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Too bad, will he make it through waivers?

When was the last time anyone ever complimented refs on a good game? Was the reffing out of the ordinary? The sun will rise tomorrow, is also a reality, but not noteworthy A weak couple goals against not ref related and an old checker got beat to net flat footed in OT, Matheson-Guhle bad play didnt help neither.

Goofy take on the game. Losers love whining about refs.

Hughes 3a 33:19 38 seconds into game 1st shot, down 1-0, refs had absolutely nothing to do with. Was the 3rd goal also stoppable? #8 was on for all 4 goals against. Guhle seemed to make several poor plays. Great to see Dach play well 1g 4 shots Dobson 1a 25:05 3 shots 3 blocks 3 hits Pretty talented 3 stars. Kaprizov has 217 goals (in 376 games), behind Marian Gaborik’s 219 (in 502 games). Quinn Hughes has said he believes Faber can be a 20-goal scorer. And Faber is certainly on his way, with Monday’s goal giving him 13 on the season. It was the seventh goal Faber has scored in 24 games playing with Hughes, the former Norris Trophy winner. Hughes’ three assists Monday helped him reach 400 career assists in his 484th game, becoming the third fastest defenseman in league history to get to that milestone (Bobby Orr was the fastest at 437 games). Faber said the way Hughes plays the game impacts how much he can get involved offensively. Kirill Kaprizov nears franchise goals record, delivers OT win: Wild takeaways - The Athletic

Just 4minutes or so for Xhekaj.

Hab fans travel well, showed up in great numbers in Ottawa & in Buffalo, cant be great feeling for home players.

Habs Weekly: A Great Finish to January – HabsWorld.net ... Noah Dobson’s goal against Colorado gave him a double-digit goal total for the fifth straight season. There are only three other blueliners league-wide who also have at least 10 goals in five straight seasons, Cale Makar, Rasmus Dahlin, and Josh Morrissey. – Cole Caufield’s goal versus Vegas gave him a career-best six-game streak. That tied Max Domi (2019-20) and Max Pacioretty (2014-15) for Montreal’s longest goal streak in the last 30 years. Montreal Canadiens Organizational Players of January Perhaps the most impressive part of Engström’s game since returning from the NHL is that he seemingly reads the game in all three zones on a different level than most of his teammates. He’s up in the rush, but never out of position heading back to defend, and he’s the quickest guy to move the puck out of the zone. ... Just as the 2025 calendar year ended, Rasmus Bergqvist got his first assist of the season. The new year has started in a much better way with three assists in eight games. However, it is the defence that is Bergqvist’s bread and butter. It helps that he plays limited minutes on one of the top teams, and one of the top organizations in general, in the SHL, but his +6 rating over January is very good.

Bruins up 5-1 and lose 6-5, great to see.

Rookie goalie played very well. Habs & Hockey Talk - HabsWorld – World Wide Habs Fans Community Second Star: Jakub Dobes (38 shots, 36 saves, .947 save percentage, +3.5 GSAx) played one of his best games this year. He was solid in his last two victories against Vegas and Colorado, but this game, he was outstanding, particularly in the third period when the Sabres’ late attack had them at 3.2 xG, only to be stymied by Dobes.

Minton rookie of month, 2022 2nd round pick of Leafs, no longer with them.

The Atlantic racking up points.

Cant see Marty want 2 rookie goalies or 3 goalies again, unless Monty just sucks. Almost too bad Suzuki is so good on the PK, unless you play him 24 minutes a game. Hutson & Dobson seem to be meshing well. Nice to see Marty kinda trusts Kapanen on the PK, not sure exactly how well the rookie is faring stat-wise, seems doing OK? Canadiens’ big win over Sabres provides solutions to some nagging problems - The Athletic Clutch goalie Jakub Dobeš has not lost in regulation since Dec. 9. He made 36 saves against the Sabres and was just about the only reason the Canadiens entered the third period down only a goal. ... Over the Canadiens’ three-game win streak, Dobeš has a .931 save percentage and a 2.29 goals against average against three top-10 scoring teams in the NHL. It is starting to feel real. ... “I know Suzy could probably be one of our best penalty-killers if that’s his job,” St. Louis said. “You’re trying to divide the roles a little bit, and it allows you to manage ice time. ... but it was also an elite play by Dobson to find Caufield, something he does regularly. With Hutson and Dobson on the ice at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick, the Canadiens controlled the shot attempts 16-5, and the shots on goal 10-2, while earning 92.1 percent of the expected goals. In just over 165 minutes together at five-on-five this season, the Canadiens have outscored opponents 15-6

