Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories and content you may have missed on Monday.
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Three of Juraj Slafkowski's goals on Sunday night came on the power play, but it was really Montreal's work at 5v5 that should be considered the most encouraging aspect of the win. The Habs swept the Tampa Bay Lightning, and by a wide margin. [Canadiens Playoff Analysis: The Key Statistic From Game One Win]
Slafkowski praised head coach Martin St-Louis for his wise use of timeouts against the Lightning. Rather than wait for another opportunity, or lose it on the time clock, St.-Louis decided to call a timeout at the beginning of overtime, which immediately led to Slafkowski's game-winning goal.
Juraj "The Wolf" Slafkowski...OT Hero and TNT Postgame Interview 🔥🐺 pic.twitter.com/hfn2XCWV0l
- NHLonTNT (@NHL_On_TNT) 20 April 2026
He also noted that Canadiens work as a pack, with each player leading the hunt in the same direction.
Juraj Slafkowski on Habs wolf hat after win:
"Wolves attack together as a big pack and we try to be like that." pic.twitter.com/d0bJQnJf0I
- /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) 20 April 2026
Speaking of Slafkovsky, despite excellent work on the powerplay, he was clearly the team's best player at 5v5. He had more individual high-danger scoring chances at 5v5 (three) than the entire Tampa Bay Lightning lineup (one).
NHL Game Score Impact Card for Montreal Canadiens on 2026-04-19: pic.twitter.com/7Quxe29znP
- hockeystatcards (@hockeystatcards) 20 April 2026
The excitement in practice following the 4-3 overtime win against the Bolts was impeccable.
Above all, don't change Juraj! 😆 pic.twitter.com/8HAt7kCgjR
- TVA Sports (@TVASports) 20 April 2026
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At least by the unpopular demand of fans and media, the 2026 NHL Draft is once again decentralized. The New Jersey Devils retained their first-round selection all year, and have a chance to have an early-round pick. [New Jersey Devils]
It looks like the second verse will be the same as the first verse for the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
It was a successful season for the San Jose Sharks. They improved by 34 points, from 52 to 86 points, and were on top of the playoff race by the final week of the regular season. They established without a doubt that they have a franchise player in Maclin Celebrini. He saw a lot of growth from Will Smith and Sam Dickinson and other young stars like Colin Graf and Michael Misa. [San Jose Sharks]
