Canadiens beat Flyers for third straight win

The Canadiens had just returned from a long trip out west with a two-game winning streak. They faced the Flyers, who were still in the playoff hunt.
Here’s the line-up for both teams:Tonight’s lineup
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Lately, we’ve received confirmation that Kuwait, a tiny country in Western Asia, really isn’t very good at hockey.
The 57-0 scoreline was achieved by Thailand earlier this week at the IIHF Asia-Oceania World Championship.
Kuwait played another game in this tournament, this time against Uzbekistan.
Once again, the Kuwaitis were simply no match for the Central Asian country.
After just one period, it was already 17-0 in favor of the Uzbeks, and that was the last straw.
Kuwait decided

The Tampa Bay Lightning are trailing by three games in their first-round series against the Panthers. Julien BriseBois’ club must win four games in a row to stay alive.
Small order, eh?
The Lightning are going all out, sending Mikhail Sergachev to the rink. He was present during the warm-up period in Tampa Bay.Mikhail Sergachev is on the ice for warmups in TampaHe fractured his tibia and fibula on February 7th.
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With the regular season over and the U18 tournament underway, the hockey world is starting to talk more and more about the draft. Prospects are in their final moments to make their mark, and teams are starting to have their targets in mind.
Barring the most titanic turn of events, Macklin Celebrini will be the first to hear his name called… and then the suspense will begin.
For the Habs, we’ll find out on May 7 where the club will draft in the first round. That said, the club has a

With the Canadiens out of the current NHL playoffs, the focus in Montreal is increasingly on the draft.
Yesterday, the NHL confirmed that the draft lottery will take place on May 7.A date to circle on your calendarpic.twitter.com/6l8PsT3LCb
– DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) April 26, 2024Obviously, we expect Macklin Celebrini to be the first player drafted, but after him, things could get complicated. There doesn’t seem to be a clear second option, and the candidates are numerous.
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The summer of 2024 will already be the third in which Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton will be at the helm of the team. And in reality, we can expect it to be much like the first two: the club is likely to focus on the draft and be rather quiet on the free-agent market.
The big signings of the summer could well be Juraj Slafkovský and Kaiden Guhle… unless the club intends to go after a forward on the free-agent market (Steven Stamkos? Jonathan Marchessault?) to solidify its line-up.
Th

Someone must have put a curse on Juraj Slafkovsky!
After having to endure one of the most unfortunate sports articles of the past year in the Journal de Québec, where Jean-Nicolas Blanchet established that he was one of the four worst first-round picks of the last 50 years AFTER 50 career games (!!! ) ,here it is: according to 6 (!!!) NHL scouts and executives surveyed by Corey Pronman, Slaf is THE WORST first-round pick of the last ten years.
Everyone’s been talking about it ever

If there’s one series in the East we’re keeping a close eye on, it’s between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins.
The Montreal Canadiens’ two biggest rivals are once again facing off in the first round of this year’s playoffs.
We’re keeping a close eye on how this series develops, as we’re hoping (for the most part) to see the Maple Leafs get knocked out in the first round again by the Bruins.
So far, so good, with Boston currently leading the

The National Hockey League series that has provided us with the best spectacle since the start of the playoffs is clearly the one pitting the Colorado Avalanche against the Winnipeg Jets.
We’ve known for a long time that this series was going to offer us some top-notch offensive play, and that we should be prepared not to blink or go to the bathroom during this series.
To give you an idea, a total of 28 goals have been scored so far by both teams in just three games.
Obviously, it’s

The National Hockey League playoffs are always a great spectacle, especially in the first round, when there are eight series to watch.
Once again this year, the show is on the road, but there are far more one-way series than we’ve been used to in recent years.
In fact, especially in the Eastern Conference, there seem to be big gaps between the competing teams in three of the four series.
To see three out of four series come to within a game of each other, when only three games have been p

