October 27, 2021 Kraken rout: Seattle topples Montreal 5-1 for first home win Without the pressure of three years of anticipation hanging over them, the Seattle Kraken felt free and loose going into the second home game in franchise history.
October 21, 2021 Kotkaniemi scores in Montreal return, Hurricanes win 4-1 Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored his first goal for Carolina in his return to Montreal, helping the Hurricanes beat the winless Canadiens 4-1 on Thursday night.
October 20, 2021 Rookie Dahlen scores twice, Sharks blank Canadiens 5-0 Rookie Jonathan Dahlen scored his first two goals in his second career game, and the San Jose Sharks blanked the Montreal Canadiens 5-0 on Tuesday night.
October 17, 2021 Lafreniere scores in return home, Rangers top Canadiens 3-1 Alexis Lafreniere snapped a third-period tie with a power-play goal in his first NHL game back home, and the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday night for their first victory under new coach Gerard Gallant.
October 14, 2021 Sabres, minus Eichel, open season with 5-1 rout of Canadiens Victor Olofsson and Anders Bjork scored 2:01 apart in the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres followed a tumultuous summer with a stunning season-opening 5-1 win over the injury-depleted Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
October 14, 2021 Nylander breaks 3rd-period tie, Leafs beat Canadiens 2-1 William Nylander broke a tie at 1:06 of the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Wednesday night in the opener for both teams.
October 11, 2021 NHL 2021-22 Atlantic Division preview: Lightning make strong case for three-peat The NHL 2021-22 season kicks off Tuesday with a full 82-game schedule set to run until April 29. This year, 32 teams, with the addition of the Seattle Kraken, will battle it out with the hopes of hoisting the coveted Stanley Cup in what will be the first regular season since the pandemic struck midseason in March 2020.
October 7, 2021 Canadiens' Carey Price enters assistance program, will miss start of season Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program on Thursday and will be away from the team at that time.
September 15, 2021 Blue Jackets fire assistant coach Sylvain Lefebvre, longtime NHL defenseman, for COVID-19 vaccine refusal With the ink barely dried on Sylvain Lefebvre’s new contract as the Columbus Blue Jackets assistant coach, the team announced Monday that he was relieved of his duties for his refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
July 13, 2021 Lightning players dent Stanley Cup at boat parade, trophy heads to Montreal for repairs Another championship in Tampa Bay, another boat parade, and another trophy fiasco.
