MONTREAL CANADIENS NEWS

Habs Mailbag: Reasons for concern in Year 3 of the Canadiens' rebuild The honeymoon with head coach Martin St. Louis is coming to an end as the Habs give up six or more goals in five of their first 11 games.

NOVEMBER 6 • MONTREALGAZETTE.COM

Media op: Matheson | Montréal Canadiens Matheson on staying focused during a tough stretch

NOVEMBER 6 • NHL.COM

Media op: Suzuki | Montréal Canadiens Suzuki on the past couple of games

NOVEMBER 6 • NHL.COM

Sam Montembeault - Slated starter for Thursday Montembeault is set to start in Thursday's road game against New Jersey, per Marc Antoine Godin of Radio-Canada.

Impact Montembeault has lost his past three outings while allowing a combined 10 goals on 69 shots (.855 save percentage). He's down to a 3-5-1 record with a 3.37 GAA and an .897 save percentage across nine appearances this season. New Jersey will be a challenging adversary to end that slump against -- the Devils rank 10th offensively with 3.53 goals per game.

NOVEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Oliver Kapanen loaned to Timra IK | Montréal Canadiens Lucas Condotta recalled from Laval Rocket

NOVEMBER 6 • NHL.COM

Oliver Kapanen - Joining Swedish club Kapanen was loaned to SHL club Timra IK on Wednesday.

Impact Kapanen has already appeared in 12 games for the Habs this season, burning the first year of his entry-level contract even with the move overseas. In those appearances, the 21-year-old center notched two assists, 13 shots and one hit while averaging 11:38 of ice time. Once the SHL season wraps up, Kapanen could rejoin Montreal for the final games of the campaign.

NOVEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Lucas Condotta - Called up from minors Condotta was elevated from AHL Laval on Wednesday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Impact Condotta has yet to get into an NHL game this year and will likely continue to serve as an emergency depth option heading into Washington's four-game road trip. In the minors, the 27-year-old winger has tallied four assists in nine games but has yet to find the back of the net.

NOVEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Canadiens bring 4-game losing streak into matchup with the Devils

The Montreal Canadiens enter the matchup against the New Jersey Devils after losing four in a row

NOVEMBER 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Flames in action against the Bruins following overtime victory

The Calgary Flames visit the Boston Bruins after the Flames knocked off the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime

NOVEMBER 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oliver Kapanen - Picks up power-play helper Kapanen logged a power-play assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Flames.

Impact This was Kapanen's first point since he had an assist in his season debut Oct. 10 versus the Bruins. The 21-year-old saw a season-low 7:54 of ice time Tuesday, which could be a bad sign for his safety in the lineup. He has two helpers, 13 shots on net, six blocked shots and a minus-4 rating through 12 appearances in a bottom-six role.

NOVEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Jake Evans - Dishes short-handed assist Evans had a short-handed assist, one shot on net and one hit in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Flames.

Impact Evans led a two-on-one break while a man down before dishing a perfect feed to Joel Armia for one-timer that put Montreal up, 2-1, early in the third. The assist was the fourth of the season for Evans, who also has two goals, 12 shots, 19 hits, 10 blockes and four PIM through 12 outings.

NOVEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Hidden Game: Canadiens blow third-period lead, lose in OT to Flames Calgary 3, Montreal 2 (OT). "We're working hard but it's not easy," Gallagher says.

NOVEMBER 6 • MONTREALGAZETTE.COM

Joel Armia - Two special teams points in loss Armia scored a short-handed goal and had a power-play assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Calgary.

Impact Armia set up Brendan Gallagher on the power play in the second period then rifled a shortie past Dustin Wolf to give Montreal a 2-1 lead early in the third. It was the third two-point effort in 13 games for Armia. He's shown a knack when his team is down a man and has at least one short-handed tally in nine consecutive seasons.

NOVEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Brendan Gallagher - Scores on power play Gallagher logged a power-play goal and one shot on net in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Flames.

Impact Gallagher showed good patience in front of net before depositing a goal with five seconds remaining on the man advantage. It was the fifth goal of the season and third in the last five outings for Gallagher, who had another tally that was negated on video review. The rejuvenated 32-year-old forward ranks second on the team in goals behind only Cole Caufield.

NOVEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Sam Montembeault - No luck in loss Montembeault stopped 33 of 36 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Calgary.

Impact Montembeault played well and could have used some luck. A fluky bounce, poor defense and a lost stick had a hand in the three goals allowed. After a dismal performance in an 8-2 loss to the Kraken, Montembeault has put up two strong starts, posting a combined .915 save percentage. Next up for the Habs is a Thursday's road game in New Jersey.

NOVEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Coronato ties it late, lifts Flames past Canadiens in OT | NHL.com Forward gets winning goal after scoring in 3rd; Montreal has lost 8 of 9

NOVEMBER 6 • NHL.COM

Postgame vs. CGY: Montembeault | Montréal Canadiens Montembeault on a solid team effort

NOVEMBER 6 • NHL.COM

Postgame vs. CGY: Anderson | Montréal Canadiens Anderson on Gallagher’s consistency

NOVEMBER 6 • NHL.COM

Postgame vs. CGY: Hutson | Montréal Canadiens Hutson on learning from the loss

NOVEMBER 6 • NHL.COM

Postgame vs. CGY: Evans | Montréal Canadiens Evans on the team improving defensively

NOVEMBER 6 • NHL.COM

Postgame vs. CGY: St-Louis | Montréal Canadiens St-Louis' postgame press conference

NOVEMBER 6 • NHL.COM

Postgame vs. CGY: Gallagher | Montréal Canadiens Gallagher on the Habs' strong start

NOVEMBER 6 • NHL.COM

Coronato powers Flames to late comeback in 3-2 OT win over Canadiens

Matt Coronato scored twice as the Calgary Flames came back to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime

NOVEMBER 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS