The Montreal Canadiens had plenty to celebrate on Monday night as they secured their fifth consecutive win with a victory over the Buffalo Sabres. While the team's playoff hopes are gaining momentum,

Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist, Sam Montembeault made 25 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night.

A trade pitch has the Montreal Canadiens acquiring Mika Zibanejad from the New York Rangers in an intriguing deal.

Josh Anderson and David Savard are taking a treatment day, while Brendan Gallagher is out for personal reasons. Here is the official announcement from the Canadiens, including all necessary details.

Veteran forward looking forward to getting some more sleep on road trip with Habs closing in on a wild-card playoff spot.

With 14 goals this season, the 32-year-old ranks third on the Habs behind Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki despite getting limited ice time.

Tim Stutzle had a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to nine games, and Jake Sanderson scored for the Senators (29-24-4), who have lost four straight. Linus Ullmark was pulled at 11:32 of the second period after allowing five goals on 15 shots. Anton Forsberg stopped all 10 shots he faced in relief.

The Montreal Canadiens extended their winning streak to a season-high four games with a 4-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed centre Jake Evans to a four-year contract extension on Tuesday. The deal, which kicks in next season and runs through 2028-29, will pay Evans an average annual value of US$2.85 million, for a total of $11.4 million.

Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson scored goals for the Sabres to ignite the comeback. Buffalo finished with a 36-20 lead in shots but went 0-for-4 on the power play. Montreal went 2-for-5 with the extra man, with four of its opportunities coming during the first period.

Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist, Sam Montembeault made 25 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night OTTAWA, Ontario -- Brendan Gallagher had a goal ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist, Sam Montembeault made 25 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night. Cole Caufield ...