Canadiens rookie defenceman Lane Hutson has blossomed into one of the top offensive defencemen in the NHL. He has already become the team’s number-one defenceman and power play quarterback.

Alex Newhook’s deflection broke a tie midway through the third period and unbeaten rookie Jakub Dobes made 32 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1.

About the Guhle Contract... When the soon-to-be 23 year old blueliner saw that Artturi Lehkonen was about to take off and get a breakaway against rookie netminder Jakub Dobes, he not only caught up to him,

The pairing of Hutson and Matheson goes against hockey's convetional wisdom, but Martin St. Louis is not a conventional coach.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal, which has won eight of its last 10.

Don't look now but the Montreal Canadiens are in a Wildcard spot, and they are chugging along like a well-oiled machine.

They made life difficult for themselves, but at the end of the day, the Canadiens are one of the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference.

Lane Hutson also had a goal and two assists, Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist, and Kaiden Guhle and Kirby Dach also scored for Montreal. Sam Montembeault stopped 16 shots to help the Canadiens win for the fifth time in six games and eighth in their ...

This game didn’t get off to a great start for the Canucks. First, Jonathan Lekkerimäki got laid out in open ice by Kaiden Guhle, then seconds later, Cole Caufield ripped home his 22nd goal of the season to make it 1-0 Canadiens early on.

Nick Suzuki's power-play goal 48 seconds into overtime gave the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Monday.

J.T. Miller (2), Jonathan Lekkerimäki, and Jake DeBrusk scored for Vancouver. Cole Caufield, Kaiden Guhle, Kirby Dach, Lane Hutson, and Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens. Kevin Lankinen made ...