The player who arguably may bring back the biggest return for the Montreal Canadiens at the NHL Trade Deadline is defenseman Mike Matheson.

Canadiens rookie defenceman Lane Hutson has blossomed into one of the top offensive defencemen in the NHL. He has already become the team’s number-one defenceman and power play quarterback.

Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen has two years left on his contract at a $5.1 million cap hit, and he wouldn’t come cheap. If the Flyers were to move him, they could be looking for a young, NHL player or an intriguing prospect.

Inexplicable! Improbable! Disconcerting! What the Canadiens – who were languishing in the basement – are currently accomplishing could not have been foreseen. Going from the worst team in the league on November 25 (32nd in the standings) to the best team in the league for the past month is something.

Alex Newhook’s deflection broke a tie midway through the third period and unbeaten rookie Jakub Dobes made 32 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1.

The Montreal Canadiens have found a gem in Lane Hutson, and locking him down as soon as possible may quickly become priority Number 1 going into the offseason.

Martin St. Louis has always said developing Caufield's all-around game would be his priority. That approach is paying off now.

Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

Here are two early landing spots for Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson as the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline comes into focus.

Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal, which has won eight of its last 10.

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson is leading all rookie defensemen in scoring, and is eligible to sign a contract extension after July 1st.

Game Preview, 1/16: Utah Hockey Club vs. New York Rangers WHEN: 7:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Delta Center - Salt Lake City, Utah TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, NashCast, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL Sports Zone 97.5 FM, NHL App