Canadiens ride five-game win streak into November after perfect road trip
The gist
The Montreal Canadiens won all four games of a late-October road trip and entered November on a five-game streak at 9-3-2.
The streak tests whether a young team can close out games it has been losing.
How it unfolded
- Oct 20, 2026Hosting the San Jose Sharks at the Bell Centre, Montreal (4-3-2) gave up a two-goal lead for the fourth time that season and lost 4-3 in overtime on Macklin Celebrini's power-play goal at 2:13 of OT.
- Oct 29, 2026The Canadiens completed a four-game road trip at 4-0-0 with a 5-2 win at the Dallas Stars, playing without Nick Suzuki and Ivan Demidov; Alex Newhook and Cole Caufield each scored twice.
- Oct 31, 2026The club said defenseman Mike Matheson would miss two weeks with a lower-body injury and changed goaltender Samuel Montembeault's status to day-to-day ahead of a home game against Pittsburgh.