The Canadiens will host their first home playoff game before a full crowd since 2017 — through a global pandemic and a rebuild — in Game 3 of their first-round series against the Washington Capitals.

Facing the prospects of another lottery, the Canadiens head coach bet on two key defenders to revitalize the team.

Mike Matheson. “Everybody was hitting,” Ovechkin said after scoring the overtime winner Monday night. The start of the NHL playoffs is off to a heavy-hitting start, with nearly 80 per game ...

Playoff fever is easing off in Montreal this lunchtime. It’s as if everyone has recovered from the virus simultaneously. All ...

From bag skates to secret speeches, St. Louis guided the Canadiens through every twist of a playoff-bound season.

Mike Matheson. “Everybody was hitting,” Ovechkin said after scoring the overtime winner Monday night. The start of the NHL playoffs is off to a heavy-hitting start, with nearly 80 per game ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin had seemingly done it all in hockey, leading the Washington ... Ovechkin opened the game by crushing Montreal's Mike Matheson with a big hit on his first shift ...

In this first edition of the Canadiens playoff notebook, Josh Anderson as an example for Juraj Slafkovský to follow and much ...