Carrier logged two assists and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Utah. Carrier has picked up seven helpers over 12 contests with the Canadiens. The 28-year-old made a positive impact Tuesday,

The Canadiens had a challenging schedule last week, facing the Lightning, the Red Wings, and the Devils, two teams currently in the top eight in the East and another just a few points behind. The Montreal team started poorly in each of their games,

Patrik Laine has 12 goals in 19 games since ... So far, Kent Hughes has also completed the best trade of the 2024-25 season: Alexandre Carrier for Justin Barron is a stroke of genius.

Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-4. Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for the Canadiens,

Patrik Laine's pass caromed off the stick ... Cole Caufield had one of each, and defenseman Alexandre Carrier tallied for the first time since joining Montreal in December. Juraj Slafkovsky ...

Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal, which has won eight of its last 10. Lane Hutson added three assists for Montreal, and Alexandre Carrier had two. Sam ...

Patrik Laine has 12 goals in 19 games since the start of the season. He has already doubled his total from last season and is on track to have his most productive season since leaving Winnipeg. Only Cole Caufield (24) and Nick Suzuki (14) have scored more goals than Laine this season.

In recent games, Kirby Dach has regained his swagger, and on Tuesday night he put together a great game. If there is a better feeling for Montreal Canadiens fans than seeing Kirby Dach having fun and scoring points, I'm not sure what it is.