The Minnesota Wild are a team the Canadiens will play only one time this year, and as such are probably something of an unknown commodity for Habs fans. Here then are five things you need to know about the Wild:

Michael Ryder is playing some great hockey for the Montreal Canadiens right now; a trend that will not only have to continue, but will have to spread violently throughout his teammates, much like the flu has these past few days. As the Habs prepare themse

The good news out of tonight’s game is that Saku Koivu emerged from his lethargy/injury/sickness to dominate as he can. Virtually every shift saw his line creating some offence if not a true scoring opportunity. The Habs only goal was scored by a wonderfu

It’s been a fairly tough and disappointing season so far for the Buffalo Sabres who find themselves last in the Northeast division and out of the playoff picture with seemingly hungrier teams just ahead of them in the standings. It’s not just a struggling

Pierre Dagenais is not a dirty player, in fact, he probably wouldn’t even squash a fly on his rearview mirror, but he’s paying the price for a mistake today.

As the Montreal Canadiens head into Buffalo tomorrow night there will be one thing on the players’ minds: victory. After a pair of disappointing losses at the hands of the Devils and Maple Leafs, in which the Habs only scored one goal in 120 minutes, the

Jason Ward is one tough hockey player, but no matter what good he does on the ice, a rather unfortunate event seems to be cruely hiding right around the corner.

A week ago the Canadiens were creeping up the Eastern Conference standings no longer as worried about who was behind them so much as the teams in front and who they might be able to catch. It can probably be said that they’ve come down to Earth a little,

MONTREAL (AP) — Bryan McCabe, Joe Nieuwendyk and Mikael Renberg scored second-period goals in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

On Saturday night, the NHL released the 11-man rosters for the 2004 NHL YoungStars game, starring the best young prospects in the NHL. Canadiens’ forward Michael Ryder has been named to the roster, despite his contract status (normally, only those on the