Marc Dumont
Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Tuesday.
Montreal Canadiens News
Jakub Dobes was the most important rookie in Montreal’s pivotal 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, though he was not the only first-year player who made his mark. Ivan Demidov and Oliver Kapanen scored, however, Dobes was rightfully given the first star, as he stopped 41 of the 43 shots sent his way to secure the win. [Canadiens Highlights: Rookies Drive The Charge In Pivotal Win]
Nikita Kucherov, Filip Forsberg and Cole Caufield have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending March 22.
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) March 23, 2026
3 Stars of the Week presented by @GEICO#NHLStats: https://t.co/pawJhhBAOx pic.twitter.com/rgrSN3jy1C
Take a closer look at how Montreal’s AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, has managed to become a beacon of success in some of the most important roles of a farm team: player development and establishing a winning culture. [Top-5 Reasons The Laval Rocket Continue To Find AHL Success]
Another day, another impressive statistic resulting from Cole Caufield’s goal-scoring excellence.
Enjoying a career best season, @CanadiensMTL winger Cole Caufield has recorded over half of his 43 goals in 2025-26 in his past games 21 alone. It's a span of play that ties the 25-year old behind just 6 other marks on this list of names going back over the last 100 NHL seasons pic.twitter.com/N3Apu1pHLD
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) March 24, 2026
Juraj Slafkovsky had a rather humble approach to discussing the comparison made by NHL legend Jaromir Jagr.
Juraj Slafkovsky on Jaromir Jagr recently saying: “I like Slaf’s game, maybe because see myself in him when I was young”:
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) March 24, 2026
“If I can get even halfway—or maybe just a third—as good as he was, I’ll be satisfied. In any case, I’m flattered, and it’s great motivation for me.” pic.twitter.com/2TTdhshas0
Speaking of Slafkovsky, he and the rest of the Canadiens are well aware what’s at stake as they turn the corner down the final stretch of the season.
Juraj Slafkovsky today on the final stretch of the Habs regular season:
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) March 24, 2026
“We know what brings us success. We know what we have to do out there. Saying it is one thing. Actually doing it is the most important thing we have to do, for this final stretch and the playoffs.” pic.twitter.com/Tk2ckkvT43
It took over a week, but the NHL finally decided to penalize Beckett Sennecke for his awful dive versus the Habs. He was fined $2000, as he was already warned for a previous embellishment earlier in the month.
Hopefully Sennecke is okay. That was very violent. pic.twitter.com/2P4VauUEkE
— Montreal Hockey Now (@MTLhockeynow) March 16, 2026
Some unfortunate news on the Montreal-related injury front. Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin will be out of action until early April.
Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin has been moved to long-term injury reserve, retroactive to March 15, with a knee injury.
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 24, 2026
She is eligible to return on April 5th. pic.twitter.com/K7B5aIkYDU
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Collin Graf’s emergence as an NHL impact player is a tribute to every level of San Jose Sharks’ scouting and development and coaching. [San Jose Sharks]
The Avalanche are getting healthy and the lineup is starting to take shape. Just two days after captain Gabe Landeskog returned from a two-week absence, the Avs are set to get Logan O’Connor and Ross Colton back in the lineup [Colorado Avalanche]
Could the NHL adopt a similar format as the NBA? The league has been linked to a potential Play-In Tournament after the success in the NBA over the last few years. In fact, a new rumour has revealed the NHL’s stance on a Play-In Tournament for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. [NHL]
