Marc Dumont
Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Tuesday.
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Injured forward Kirby Dach made his long-awaited return to play on Tuesday, replacing Alex Texier on the first line, alongside Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. Texier missed the game due to a lower-body injury (day-to-day). [Canadiens Preview: Dach Returns, Dobes Set To Face Wild]
Even though the game versus the Minnesota Wild featured some of the worst officiating of the season, the Canadiens still managed to emerge with a 4-3 win. Once again, it was Caufield who scored the game-winning goal for the Habs, a fitting end to the game since Team USA general manager Bill Guerin, who snubbed Caufield when assembling his Olympic roster, had a perfect view of the American sniper’s 25th goal of the year. [Canadiens Highlights: No One Can Stop Cole Caufield]
The Canadiens couldn’t help themselves following yet another game-winning goal by Caufield. They hilariously tagged Team USA’s Twitter account while posting the exciting play.
.@usahockey pic.twitter.com/jUck62SBbY
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) January 21, 2026
To his credit, Eric Furlatt, the referee who made the terrible ghost call on Lane Hutson, did apologize once he had a chance to review his mistake.
Furlatt talking to Hutson after the intermission. You have to assume he apologized for the ghost call. https://t.co/tqkbHhnjQQ pic.twitter.com/0z68BMwjPt
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) January 21, 2026
Rookie Ivan Demidov enjoyed another solid outing. He could have had three points, if his teammates capitalized on some of the quality scoring chances he created.
Ivan Demidov tonight on playing in front of Habs fans at the Bell Centre:
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) January 21, 2026
“It’s amazing when you feel how fans support us. You try to play same way for them…It’s pretty good when we win at home.” pic.twitter.com/sCgNApgmeo
Few teams in the NHL can boast the type of scoring depth the Canadiens offer on a nightly basis.
Canadiens lead the NHL with five 40-point scorers#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/w9h7tLkjWY
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) January 20, 2026
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Dougie Hamilton is playing his best hockey this season for the New Jersey Devils in the last little stretch. Is now the time to pull the trigger on a Devils trade, or should they hold off?[New Jersey Devils]
The Vegas Golden Knights traded for a top-four defenceman. They acquired Rasmus Andersson from the Calgary Flames for Zach Whitecloud and two draft picks. This move isn’t unexpected— they’ve apparently been circling Andersson for months. However, the trade materialized very quickly. [Vegas Golden Knights]
If the hockey gods had their way, Monday night’s storyline should rightfully have been the return of Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers lineup after missing the first 47 games of the season after having surgery to repair a sports hernia and torn adductor. The Panthers wanted him at 100 percent before returning. [Florida Panthers]
