Following the Montreal Canadiens’ 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres, head coach Martin St. Louis sent a sincere comment to the players.

Morgan Rielly scored the winner in the third period and added an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in the first game of the post-Mitch Marner era Wednesday.

Canadians at The Athletic told us that communities nationwide are setting aside hockey rivalries and old Expos wounds to back the Jays.

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.

The Montreal Canadiens had a disappointing start to their season, losing their first game of the 2025-26 NHL season to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-2, at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to open the 2025-26 regular season against their arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.

The Canadiens see Hutson as the cornerstone of their defense after his 66-point rookie season and his first playoff appearance with the franchise last year. For his part, Hutson said he prefers to leave the details and negotiations in the hands of his agents. “My agents have a job to do, and I’ve got mine — just to play,” Hutson said.

We have three games on the docket in the NHL for Wednesday night, with a betting opportunity or two in each of them. The Detroit Red Wings visit the Buffalo Sab

Now, Primeau has made a positive impact in his first appearance with the Maple Leafs. Primeau made his Maple Leafs debut in their Oct. 14 matchup against the Nashville Predators.