Montreal canadiens News

Fans in Montreal and Toronto, and in Canada, waiting for a first-round NHL playoff match-up between the Canadiens and Maple Leafs will have to wait a little longer. With Montreal's win over Toronto Saturday things are on hold.

The Ottawa Senators improved their record to 5-1-1 after handing the Montreal Canadiens their first loss since the opening night of the season, 5-1 at Scotiabank Place.

The 60th season of Hockey Night in Canada launched with a record-breaking average of 3.3 million viewers for last Saturday’s Toronto-Montreal game, making it the most watched regular-season Prime East game ever on the network. Did anyone say 'boycott'?

Right from the get-go this 2013 NHL season will be a sprint. The absence of 34 games will naturally make the 48 games each team plays, all in some 99 days, all the more meaningful and that could lead to surprises, in standings and in individual races.

With the NHL's collective bargaining agreement set to expire midnight Saturday, several players have reportedly made arrangements to join other teams - and in some cases, they'll be suiting up immediately.

For two hockey clubs considered flagship NHL franchises - can you still say that about the Leafs? - neither Toronto nor Montreal has done much this off-season to suggest a return to winning. Each added the ubiquitous 'depth' guys and that's about it.

It has been almost 19 years since a Canadian team last won the Stanley Cup. The Montreal Canadiens were the most recent Canadian team to bring Lord Stanley's trophy on Canadian soil. Why does this slump seem never ending?

Toronto - May 2, 1967 is a long time ago for anybody, but for fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs it must feel like an eternity. For that is the date of the last Stanley Cup win for the Leafs, the longest current drought in the NHL.

Montreal - A guy who's paid his dues in the NHL as a player, scout, asst. coach and asst.general manager, Marc Bergevin has been named the GM of the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens made the announcement on Wednesday, May 2.

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1 on April 7 as the each finished disappointing seasons. There was some spirit in the game but it was hardly a classic as both franchises head into the off-season with numerous question marks.