Canadiens

This wasn't a pretty game by any stretch, but it was a determined game, and head coach Martin St. Louis has this club playing like they care.

It likely is a shoulder injury as Xhekaj pointed to his shoulder as he left the ice on Sunday. It is not uncommon for a defender to not find his best self at the NHL level until he is 24 or 25, yet the urge to write Barron off was already there. [Montreal Canadiens shade the New York Islanders in overtime (Feb. In the spotlight at the moment, an example of the cautionary tale of writing off a player too soon is Justin Barron. In the first period, Nick Suzuki gets rocked by a big and legal hit, so Josh Anderson immediately protects his teammate and wins a lopsided fight. The Canadiens are not participating at all in this well-known tedious script. Usually, what is seen in lost seasons like the Canadiens are playing is half-hearted efforts and very little intensity. Acquired in the Artturi Lehkonen deal with Colorado, the former first-rounder got off to a rough start for Montreal last season. The half season he spent with the Rocket was outstanding for Barron. In the Canadiens camp, everyone will have to be patient with Juraj Slafkovsky. One of the great lessons for everyone involved in hockey is repeated year after year with player after player, as if we truly cannot embrace the lesson overall. The truth is, while Montreal is not upper echelon, they are too good to draft top-five.

The 22-year-old suffered the injury on Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers when he fought Oilers defenceman Vincent Desharnais in the second period. He did not ...

Jake Allen made 22 saves for the shutout and Jonathan Drouin had three assists in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-0 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks ...

Former Habs assistant coach Luke Richardson returns to the Bell Centre as Chicago's head coach.

Kane has 9-26-35 totals in 48 games, while Toews has 14-14-28 totals in 46 games. Another Habs connection: Former Canadien Max Domi has 14-21-35 totals in 51 games this season to lead the Blackhawks in scoring. I’m still learning.” Arber Xhekaj, who appeared to injure his shoulder during a fight with the Oilers’ Vincent Desharnais in Sunday’s game, won’t be in the lineup for the Canadiens against the Blackhawks. After Sunday’s win, the Canadiens were in 26th place in the overall NHL standings, 12 points ahead of the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets and 11 points ahead of the Blackhawks, who are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Jets Saturday in Winnipeg. Article content

The 22-year-old rookie Xhekaj has 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in 51 games for Montreal this season.

[The Athletic Support podcast: On Arber Xhekaj and Kirby Dach and development timelines](https://theathletic.com/4192618/2023/02/13/the-athletic-support-podcast-xhekaj-dach/) [Inside the Canadiens’ locker room the day Martin St. [NHL](https://theathletic.com/nhl/), showing an unusual amount of self-confidence for a rookie, and quickly made a name for himself. The Canadiens have been adamant in saying that this was first and foremost a development year for them, but having a young star like For his part, Xhekaj mentioned he learned this season how to effectively position his stick towards the middle of the ice in order to guide the puck carrier to the outside, where he can then finish him with a body check. He established his physical and intimidating presence at an astonishing speed in the The Canadiens went on to win 6-2.

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury he sustained in Sunday's win over the Edmonton Oilers, ...

Habs rookie appeared to hurt a shoulder during a fight with Vincent Desharnais in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers.

In 51 games this season, Xhekaj has 5-8-13 totals and a minus-9 differential while averaging 15:16 of ice time per game. Goalie Carey Price (knee) and forward Paul Byron (hip) have been on long-term injured reserve since the start of the season. Article content

Chicago looks to get back in the win column against the Montreal Canadiens on the road. RECAP. The Blackhawks dropped a 4-1 decision to the Winnipeg Jets on ...

Defenseman Jake McCabe chipped in an assist on Saturday and currently ranks second among all Chicago blueliners with 16 points (2G, 14A) this season ... Dickinson also has eight points (4G, 4A) over his last eight games, including a career best (tied) three-point night (1G, 2A) on Jan. With his assist on Saturday in Winnipeg, Blackhawks forward Jason Dickinson now has five points (3G, 2A) over his last five games ... He has 16 points (6G, 10A) through 25 games this season. Forward Tyler Johnson registered his sixth goal of the season on Saturday in Winnipeg and now has ten points (2G, 8A) in 15 career games vs. He has 19 points (8G, 11A) through 47 games this season. Chicago is also 7-0-2 in their last nine games in Montreal ... Over his last seven games, Johnson has recorded six points (2G, 4A) ... The Blackhawks are 15-3-4 in their last 22 games against the Canadiens since 2005-06 ... In 18 games vs. Jake McCabe also added an assist ... Jason Dickinson tallied an assist ...

This was a close hockey game for the first two and a half periods, but the wheels fell off midway through the third when the Blackhawks allowed two goals in ...

Speaking of Athanasiou, he thought he tied things up at 1-1 in the first period on a breakaway but the goal was waved off because he knocked the net off its moorings after Jake Allen made the initial stop. Jarred Tinordi played only four shifts in the first period and was then ruled out for the rest of the contest. The Blackhawks had four power-play opportunities total, including a two-man advantage for 1:05 in the second period, but couldn't cash in on any of them. The 23-year-old rookie picked up his first career NHL loss after becoming the first goaltender in Blackhawks history to win his first three starts. He came up particularly big in the second period to keep it at a one-goal deficit. This was a close hockey game for the first two and a half periods, but the wheels fell off midway through the third when the Blackhawks allowed two goals in 52 seconds after giving up a goal roughly five minutes before that.

