Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Thursday. Montreal Canadiens News Don’t […]
Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Thursday.
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The Canadiens were loosely linked to Calgary Flames forward Blake Coleman. At 34 years old, Coleman doesn’t fit Montreal’s ideal age group, but he has managed to maintain fairly solid underlying numbers on a struggling team. [Canadiens Rumour Roundup: Evaluating Trade Link To Coleman]
Alex Texier stole the show on Thursday night, scoring a hat trick to power the Canadiens to a dominant 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers. With the win, the Habs ascended to the top spot of the Atlantic Division. [Canadiens Highlights: Texier Hat Trick Powers Statement Win]
Evgeny Kuznetsov didn’t waste any time finding chemistry along top Habs prospect Alexandre Zharovsky. The 19-year-old winger now has 12 goals and 18 assists in 35 games for Salavat Yulaev Ufa this season.
Kuznetsov assists, Zharovsky scores — new reality in Ufa! pic.twitter.com/UxkKFaBDaI
— KHL (@khl_eng) January 8, 2026
Injured forward Kirby Dach took to the ice on Thursday, but he’s not expected to return to the lineup in the near future.
Kirby Dach ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/4hGzuUxeQq
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) January 8, 2026
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Against another division rival on Thursday night, the bleeding continues in the New Jersey Devils‘ fiasco. The Pittsburgh Penguins, who have been a surprising-mixed bag this season, made it six straight wins as they continue to climb in the standings after what’s been a rollercoaster season for them. Whereas, the Devils have, instead, have only gone in one direction after an early eight-game win streak. [New Jersey Devils]
The locker room yielded to the two big stories Thursday as the Penguins flexed a few areas of their team game and largely controlled the game in a 4-1 win over the Devils at PPG Paints Arena Thursday. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
Vegas Golden Knights starting goaltender Carter Hart exited the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with an apparent lower-body injury. The injury occurred less than nine minutes into the first period. [Vegas Golden Knights]
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