The Montreal Canadiens have been on a roll since the start of December and much of this success can be attributed to Patrik Laine‘s return. Laine was acquired from the Blue Jackets in the offseason in exchange for Jordan Harris.

Habs forward Patrik Laine scored his 400th NHL career points in the Montreal Canadiens' 5-3 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday. Laine reached the milestone in his 495th game.

Robertson scored the only goal of the shootout while goalie Jake Oettinger stopped Patrik Laine, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki. Oettinger made 30 saves and Jamie Benn scored in regulation for Dallas.

MONTREAL-- Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and ... Slafkovsky accepted a beautiful feed from linemate Cole Caufield before crashing into the goal, knotting the game at 4-4 with 7:08 left ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings head into a matchup with the Montreal Canadiens after losing three in a row. Detroit is 5-8-1 against the Atlantic Division and 21-21-5 overall. The Red Wings are 3-6-3 in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.

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The Lightning are coming off a loss versus the Toronto Maple Leafs, and are now 5-6-1 dating back to Montreal’s visit in late December. They know they need to start playing better to fend off the Habs and the other teams rising up the Eastern Conference standings. The question is how much more Montreal wants to win tonight’s game.

Montreal got off to a sluggish start on Tuesday against Tampa Bay, trailing by two early in the second. However, they got those back quickly and then Jake Evans potted the winner with just 2:15 in

THROUGH GAMES OF TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 2025

Montreal's Cole Caufield and Mike Matheson both netted one goal and one assist, while Patrik Laine scored a goal to reach the 400-point plateau. Sam Montembeault made 22 saves for the Canadiens ...

With the Canadiens doing very well these days, we warmly applaud the work of the current management of the team. After all, seeing guys like Lane Hutson, Patrik Laine, and Alexandre Carrier being important pieces of this comeback means that those who brought them to town are recognized.