Danault will join his family soon, after taking the ice for the Montreal Canadiens against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; NESN, TSN2, RDS) for his first game with Montreal after he was traded from the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. And, as he injected in English into an answer in French, "Nothing better than TD Garden."

The Bruins are 1-2-1 during their five-game homestand and will have three days off for the holiday break after Tuesday.

Jacob Fowler made 31 saves for his fourth NHL start for his first shutout and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Saturday night to open a home-and-home set. The teams will meet again Sunday night in Pittsburgh.

MONTREAL -- Jacob Fowler made 31 saves for his first NHL shutout, and the Montreal Canadiens sent the Pittsburgh Penguins to their eighth straight loss, 4-0 at Bell Centre on Saturday.

The legendary Sidney Crosby is turning in yet another brilliant campaign, and he tops our NHL props for Sunday. Free NHL player prop picks for December 21, 2025.

Canadiens' goaltender Jacob Fowler played Sidney Crosby and the Penguins in his NHL debut, marking a special moment for the rookie.

The Montreal Canadiens are entering a pivotal stretch in their roster retooling after making the playoffs last season with one of the youngest rosters in the NHL. Montreal’s defense corps has grown crowded, especially given that two prospects with high ...

Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s franchise scoring record and Rickard Rakell had the deciding goal in the shootout as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Sunday night to snap an eight-game losing streak.

Rookie phenom Ivan Demidov has recorded a helper in five consecutive games, finding some serious chemistry on the second line alongside Juraj Slafkovsky and fellow rookie Oliver Kapanen. Additionally, both he and Suzuki are on the team's top power-play unit, which has operated at an impressive 25.6% clip, good for fifth in the league.

Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes brought Phillip Danault back to Montreal last Friday night in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings, giving up a second-round pick at next year’s NHL Draft. Was it a smart move?