second. Nicklas Backstrom got one back later on and Ovechkin opened the third with a game tying strike from his office.
Lars Eller with that whole game winning goal thing he does a lot.
Caps beat Canadiens 5-4!
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
