Slafkovský got caught defending the crease when he should have been watching the pointman. Niko Mikkola walks right to the top of the circle for a shot, but Samuel Montembeault makes the save.

The Laval Rocket may have had one of their worst performances of the season on Wednesday in a loss to the worst team in the AHL, but rebounded with a 4-1 win over the Utica Comets on Friday night.

In today’s links, needing more than the top line to step up, Newhook’s progress, Slafkovský the next Pete Mahovlich, Evans unpacks his things, key factors for the playoff ...

Montreal returns home following a 1-1-2 trip out west.

Montreal tries to run its season record to 2-0 versus the defending Stanley Cup champions. Montreal has had a couple of days to rest at home after their trip out west. That always seems to do the team ...