To win in the NHL, you need a good center line. Right now, there’s only one long-term certainty: Nick Suzuki is there. He’s the team’s first center and unless a better center comes along to replace him,

The recent winning streak of the Montreal Canadiens will inevitably force general manager Kent Hughes to change his plans.

Another indication that a trade is possible is that there are no discussions between the forward's camp and the Montreal Canadiens, per La Presse journalist Richard Labbé. Is Kent Hughes focusing all his efforts on Jake Evans rather than Christian Dvorak?

The Montreal Canadiens entered Saturday's game against the Atlantic Division opponent Buffalo Sabres riding a season-high three game winning streak and hoping to make it four.

Canadiens: The Forgotten Pending UFA As we get nearer to the March 7 trade deadline, there will be a lot of chatter about pending unrestricted free agents. There’s already been a lot said and written about Jake Evans, Joel Armia, and David Savard. Very little has been written about Christian Dvorak, however.

Mike Matheson scored at 1:21 of overtime to lift the surging Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.

When the Canadiens traded for Christian Dvorak, I thought it was a bad idea because of their talk of plugging him into the second-line center role. Dvorak can play the pivot but he’s a 3C. I argued that on social media and shows and it took a while for the team to realize that.

Jake Evans chose what was best for himself, and the Montreal Canadiens should be very thankful he did. Eric Engels shares his thoughts on an extension that neither side will regret.

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. Before facing the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night, the Montreal Canadiens had a 1 percent chance of making the playoffs, according to Dom Luszczyszyn’s daily playoff projections.

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed centre Jake Evans to a four-year contract extension on Tuesday. The deal, which kicks in next season and runs through 2028-29, will pay Evans an average annual value of US$2.85 million, for a total of $11.4 million.

Montreal beat Buffalo for its fourth straight win on Saturday to climb within three points of the playoffs. But what matters even more may be the solid play of the team's youngest players.

Cole Caufield scored his 29th goal of the season and the visiting Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday night.