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Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories and content you may have missed on Friday.

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With Game One of the first-round series between the Habs and Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, we continue our in-depth series previews, including a comparison of their respective special teams. [Playoff Preview: Canadiens Vs. Lightning Special Teams]

We also evaluated some X-factors coming into the series, including the importance of finding open space for Nick Suzuki and the rest of the first line. The Canadiens score a lot of goals, but if Tampa Bay’s shutdown line finds its rhythm, things will quickly turn sour for Montreal. [Playoff Preview: Canadiens Vs. Lightning Top X Factors]

ICYMI: There is no doubt, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been the better team at 5v5 this season. However, when the numbers between Montreal and the Lightning are evaluated against each other in their four games, the discrepancy is less noticeable, with the Canadiens managing to control more shots than the Bolts. [Playoff Preview: Canadiens Vs. Lightning Head-To-Head]

Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki is now officially a father! The 26-year-old player did not practice on Thursday in support of his wife Caitlin. They welcomed a daughter, Maya, into the world.

Prospect Alexis Cournoyer will be playing for one of the best NCAA teams next year. The 20-year-old netminder has utilized the transfer portal, and will be attending games for the Wisconsin Badgers, the team that lost to the Denver Pioneers in the national championship.

Cornell freshman Alexis Cournoyer (MTL 5th Round), the ECAC’s Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year, has signed with Wisconsin.

– Brad Elliot Schlosman (@SchlosmanGF) 17 April 2026

I promise you that anything written by Michael Farber will be worth your time.

There is no team-town connection in Canada like Les Canadiens and Montreal, especially during the playoffs.

“It smells like a cup.”

This is fans’ favorite expression when playoff time comes @michaelfarber3 Explains how there’s something in the air: https://t.co/kYUYJTGCPc pic.twitter.com/bDNBOKAVgj

– TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) 17 April 2026

NHL 26 ran a simulation ahead of the 2026 NHL playoffs and the Montreal Canadiens came out on top. To be honest, it means very little historically. For the most part, the teams selected by EA Sports struggle in the playoffs.

Sim has spoken 🔮

Yours #NHL26 Playoff Simulation Stanley Cup Champions:
@CanadiensMTL 🏆 pic.twitter.com/riaefS08hQ

– EA Sports NHL (@EASPORTSNHL) 17 April 2026

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New Jersey Devils win general manager free agent frenzy. Sunny Mehta was named Devils GM on Thursday evening. Mehta, an analytical guru, will bring a fresh perspective to the position left by former GM Tom Fitzgerald. Said approach begins immediately. The Devils have a long list of things to address ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft and free agent frenzy. So, where does he start? [New Jersey Devils]

San Jose Sharks phenom Maclin Celebrini recently concluded a season where he broke the franchise’s single-season points record and reached milestones that were only achieved by the all-time greats. With this, he can break some new records with his next contract. [San Jose Sharks]

As the Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators face each other on Saturday to open the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they will do so after battling similar adversity in the regular season. [Carolina Hurricanes]

Mark has been covering the Habs for over a decade. He previously worked for the Journal Metro, The Athletic, The… More about Mark Dumont

在沒有明星後衛盧卡·東契奇和奧斯汀·裡維斯的情況下，洛杉磯湖人隊面臨著在 NBA 季後賽中贏得系列賽的艱鉅任務。休士頓火箭隊是一支運動型、長型球隊，給湖人隊帶來了麻煩。在對陣火箭隊第一場比賽前一周的訓練中，主教練 JJ 雷迪克強調這需要全員全力以赴。這就提出了一個問題，湖人隊在這個系列賽中的X因素是誰？

至於誰需要有一個強大的系列賽才能讓湖人隊擊敗火箭隊，有幾個選項可供選擇。湖人隊 X 因素的一個明顯選擇是德安德烈艾頓。每當艾頓發揮出色時，湖人隊往往會表現出色。在本週的訓練中，雷迪克強調了當艾頓在場上積極投入時，球隊的上限會提高多少。

另一個明顯的選擇是盧克·肯納德。肯納德最終可以說是交易截止日期前的搶手貨，因為他對湖人隊的影響很大。隨著東契奇和李維斯缺陣，肯納德開始擔任先發控球後衛，並成為得分和組織進攻的雙重威脅。

但進入湖人隊季後賽首輪系列賽的最重要的X因素是一個最初並沒有被預期會產生重大影響的人。那個球員就是布朗尼詹姆斯。

布朗尼詹姆斯是湖人隊對陣火箭隊的 X 因素

布朗尼詹姆斯也受益於東契奇和李維斯缺陣後上場時間的增加。在雷迪克安排他進入輪換陣容的比賽中，他看起來完全是 NBA 球員。在例行賽結束時，雷迪克明確表示，他設想季後賽採用九人輪換陣容。在本週的媒體採訪中，詹姆斯是訓練後發表演說的九名球員之一。

