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Fowler Makes 46 Saves as Canadiens Shut Out Blues 2–0

Updated: October 28, 2026, 7:52 a.m. EDT (Toronto) Jacob Fowler made an NHL career-high 46 saves as the Montreal Canadiens beat the St. Louis Blues 2–0 at Enterprise Center on Tuesday, October 27. Zachary Bolduc scored against his former team and Florian Xhekaj added his first NHL goal, according to NHL.com’s game report . Fowler stopped 24 shots in the third period, when St. Louis outshot Montreal 24–3. The shutout was his second of the season and his third in the NHL, extending his personal winning streak to six games. Bolduc opened the scoring at 8:37 of the second period, finishing a Mike Matheson pass with a one-timer from the right circle just after a Montreal power play expired. Xhekaj doubled the lead 2:17 into the third by redirecting Matheson’s shot. A video review confirmed the goal after officials checked for a high stick. Matheson assisted on both goals. The Canadiens improved to 7–3–2 with their third consecutive win and extended their point streak to five games. Jord...

Fowler Makes 33 Saves as Canadiens Beat Jets 2–1 in Heritage Classic

Updated: October 26, 2026, 9:59 a.m. EDT Jacob Fowler made 33 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Winnipeg Jets 2–1 in the NHL Heritage Classic at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg on Sunday, October 25. Defencemen Lane Hutson and Kaiden Guhle supplied Montreal’s goals in the second period, while Cole Caufield assisted on both, according to NHL.com’s game report . Hutson opened the scoring at 7:19 after a cross-slot pass from Noah Dobson. Guhle doubled the lead at 11:04 with a wrist shot through traffic. Isak Rosen brought Winnipeg within one at 15:24 of the third period, scoring his first goal of the season. The Jets could not find an equalizer. Stuart Skinner finished with 19 saves for Winnipeg. Montreal improved to 6–3–2 and extended its points streak to four games. Fowler earned his fifth consecutive win. Winnipeg fell to 4–4–3 and remained winless in five games. The Canadian Press, reporting through TSN , said Winnipeg went 0-for-4 on the power play; Montreal had no ...

Evans Scores Twice as Canadiens Beat Blackhawks 4–1

Updated: October 24, 2026 at 5:54 p.m. EDT Jake Evans scored twice and added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 in Chicago on Friday night, October 23. Jacob Fowler made 20 saves for Montreal, according to the Associated Press match report . Connor Bedard put Chicago ahead 4:23 into the first period. Evans answered with his first goal of the season with 2:31 remaining in the period, then gave Montreal the lead with a short-handed wrist shot at 7:51 of the second. Evans also set up Kaiden Guhle’s goal with 1:34 left in the second period, completing a three-point performance that matched his career high. Mike Matheson added an empty-net goal with 2:38 remaining in the third. The NHL’s official box score records a 28–21 advantage in shots for Montreal and confirms Evans finished with two goals and one assist. Chicago goaltender Spencer Knight stopped 24 shots. The result gave the Canadiens a 4–1–1 record over their last six games, while the Blackhawks...