After taking care of business in their first playoff series against Cleveland, Laval now turns its sights on coming out of the North Division as they get set for a best-of-five series against Rochester, Buffalo’s top affiliate.
After getting a bye in the first round, Laval didn’t show much rust as they put forth a solid performance to take their best-of-five series against Syracuse, setting up a battle of the top two teams in the Atlantic Division.
The 2025 World Hockey Championship is now underway and will run through May 25th. Despite being ousted quickly in the first round, the Habs don’t have many regulars playing in this event and will have just three representatives in total. As is tradition, we’ll keep track of their stats here.
While Montreal’s first-round pick was locked in heading into Monday’s Draft Lottery, there was still some intrigue for the Canadiens as the outcome of the lottery would dictate which first-round pick they’d receive to complete the Sean Monahan trade.
After getting the win in the third game of the series last week, the Habs weren’t able to hold serve at home, paving the way for their season to come to an end in Washington in Game 5.
On Friday, the Habs cleaned out their lockers and met with the media for the final time before parting ways for the offseason. Here is some news of note from those discussions.
After a bye in the opening round of the playoffs, Laval will get their postseason officially underway on Wednesday as they begin a best-of-five series against Cleveland, the affiliate of Columbus.
After a big win on Friday to get back into the series, the Habs looked to equalize things against Washington on Sunday. They had the lead in the third but couldn’t hold on, falling 5-2.
The first three games of Montreal’s first-round series against Washington are in the books. After a couple of tough losses, they took care of business on home ice to keep within striking distance in a series that could be shaken up by injuries.
Laval finished up their regular season with three games against Belleville, a division rival that they’ve struggled against at times. However, they were able to pick up a pair of victories to secure first overall while also eliminating the Senators from playoff contention.