作為 2024 年 NBA 選秀大會的第 55 順位新秀，詹姆斯自那時以來已經取得了長足的進步。由於他的父親是誰，他不得不面對不斷的負面和轟炸，他已經低下頭，投入工作，現在已經在湖人隊的季後賽輪換陣容中贏得了一席之地。

他在火箭隊的對手可能是二年級球員里德謝潑德。謝潑德的職業生涯已經過去了一年，儘管有些起起落落。他在系列賽中場均得到職業生涯最高的 13.5 分，三分球命中率為 39.4%。

謝潑德是火箭隊的X因素，阻止他打出大系列賽的任務將落在詹姆斯身上。詹姆斯的強項之一就是防守。他在防守端帶來了頑強的身體對抗。本賽季早些時候，詹姆斯對達維恩米切爾的球壓是擊敗邁阿密熱火隊的關鍵。

然後在進攻端，詹姆斯只需要做他最擅長的事情，那就是保持球的移動並幫助隊友創造輕鬆得分的機會。然後在空位三分球命中時投進。這是他本季在南灣發展聯盟中完美發揮的角色。

現在顯然G聯賽和NBA季後賽的競爭水平是兩個完全不同的平流層。但這與詹姆斯在常規賽末期取得成功的角色是一樣的。

湖人隊遭遇三連敗，需要一場勝利才能保持西部積分榜的領先地位，詹姆斯三分球3投2中拿下10分和3次助攻，客場戰勝勇士隊。

在例行賽的最後一場比賽中，湖人隊還需要一場勝利才能晉級三號種子，詹姆斯三分球4投3中得到11分和4次助攻。

這就是湖人隊需要詹姆斯的表現，以便在人手短缺的情況下在這個系列賽中獲得機會。他已經準備好迎接挑戰。

「他必須做好準備。」雷迪克在本週的訓練中說。 「我認為布朗尼進步了很多，我們信任他。我相信他的投籃能力，因為他過去兩年在發展聯盟的投籃表現非常好……他在持球和無球時的身體定位方面在防守上都有了很大的進步，然後我們希望他繼續發展成為一名破壞性防守者。”

MIAMI – As Miami Heat star Tyler Herro returned from a rib injury in a 128-97 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday after missing 15 straight games, the team was the healthiest it has been, arguably, all season. As the Heat look to maximize their full roster to their potential with 25 games left in the season ahead of Saturday’s showdown against the Memphis Grizzlies, head coach Erik Spoelstra talks depth.

It has been a recurring trend that Miami’s injury report would be full of issues, with Herro at the forefront as he has missed 45 of the 57 games played so far. But after a much-needed All-Star break, the team dominated with a healthy roster, possibly displaying winning ways from the beginning of the season.

Despite the myriad of injuries, Spoelstra has touted the team’s depth, and even though it’s only one game, he said Friday’s win had a different feeling.

“I have a lot of positive feelings about our team and our depth, we’ve used it all season,” Spoelstra told ClutchPoints before Saturday’s game. “We’ve used it when guys have been out, and last night was an example of that when we had our full roster, you could feel the depth. You could feel the level of talent, you know, that we have on the roster. It’s just one game, but we have to keep building and stacking up. I have no problem with our guys feeling great about the game after the break, and now we have another one that’s behind us. And we want to build some continuity.”

Erik Spoelstra was asked if last night was a glimpse of how he envisioned the team going into the season because it was the healthiest he has ever played.

“You can feel the level of talent that we have on our roster, it’s just one game, but we have to keep developing…” #HeatNation pic.twitter.com/4SKbWumWJs

– Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) 21 February 2026

Tyler Herro puts the spotlight on the Heat’s “legitimate” strength

With the return of the Heat’s star in Herro, it has given the team a chance to see which rotations work and which don’t, although there is still work to be done. Especially when it comes to Herro and Norman Powell, and when Herro came off the bench in his first game, the two only played three minutes together.

Still, others, such as Kel’El Ware, Kaspars Jaksionis, Jaime Jacquez Jr., Pelle Larsson, and others benefited from a healthy roster. Spoelstra even talked about how Miami has “legit depth” after the win.

“We have legitimate depth, we’ve been talking about it all year,” Spoelstra said after Friday’s win over the Hawks. “But when you have players out, the depth is used to fill players out and fill some gaps. But when we have everyone available, we look a lot different. It’s a game, but it’s something we’ve felt about our team for a while. We have our guys available right now.”