MONTRÉAL - Les Canadiens ont remporté une victoire dominante de 4 à 0 contre les Blackhawks de Chicago au Centre Bell mardi, leur troisième victoire ...

[Video: CHI@MTL: Dvorak marque en 3ème période](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-15292558) [Video: CHI@MTL: Savard marque en 3ème période](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-15292406) [Video: CHI@MTL: Armia redirige la belle passe de Drouin](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-15291783) Justin Barron a donné l'avantage au Canadien en première période avec un but en avantage numérique. Le défenseur de 21 ans y est allé d'un tir du poignet qui s'est faufilé dans le trafic pour battre le gardien des Blackhawks, Jaxson Stauber, pour son deuxième but de la saison. [Video: CHI@MTL: Le tir de Barron trouve son chemin](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-15288529)

After a slow start, hometown kid and childhood fan Mike Matheson is starting to put it all together for the Canadiens. The last few games he packed the ...

Matheson said he’s built up his game over the last couple of years really focusing on the process rather than results, unlike when he was struggling in Florida. “It’s just such a cool feeling when I look up in the stands and think, ‘Wow, I sat there, and I sat there.’ We didn’t have all the money in the world, but we loved the Canadiens and my dad made every effort to get one ticket a year to come watch, and I remember those. "I wanted to say this when I was first star the other day, but I don’t know if I just wasn’t confident enough in my French. “I think it was definitely hard to come here and not be able to feel (the crowd like it was on Tuesday and over the weekend) and be in the background and not even feeling like I could get to know my teammates the way I wanted to. “In Pittsburgh, I was on the power play once in a while. But his feet are — I knew he was a good skater, I didn’t know he was that good of a skater.” In Florida I was on and then off, and same with the penalty kill. I don’t know the number of games he’s played — 15? “And he’s tough to play against because he defends with his feet. Sometimes it takes a full year to get adjusted. He also exerted control over the tempo at both ends from start to finish. “But to get that timing and rhythm can take much longer.”

The Montreal Canadiens scored three goals in the third period to earn a 4-0 win over Western Conference bottom-dwellers Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.

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Patrick Kane and Tyler Johnson always knew Kirby Dach would be an effective NHL player and they're happy to see it happening in Montreal.

Louis](https://theathletic.com/nhl/team/blues/) actually took exception to a question asking if Dach is slowly showing the player he could become. The way he carries the puck through the middle of the ice is fun to watch. “The speed he has and the size, you know he can beat anyone in a foot race. Dach was held off the scoresheet Tuesday and had a dismal night in the faceoff circle, but both those things have not exactly been the norm for him since the calendar flipped to 2023. “I thought he was a good centreman, he was good both ways, he could skate up the middle, a lot of speed, ability to make plays. It’s encouraging, and it’s fun to have a player like that on your team. Dach’s vision of the ice helps a player like Dadonov, and his willingness to play without the puck to make sure it’s moving forward helps someone like Dadonov. [Canadiens](https://theathletic.com/nhl/team/canadiens/) were killing a penalty. Dach was on the ice, and so was [Patrick Kane](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/patrick-kane-0Z82bVOGMbWoqDWD/), his frequent linemate last season. “Last year, I felt like him and I — I was hurt for a lot of the year — but even in the locker room, he and I were hanging out, talking. It was [Kirby Dach](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/kirby-dach-taOXTkhc7ehcB9fu/). It might not be Kane’s problem for much longer as he contemplates his own future with the Blackhawks, the only team he has ever played for, but the organization’s lack of patience with Dach still puzzles him.

Jake Allen made 22 saves, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 at Bell Centre on Tuesday.

So, really for me it was just trying to match his speed and get a pad on it, and luckily he knocked the net off." "For him to get an opportunity to skate from the far blue [line] to the net, guys can pick up a lot of speed and he's probably one of the fastest guys in the League. "We were really sloppy in the first period, and we just didn't play a good solid game," Chicago coach Luke Richardson said. "It wasn't a pretty one for us, but we found a way to win," Dvorak said. "[Shutouts are] hard to get in this league, and obviously the last two years have been a little harder on us," Montreal defenseman David Savard said. The Canadiens shut out an opponent for the first time since a 4-0 victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Feb.

Le Canadien a évité de tomber dans un piège, mardi soir au Centre Bell. Christian Dvorak et Joel Armia ont chacun amassé un but et une aide, Jake Allen a stoppé ...

Stauber a refait le coup à Suzuki tôt en troisième période. Andreas Athanasiou a obtenu une belle occasion de répliquer avant la fin du premier vingt. Le Canadien a ouvert le pointage après 8:38 de jeu, lors d'un avantage numérique. L'attaquant MacKenzie Entwistle a aussi quitté prématurément la rencontre, retraitant au vestiaire à mi-chemin en troisième période. Le défenseur Chris Wideman avait été inséré dans la formation du Canadien en relève à Arber Xhekaj, qui s'est blessé à l'épaule droite samedi face aux Oilers d'Edmonton. Même si l'exécution a parfois laissé à désirer, les joueurs du Canadien ont démontré plus de hargne que leurs rivaux.