Last night, the National Hockey League featured four crucial playoff games, with four Game #3s in four different series.
Game #3 of a series always represents a very important pivotal game that generally describes how the rest of the series will unfold.
Here, then, is a review of those four games.
Avalanche explode with five third-period goals
Probably the best series in the NHL so far is the one between the Winnipeg Jets and the Colorado Avalanche.
Yesterday was the third game of the series an

It’s rare that we talk to you about football here, but this story deserves a lot of attention. Thursday night was the first round of the NFL draft, and several quarterbacks were selected. The Minnesota Vikings drafted J.J. McCarthy with the 10th overall pick.
During an interview later in the evening, McCarthy seemed to be disturbed. He was getting a call on his phone, except it wasn’t from just anyone.Getting a call from @WayneGretzky?@jjmccarthy09 is going to fit right in here in M

The Senators’ season fell short of expectations. They fired their head coach, D.J. Smith, in December and temporarily replaced him with Jacques Martin. The strategy didn’t change much in Ottawa, and the team finished 26th overall in the NHL standings.
Ottawa must therefore find a new head coach this summer, and it seems that one candidate is already on the radar. Elliotte Friedman revealed on his 32 Thoughts podcast on Friday that the Senators are in discussions with Craig Berube.El

Since the start of the playoffs, thousands of Maple Leafs fans have been gathering to watch their favorite team play outdoors. So far, so good, and there don’t seem to have been any outbursts.
In Vancouver, no rallies have yet been organized by the city for the first two playoff games. The team was starting off with two home games, which may explain the absence of a rally.
The problem is, there still isn’t one on Friday night, when the Canucks play in Nashville. Vancouver Mayor Ken

Right now, the Coyotes players and staff are in a period of adjustment.
They arrived in Salt Lake City earlier this week, and can finally think about the next step.
The players seem excited about what’s to come, by the way.
Having been so well received by the new fans in Salt Lake City, it certainly helps morale.
It must have been difficult for the players to play in a 5,000-seat amphitheatre that was never full…
And to be loved like that must be pretty special.One player (whose id

Kent Hughes and the Habs management team are gearing up for the upcoming draft.
They’re currently at the World Under-18 Championship, spotting the best talent for the 2024 draft…
And that’s important, because the Habs will still have a chance to get a good draft pick this year.
Yesterday, Vincent Lecavalier, Kent Hughes, Martin Lapointe and Nick Bobrov were spotted in the stands watching Canada’s game against Sweden.
They had the opportunity to see Tij Iginla in action,

Since leaving the Habs, Jeff Petry hasn’t been the good defenseman he was in Montreal.
He’s slowing down considerably, and it’s showing in his stats.This season, in a Red Wings uniform, Petry collected three goals and 24 points in 73 games… A performance that leaves something to be desired when you consider that he has a predominantly offensive style.
He’s nearing the end of his career, with one year remaining on his current contract.
That said, at 36, Petry still

The situation surrounding William Nylander is strange.
Why is it strange?
Because he’s been able to play in all 82 of his team’s games this season… But we’ve yet to see him in any of the three games of the Leafs vs Bruins series, as he’s absent.
Obviously, he’s a big part of the Toronto team, and that’s why everyone’s trying to find out what’s bothering him.
The media tried to get some answers out of him after the team’s practice toda

Mike Matheson scored 62 points for the Canadiens this season. It’s a season worthy of the Canadiens’ greatest defensemen of the past few decades, let’s face it.
He’s not a perfect defender, and defensively, it’s not easy. But the positives he brings to the table far outweigh the negatives.
On this subject, Arpon Basu (The Athletic) has written a piece in which he mentions that the main player is aware of the fans’ criticism of him and that it’s getting