There’s no doubt that helps someone like captain Bam Adebayo, who was carrying more weight than usual due to the uncertainty over who would or would not be available.

“You love a team that has that much depth,” Adebayo said after recording 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists in Atlanta. “Because now you have different guys that can step up at any time. And throughout the rest of the season and going into the playoffs, you’re going to need that.”

Although Davion Mitchell and Nikola Jovic are out for Saturday, the team’s health is headed in the right direction.

At any rate, Miami looks to win out as the team is 30-27, eighth in the Eastern Conference, before Saturday’s home game against the Grizzlies.

《Madden 26》新遊戲更新已於 2 月份推出，增加了新的 X-Factor 玩家等。該更新還解決了遊戲玩法、特許經營和演示方面的問題。此外，更新還添加和刪除了一些 Superstar X-Factor 球員。事不宜遲，讓我們直接進入這些補丁說明。

《Madden》2 月 26 日標題更新補丁說明 – 完整改進列表

德雷克·梅耶 (Drake Maye) 在明天的比賽中獲得超級巨星 X 因素能力 #Madden26 標題更新！@愛國者隊 | @德雷克梅耶2 pic.twitter.com/zSuE16jOkJ

—《Madden NFL 26》（@EAMaddenNFL） 2026 年 2 月 3 日

遊戲玩法

• 修復了儘管有爭奪通道可用，人工智能四分衛偶爾也會出界的問題

特許經營

• 修復了四分衛進步可能會在賽季結束時遭受意外回歸打擊的問題，主要影響年輕的四分衛

推介會

• 修復了在 Switch 2 上觀看即時重播時偶爾出現的問題
• 解決了完成每週回顧後原聲帶音樂無法恢復的問題

《Madden 26》中的所有新 X-Factor 和超級巨星玩家

新 X 因素玩家

• 克里斯蒂安·岡薩雷斯 |愛國者隊，CB
  • X因素：全民覆蓋
  • 雜技演員
  • 領先一步
  • 短途KO
• 德雷克·梅耶 |愛國者隊，四分衛
  • X因素：專業讀物
  • 無所畏懼
  • 遠程神槍手
  • 邊線神槍手
• 馬特·斯塔福德|公羊隊，四分衛
  • X 因素：點
  • 放樣神射手
  • 遠程神槍手
  • 無視神眼
  • 設置腳引線
• 特雷·麥克布萊德 |紅雀隊，TE
  • X因素：YAC'Em Up
  • 深入精英
  • 中外精英
  • 精英短缺

新的超級巨星球員

• 安德魯·托馬斯 |巨人隊，LT
  • 通行證保護器
  • 威脅探測器
• 凱萊布·威廉姆斯 |熊隊，四分衛
  • 敏捷擴展器
  • 勇敢的擾頻器
• 卡姆·利特爾 |美洲虎隊，K
• 考特蘭·薩頓 |西澳野馬隊
  • 中外精英
  • 短路精英
• 迪昂·道金斯 |比爾，LT
  • 騙我一次
  • 運行保護器
• 喬治·皮肯斯 |西部牛仔隊
  • 雜技演員
  • 深精英
  • 中外精英
• 房祖名喇叭|黑豹隊，CB
• 瑞恩·凱利 |維京人隊，中鋒
• 扎克·艾倫 | DT 野馬隊

以下球員不再被指定為 X 因素：

• 德克斯特·勞倫斯 |巨人隊，DT
• 傑登·丹尼爾斯 |指揮官、四分衛
• 喬·米克森 |德克薩斯人，HB
• 醬加德納|小馬隊，CB

以下球員不再被指定為超級明星：

• 亞倫·瓊斯 |維京人，HB
• 安德魯·範·金克爾 |維京人，OLB
• 布蘭登謝爾夫|退休，RG
• CJ 斯特勞德 |德克薩斯人，四分衛
• 克里斯·戈德溫 |海盜隊，WR
• 傑克·弗格森 |牛仔隊，TE
• 賈斯汀·西蒙斯 |自由球員，S
• 肯尼·克拉克 |牛仔隊，DT
• 拉德·麥康基 |充電器、WR
• 賈里烏斯·斯尼德泰坦，CB

總的來說，這包括我們所知道的有關 Madden 2 月 26 日標題更新補丁說明的所有信息。此外，請隨時查看我們的一些《Madden 26》傳球、接球和踢球指南。

最後，如需了解更多遊戲和 NFL 新聞，請訪問 ClutchPoints。此外，請訂閱我們自己的遊戲通訊以獲取更多每周信息。