The Montreal Canadiens were in Calgary on Wednesday night, facing the Flames in the first of three Western Canadian games.

Bolduc gave the Canadiens a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 17:09 of the first period. He took a pass in the slot from Nick Suzuki and snapped a shot past Wolf. Suzuki extended his point streak to seven games (one goal, 10 assists).

In the 2023-24 season, he recorded 75 points (29 goals and 46 assists), while in the last campaign, he recorded 67 points (35 goals and 32 assists).

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

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The Montreal Canadiens visit the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 8:30 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+. Montreal claimed a 4-2 home victory over the Buffalo Sabres its last time out on Oct. 20.

The Canadiens are a young team, and trust is something that takes time to develop. Those two realities sometimes can't coexist.

Montreal prospect Florian Xhekaj’s response to being sent down shows the Canadiens exactly why his next call-up might not be far away.

MONTREAL -- Jakub Dobes made 30 saves, and the Montreal Canadiens held on for a 4-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres at Bell Centre on Monday. Juraj Slafkovsky, Lane Hutson, Jake Evans and Oliver Kapanen scored and Alex Newhook and Nick Suzuki each had two assists for Montreal (5-2-0), which has won five of its past six games.

It feels like the Montreal Canadiens are on the verge of something special, given the collection of high-end talents being mentored by coach Martin St. Louis.