Or sick? Fowler played back to back nights, anyways i guess is good Fowler has good workload and played well in both games. Davidson dropped the gloves when Beck took big hit, took a beating and didnt return to game. Xhekaj 4 shots Engstrom producing. Another night, another OT hero for Laval ...Tyler Thorpe took Simoneau’s role on the third line, and Vincent Arseneau drew into the lineup. There were no changes to the defence corps. Jacob Fowler got the start once again, playing both games of the back-to-back situation. Minutes later, Jacob Fowler robbed Logan Shaw twice on a breakaway attempt after the Marlies caught Laval on a bad change. The Marlies were moving with speed, and Fowler was forced to make another big save.

Slafkovski 4 shots Matheson 18:00 2shots 3 blocks (and 1 costly turnover)

Good so far, sweet PP goal. Got a feeling Habs will get a penalty early 2nd period., even up call.

2-1 Rocket start 3rd period 3-2 OT win Fowler 2g 28 shots 1st star of game Engstrom 1g1a Laval Rocket @ Toronto Marlies Saturday, January 31, 2026 | TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League

Seeing more of Dobson & Hutson pairing wouldnt bother me any.

Seems Beck likely wont be an offensive threat at the pro level, just 3g in 28games now. Adam Engström ices the Crunch in overtime The lines stayed fairly consistent from Monday, with the only change to the forward core being Xavier Simoneau’s return. Florian Xhekaj went down to the fourth trio as Simoneau took his role on the third. Will Dineen was the odd man out. The defence core was shuffled around again with David Reinbacher out with injury. Josiah Didier moved up to the top line after a solid performance against Calgary on Monday. William Trudeau joined Nate Clurman on the second pairing, and Josh Jacobs slotted in for Ryan O’Rourke on the third pairing. Jacob Fowler got the start in net. Owen Beck, who had been showcasing his speed all night, drew a penalty shot with just over nine minutes to go in the frame. Beck got the Crunch’s Brandon Halverson down and out, but the goaltender read the move and stopped the shot. It marked the third breakaway attempt Beck had been stopped on in the opening 30 minutes.

Old brotherly duel, i vaguely remember them playing against each other at least once.

2-1 OT win Laval Rocket @ Syracuse Crunch Friday, January 30, 2026 | TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League Engstrom 1g(9) GWG 4 shots 1st star of game. Fowler 21shots 1g

Hage 3a 3 shots Mooney 1g1a / Mittlestadt 1a start of 3rd period Harris 1g (10) match-up this morning Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod at Salavat Yulaev Ufa 6:30 am Bogdan Konyushkov - 0pts 19:25 / Alexander Zharovsky - 0pts 17:56

10 Thoughts – Not-So Nordiques Pummeled in First Game at Bell Centre – HabsWorld.net 3rd Star – Montreal Defensive Corps Necas, MacKinnon, and Makar were kept completely off the scoresheet during Thursday’s contest, a feat few and far between during a historic Avalanche season. The defence played physically and kept pace with them, despite some abominable gaps left at times, but maintained the focused priority. The shutdown mission was clear, and they fulfilled that objective to the letter. No system was perfect, but I’m sure the coaching staff and defenders would have been happy to accept that they would get scored on but no offence would come from those three. Guhle and Matheson delivered huge blocks on kills and the rush, Carrier and Dobson scored massive goals, and Xhekaj was active in the neutral zone, ending plays before they developed. Hutson was, well, who else? Stats: 2 goals, 4 assists, +6 aggregate, 10 shots, 7 blocks, 5 hits

You dont like Dach's beard or something? Love the offense this season, FUN stuff, been so long since a roster not relying on goaltending to win.

Recall Engstrom! Sens and Philly have just beat Aves, so we maybe have better chance at a point or two today.