VAN@MTL: What you need to know
After suffering their first regulation loss of the year, the Canadiens will be looking to rebound against the Canucks to kick off a busy week by Matt Cudzinowski @CanadiensMTL / canadiens.com
MONTREAL - The Canadiens open a back-to-back set against the Canucks on Monday night at the Bell Centre.
Here s what you need to know heading into the game:
Looking back
The Canadiens are coming off their first regulation loss of the season when they were blanked 2-0 by the Calgary Flames on Saturday night at the Bell Centre. Claude Julien s squad saw their three-game winning streak come to an end. Their seven-game point streak to start the year is also a thing of the past as well. Johnny Gaudreau s first-period power play goal proved to be the game-winner, while Mikael Backlund added an emp
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What Canadiens signing Corey Perry says about team’s depth in 2021
Sportsnet s NHL insider Elliotte Friedman joins the hosts of Writers Bloc to discuss the recent signing of Corey Perry to the Montreal Canadiens, and where the veteran winger could end up slotting into the Habs lineup. | December 28, 2020, 2:20 PM
December 28, 2020, 2:20 PM
MONTREAL You have to think Corey Perry could’ve taken a smidgen more than the league minimum to play just about anywhere. Coming off a run to the Stanley Cup Final with the Dallas Stars, over which he scored five goals and nine points in 27 games and fully lived up to his reputation of being about as fun to face as a mallet with blades, few teams would blink at bringing in a six-foot-three Cup winner with over 1000 games of experience as a depth option.