In recent days, we have seen David Reinbacher start skating again. This is good news for the Canadiens’ prospect as it means that his knee injury (he underwent surgery, as you know, in the fall) is healing at a normal pace.

In Montreal, the SKA of St. Petersburg has never been more followed than it has been since the beginning of the season. With Ivan Demidov, the club’s major prospect, playing there, people are closely monitoring what is happening within Roman Rotenberg’s team.

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DALLAS – The Canadiens look to return home with a perfect four points from their road trip as they take on the Dallas Stars for the second time in five days on Thursday at American Airlines Center. Here’s what you need to know heading into the game:

Just five days after the Stars' narrow shootout victory over the Canadiens in Montreal, two of the NHL's hottest teams will square off again in Dallas on Thursday night.

Game Preview, 1/16: Utah Hockey Club vs. New York Rangers WHEN: 7:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Delta Center - Salt Lake City, Utah TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, NashCast, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL Sports Zone 97.5 FM, NHL App

The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3, with Kirby Dach scoring twice and Lane Hutson earning three assists.

The Canadiens had about as bad a first period as they've had in months in Utah, but St. Louis allowed his players to take care of it.

Kirby Dach scored twice while Lane Hutson, who leads all rookies in points, recorded his first three-assist game to pace the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.

UM's William Horcoff was ranked as a first-round draft choice for the 2025 NHL Draft in Central Scouting's midterm ratings;

After benefitting early from a flurry of Montreal penalties, Utah was up 2-1 going into the second period, but it wouldn't last. Utah would be outscored 4-1 the rest of the game as Montreal took advantage of Utah's slow defensive rotations along with many opportunities in transition.