The player who arguably may bring back the biggest return for the Montreal Canadiens at the NHL Trade Deadline is defenseman Mike Matheson.

Canadiens rookie defenceman Lane Hutson has blossomed into one of the top offensive defencemen in the NHL. He has already become the team’s number-one defenceman and power play quarterback.

Samuel Montembeault may be the only Montreal Canadiens who's officially part of Team Canada for the 4 Nations Face-Off, but two more players are on the Canadian reserve list in case of injury.

The Montréal Canadiens sit 6th in the Atlantic Division with a record of 20-18-4. Even though they are doing better than last season, the team isn’t in a position to compete just yet.

The pairing of Hutson and Matheson goes against hockey's convetional wisdom, but Martin St. Louis is not a conventional coach.

A 7-3 loss to Toronto on home ice is never good, but for the first time this season, Montreal has earned some benefit of the doubt.

Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-4. Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for the Canadiens,

The Nashville Predators will look to extend their winning streak to four games when they host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday in the first of a home-and-home between the two clubs.

Alex Newhook’s deflection broke a tie midway through the third period and unbeaten rookie Jakub Dobes made 32 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1.

MONTREAL -- Auston Matthews scored one of seven straight goals by the Toronto Maple Leafs in a come-from-behind 7-3 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Saturday.

Brendan Gallagher (13 points in 29 games) and Mike Matheson (13 points in 26 games) complete the top four production wise. Related: Former Montreal Canadiens Player Now Part Of Gold Star Hockey Praises Demidov The last time the Canadiens took on the Caps ...

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