Montreal eager to get back to playoffs for deeper run
The Montreal Canadiens enter the season with plenty of confidence. The question isn't whether they can make the playoffs — it's how far they can go with a deep roster and a standout goaltender in Carey...
View ArticleSubban, Pacioretty help Canadiens beat Leafs, improve to 9-0
MONTREAL (AP) — Even when the Montreal Canadiens get outplayed lately, they have Carey Price in net to save the day. The Canadiens were outshot 52-27 by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night but...
View ArticlePrice exits after 2 periods but Canadiens beat Rangers 5-1
NEW YORK (AP) — When star goalie Carey Price exited after two periods with a recurring injury, the Montreal Canadiens responded. Devante Smith-Pelly and Alex Galchenyuk scored in the opening 1:29 of...
View ArticleWinter Classic has grown into an outdoor hockey festival
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Since the NHL first experimented with outdoor games more than a decade ago, the Winter Classic has grown into a festival of fresh air hockey that this year included for the...
View ArticleDetroit rookie skates fastest lap at NHL skills competition
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dylan Larkin is very, very fast. That helped the only rookie at this NHL All-Star weekend make quite the debut. The Detroit Red Wings forward won not only the title of fastest...
View ArticleJohn Scott, fan vote as captain, gets MVP at All-Star Game
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — John Scott sat on his teammates shoulders while fans chanted "M-V-P! M-V-P!" and the NHL finally got out of the way. The people spoke up for Scott once again Sunday night,...
View ArticleDoughty the Norris favorite and other midseason award picks
Drew Doughty constantly thinks about winning the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman. If he keeps up this pace, that will become a reality in less than five months. Doughty doesn't blow away the...
View ArticleRussell scores 39 points, Lakers end skid with win over Nets
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After D'Angelo Russell stopped well behind the line and drilled his eighth 3-pointer in the final seconds, he pointed at his forearm and mouthed his words clearly enough for all of...
View ArticleCanadiens star P.K. Subban taken off ice on stretcher
MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being hit on the side of the head by a teammate late in the Canadiens' 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on...
View ArticleCanadiens' Subban out of hospital after neck injury
MONTREAL (AP) — P.K. Subban was released from the hospital after the Montreal Canadiens defenseman was removed from the ice on a stretcher with a neck injury. The team said on its Twitter account...
View ArticleInjured Canadiens G Price, D Subban are done for the season
MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price and defenseman P.K. Subban will not play in the final two games of the season. The club said Wednesday that Price has been out with a medial...
View ArticleJames scores 33, Cavaliers reach second straight NBA Finals
TORONTO (AP) — For LeBron James, it's six straight trips to the NBA Finals. Maybe this one will end Cleveland's long wait for a championship. James scored 33 points, Kevin Love had 20 points and 12...
View ArticleNHL teams' focus turns to 'Big Fish' in free agency: Stamkos
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — As team executives began gathering on the arena floor an hour before the start of the NHL draft's second round Saturday morning, a video highlighting former No. 1 selections began...
View ArticlePredators acquire P.K. Subban from Canadiens for Shea Weber
P.K. Subban is taking his talents to Smashville as part of a major trade of two of the NHL's top defensemen. The Nashville Predators acquired Subban from the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday for captain...
View ArticleNHL free agent pool is deep even without Stamkos
The big fish is gone, so teams will circle around other targets when NHL free agency opens Friday. Even with Steven Stamkos staying with the Tampa Bay Lightning on a $68 million, eight-year deal, the...
View ArticleThe Latest: Canadians sign Radulov; Leafs quiet on Day 1
The Latest on NHL free agency (all times Eastern): 5:40 p.m. The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Alexander Radulov and goaltender Al Montoya to a one-year contracts on Friday as NHL free agency...
View ArticlePanthers continue aggressive offseason by signing Demers
Even after NHL teams committed over $600 million in contracts on the opening day of free agency, there was still plenty of money left to spend for those willing to jump in. On Saturday, the Florida...
View ArticleRussell scores 39 points, Lakers end skid with win over Nets
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After D'Angelo Russell stopped well behind the line and drilled his eighth 3-pointer in the final seconds, he pointed at his forearm and mouthed his words clearly enough for all of...
View ArticleCanadiens star P.K. Subban taken off ice on stretcher
MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being hit on the side of the head by a teammate late in the Canadiens' 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on...
View ArticleCanadiens' Subban out of hospital after neck injury
MONTREAL (AP) — P.K. Subban was released from the hospital after the Montreal Canadiens defenseman was removed from the ice on a stretcher with a neck injury. The team said on its Twitter account...
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