The Montreal Canadiens purposefully spent the third period of Game 2 searching for a goal without Patrik Laine.

Olger Escobar - NE receive: Up to $175k GAM, sell-on % CF Montréal have acquired midfielder Olger Escobar from the New England Revolution, the clubs announced Thursday.

Home-ice advantage hasn’t really existed over the past couple of years in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In 2023 and 2024, visiting teams won more games than the home teams did. That’s not the case so far ...