The Canadiens should bet on this early-season heater by adding a defenseman like Rasmus Andersson before the NHL trade deadline.

The Canadiens have achieved the start they desired through five games, but that is less about their record than it is how they got there.

With the Canadiens, his bare face was split open on Nov. 1, 1959, by a shot from Rangers’ Andy Bathgate. While he was stitched in the Madison Square Garden clinic, the game paused, Plante told Canadiens coach Toe Blake that he’d return only if he wore the fiberglass mask he’d been experimenting with in practice.

Canadiens' Cole Caufield breaks NHL record that had been set by Senators' Frank Finnigan from 1923-37 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Before Cole Caufield came around, this NHL record had stood for nearly a century.

Coming off a late surge to reach the playoffs last spring, the Montreal Canadiens entered this season looking to take a step forward with their young core.

Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson makes the Team USA argument for teammate Cole Caufield after another overtime goal.

Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes were signed to contract extensions Tuesday morning, and their work was endorsed by their fans Tuesday night.

Some Oilers fans wonder if their club might poach a star from a struggling team. Meanwhile, some Canadiens fans ponder the futures of Brendan Gallagher and Jayden Struble.