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Can Max Pacioretty Captain Montreal Canadiens to Stanley Cup?

• Ryan Stetson

• Last Updated: February 20, 2026

Oddsmakers have the Montreal Canadiens as the country’s best shot at winning the Stanley Cup. Is Max Pacioretty the best choice to lead the team? Max Pacioretty has been named the new captain of the Montreal Canadiens, which means now he’s the man in charge to lead the Habs to their first Stanley Cup title...

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Can the Tampa Bay Lightning Three-Peat?: NHL Stanley Cup Championship Odds, Futures

• Jordan Ramsay

• Last Updated: October 11, 2021

Can Tampa Bay win a third straight Stanley Cup, or is there a new team ready to dethrone the Lightning?

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NHL Odds: Making the Case for Carey Price to Win the Conn Smythe

• Jordan Ramsay

• Last Updated: June 26, 2021

Its taken 14 season, but 33-year-old Carey Price will finally get a shot to play for hockey's ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup.

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Friday Night’s Best NHL Betting Picks

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 22, 2013

Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals (-130, 5.5) A couple days ago we talked about how the Montreal Canadiens needed to bust out offensively and placed the responsibility directly on guys like Max Pacioretty and Brendan Gallagher. Message received. Pacioretty scored a hat trick and Gallagher chipped in a pair of assists as the Habs downed...

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Tuesday's NHL Picks: Habs supporters getting restless

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 19, 2013

Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers (-110, 5.5) The Edmonton Oilers are going to get a close look at a team they’d like to be more like. The Columbus Blue Jackets get by with an aggressive forecheck, putting pressure on their opposition. They have five players with at least 10 points and aren’t going to...

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Habs GM Bergevin Busy Reshaping the Canadiens

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: August 14, 2012

While the owners and players’ union are talking about a new collective bargaining agreement, Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has been moving ahead with his plans to restructure one of the National Hockey League’s most storied franchises. On Monday, Bergevin announced the re-signing of forward Max Pacioretty to a six-year contract extension said to...

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NHL: Montreal Travels to Boston to Renew the Habs, Bruins Rivalry

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 27, 2011

Montreal plays Boston for the 712th and 713th times this week and it never gets old. Frank Doyle on the latest iteration of one of hockey’s most storied rivalries. There has always been that certain frisson between the Habs and the Bruins. A goalie v goalie fight is a rare event in the NHL but...

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NHL Preview: Montreal Canadiens

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2011

Have the Habs done enough to improve in the offseason? Charlie Boccanegra reports. The Montreal Canadiens have now made the postseason four consecutive seasons but have never been a legitimate Cup contender. Don’t expect anything to change this upcoming season because this team has not done much to improve itself in the offseason. Montral will...

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Will Montreal Headhunt Chara at Boston Tonight?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 24, 2011

Frank Doyle anticipates strife when Montreal and Boston renew acquaintances in Beantown tonight. There’s always been something of a frontier spirit about hockey. A feeling that due process is all very well but sometimes you’ve just got to shoot a man a down to keep the peace in Dodge. This will be a source of...

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Where the Tough Guys Are – Big Hockey Betting, Bigger Hockey Hits

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 11, 2011

Frank Doyle looks ahead to the weekend action, and thinks about just how tough you need to be to play hockey in the first place. Washington is a red hot favorite tonight when Carolina visits the Verizon Center. Washington has been a disappointment during the season – people expected all guns blazing offense and that...