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Bowen Byram and Ryan McLeod scored on consecutive power-play opportunities in reviving Buffalo’s anemic special-teams unit, and the Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series on Wednesday night.

CF Montreal booked their ticket to the quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship with a 5-0 rout of Alberta Premier League side Calgary Blizzard SC at Stade Saputo on Wednesday evening.

Montreal’s Nick Suzuki, Tampa Bay’s Anthony Cirelli and Colorado’s Brock Nelson are the finalists for this season’s Frank J. Selke Trophy, the NHL announced Wednesday.

Marie-Philip Poulin is no stranger to big goals, but never one this late.

Cole Caufield filled the net during the regular season. The Canadiens sniper bagged 51 goals — the first time the Original Six franchise has had a player reach the half-century mark in 36 years — as part of a campaign marked with memorable moments.

Montreal Canadiens forward Ivan Demidov, New York Islanders defenceman Matthew Schaefer, and Anaheim Ducks forward Beckett Sennecke are the finalists for the Calder Memorial Trophy, the league announced on Tuesday.

The Montreal Canadiens take on the Buffalo Sabres in what should be an exciting second-round matchup between a pair of high-scoring teams trying to establish themselves as Stanley Cup contenders.

The first-round series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning was very tight and, aside from possibly Game 6, neither team gave the other much space.

After one of the most tightly fought, evenly matched series in NHL playoffs history, it was the Montreal Canadiens that eeked out a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 to reach the second round.

Montreal is bracing for a defining night of hockey, and for many fans, Game 7 of the Canadiens’ playoff series is as much about ritual and memory as it is about the score.

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Noah Dobson is a game-time decision for Game 7 of their first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night.

Keera Melenhorst scored twice in the first half and the Ottawa Rapid rallied from an early 2-1 deficit to beat the visiting Calgary Wild 5-2 in Northern Super League action on Saturday.

Saba Lobjanidze scored a goal in each half and Atlanta United rallied to beat CF Montreal 3-1 on Saturday night.

It’s only right that the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning are headed to Game 7 in a first-round series defined by razor-thin margins.

Montreal’s Laura Stacey had the first hat trick in PWHL postseason history on Saturday, but Jincy Roese scored 4:30 into overtime and the Minnesota Frost beat the Victoire 5-4 in the opener of the best-of-five semifinal.