Two years ago (2021-2022), the Canadiens recalled just about everyone they could for the holiday season. Remember when COVID-19 hit Dominique Ducharme’s club?
Even Cam Hillis, who played for the Lions, got his chance.
The only forward to be overlooked was Jean-Sébastien Dea. The Quebec forward had a great season in Laval, but even so, he never got his chance at the NHL level that year. And he didn’t understand why, either.What was in it for them to just give me a little look,

Damn, I’m tired.
No, I’m not talking about the multiple injuries that constantly sideline Lassi Lappalainen every time he comes on and plays a few minutes in MLS.
The information comes directly from Laurent Courtois.Lassi and Sosa were not at training yesterday.
– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) April 26, 2024I’m outraged this morning by the front page of the Journal de Montréal. Not because it’s not good or because it’s clickbait, as the other guy would

At the next camp, the Habs will have a lot of center players fighting for a spot.
Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach, Alex Newhook, Jake Evans and Christian Dvorak, barring a change of plan (injury, transaction, etc.), are sure to make Martin St-Louis’ club.
To this, we’ll have to add the prospects who will grow (Owen Beck’s name, among many others, comes to mind) or the off-season additions. Sean Monahan, maybe… or maybe not?
But there’s one name that shouldn’t be dis

For about a week now, the NHL playoffs have been underway in the NHL. And while the hockey has been good, it hasn’t been the tightest series in history.
It is in the West (for the most part, at least)… but in the East?
Three teams have yet to taste victory and, if all goes wrong, may never win in the 2024 playoffs. And the Maple Leafs may have one win, but…
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All of which goes to show that the NHL should not increase the number of playoff teams. Imagine how m

The Islanders and Lightning found themselves in the same situation last night.
They were trying to bounce back after losing their first two games away from home in their respective series… But it didn’t work out.
Let’s see how it went:
After meeting in the 2023 Eastern Conference Final that featured four one-goal games and the sixth-longest game in postseason history, the @FlaPanthers and @Canes each moved within one win of advancing to the Second Round. #NHLStats: https://t.

There’s a lot going on in women’s hockey these days. Montreal’s LPHF team played to a packed house at the Bell Centre on April 20, and on Thursday night confirmed their playoff berth.
But now the organization’s presence has been taken to another level as three players made an appearance in the STAT daily final.
Marie-Philip Poulin, Ann-Marie Desbiens and Ann-Sophie Bettez appeared in the series that has replaced District 31 on Radio-Canada for the past two years.
A littl

The Penguins are in a rather uncomfortable situation. On the one hand, the veterans want to take advantage of their last moments together to win, but on the other, there aren’t many high-calibre prospects in the organization. It would be tempting for Kyle Dubas to clean house and split the team at zero.
Sidney Crosby’s future may well dictate the direction the organization takes. Remember that the Penguins captain will be spending the final year of his contract next year ($8.7 milli

The Penguins are in a rather uncomfortable situation. On the one hand, the veterans want to take advantage of their last moments together to win, but on the other, there aren’t many high-calibre prospects in the organization. It would be tempting for Kyle Dubas to clean the house and split the team at zero.
Sidney Crosby’s future may well dictate the direction the organization takes. Remember that the Penguins captain will be spending the final year of his contract next year ($8.7 m

Samuel Montembeault is coming off an eventful season. Initially part of a three-man rotation, his role grew after the deal that sent Jake Allen to the Devils.
Despite some tougher numbers at the end of the season, the goalkeeper made good progress, while being given greater responsibilities. He was tasked with facing the NHL’s top teams and did very well indeed.
After the conclusion of the season, he chose to rest this summer, rather than go to the World Hockey Championships. He will also

Samuel Montembeault is coming off an eventful season. Initially part of a three-man rotation, his role grew after the deal that sent Jake Allen to the Devils.
Despite some tougher numbers at the end of the season, the goalkeeper made good progress, while being given greater responsibilities. He was tasked with facing the NHL’s top teams and did very well indeed.
After the conclusion of the season, he chose to rest this summer, rather than go to the World Hockey Championships. He will also