Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Friday.
Montreal Canadiens News
Team Slovakia lost to the United States in the Olympic semifinals, but not before Habs forward Juraj Slafkovsky found the back of the net for the fourth time of the tournament. With four goals and four assists to his credit, Slafkovsky is tied for fourth in Olympic scoring, behind Connor McDavid, Macklin Celebrini, and Lucas Raymond.
HOCKEY 🏒 Slafkovsky marque! C'est maintenant 5-1 pour les États-Unis.@LNH_FR #MilanoCortina2026 #rcsports #jeuxolympiques #hockey pic.twitter.com/ClMrNR0Qyo
— Radio-Canada Sports (@RC_Sports) February 20, 2026
Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki and Team Canada waited until the last moment to punch their ticket to the final game. Team Finland held a two-goal lead midway through the game, but they weren’t able to play prevent defence for 30 minutes without allowing Canada to generate a bevy of scoring chances. [Suzuki Will Play For Gold]
With the semifinals in the books, we now know that three Habs players will be in contention for medals, with Suzuki guaranteed to bring home silver. Team Canada will face the United States in the gold medal game on Sunday, while Oliver Kapanen and Finland will face Slafkovsky and Slovakia in the bronze medal game on Saturday afternoon. [Three Canadiens Players In Olympic Medal Contention]
Suzuki continues to receive praise from some of the best NHLers in league history.
“[Nick Suzuki] is probably the most underrated two-way player in the league…” – HOF Mark Messier on @CBCOlympics after @TeamCanada win over Czechia. @CanadiensMTL
— Julie Stewart-Binks (@JSB_TV) February 20, 2026
Full interview @cbcsports ➡️ https://t.co/bkwc7SDpSo #MilanoCortina2026 pic.twitter.com/MjpdQeNRMU
Alex Carrier is going to be a father!
Alexandre Carrier will be joining growing list of Canadiens players who are fathers #Habs pic.twitter.com/xAePsR7XKS
— Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) February 21, 2026
The Habs took to the outdoors on Friday, practicing in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in front of a very excited group of locals.
Comme dans l'temps
— Canadiens MontrĂ©al (@CanadiensMTL) February 20, 2026
The good ol' hockey game#GoHabsGo | @CHCFondation pic.twitter.com/ThkAVFMs0U
Sportsnaut Network
Team USA is playing for gold on Sunday. New Jersey Devils superstar Jack Hughes was a major factor in reaching the championship round. USA faced Simon Nemec and Team Slovakia on Friday after Canada already eliminated Finland to advance to the championship round. [New Jersey Devils]
Washington Capitals stars Tom Wilson and Logan Thompson will get a chance at Olympic Gold. This comes as Team Canada rallied once again to beat Finland 3-2 in the semifinals on Friday. [Washington Capitals]
The Boston Bruins are looking to bolster the blue line with a right-shot defenseman; do they commit premium assets to make the move? [Boston Bruins]
