Armia is a UFA after this season. Martin St. Louis has talked about his resurgence. How he is a key contributor. Well, the Canadiens need to start negotiating with him or there’s always a risk ...

The Canadiens will have cap space, and there's a player who has recently shown interest in joining Montreal via free agency.

Armia scored an empty-net goal in Thursday's 3-1 win over Dallas. He finished with two shots on net, one block and eight hits. Montreal got goals from three of its lines in winning for the fifth time in the last six games.

Also in this week's notebook, Lane Hutson's self-evaluation, the second line's emergence and an update on an under-the-radar prospect.

MONTREAL -- The 4 Nations Face-Off starts three weeks from Wednesday in Montreal, but the rivalry between Sweden and Finland is already heating up. Just ask Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine, who will represent Finland on his home rink at Bell Centre in Montreal.

The Montreal Canadiens will be without one of their ... He's been fostering solid chemistry with frequent linemates Jake Evans and Joel Armia, leaving Montreal fans excited to see what the ...

Jakub Dobes made 32 saves and Alex Newhook scored a go-ahead goal midway through the third period to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 road win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday.

Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2.

MONTREAL (AP) — Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night. Evans finished a feed from Joel Armia to ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night. Evans finished a feed from Joel Armia to ...

The Montreal Canadiens remain in a playoff spot, and it appears that their draft strategy could be changing. Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports joined Steve Kouleas and Martin Biron on S