Here at Last Word on Hockey, we will preview and review all of the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. In every series, we try to give at least three articles throughout the series’ lifespan.

Many factors led to his eventual trade out of Montreal, but those two 2015 picks became the seeds of a trade tree that led to Mike Matheson ... the Canadiens Kirby Dach from Chicago in 2021.

Many will be playing in their first career playoff game, including Kirby Dach, who made the trip with the team. No, number 77 won’t be playing, but he’ll be supporting his club from the stands. And ...

The Canadiens return to home ice, where they enjoyed a lot of success down the stretch.

Many will be playing in their first career playoff game, including Kirby Dach, who made the trip with the team. No, number 77 won’t be playing, but he’ll be supporting his club from the stands.

The Canadiens players say they want to play a more physical game tonight, and that would serve them best in front of their net. It will be a balancing act between wanting to keep the crease clear and ...

Captain Alex Ovechkin followed that up by crushing the other defenseman, Mike Matheson. “Everybody was hitting,” Ovechkin said after scoring the overtime winner Monday night. The start of the ...

Sub-6-foot forward Anthony Beauvillier finished a hard check on Alexandre Carrier. Captain Alex Ovechkin followed that up by crushing the other defenseman, Mike Matheson.

Captain Alex Ovechkin followed that up by crushing the other defenseman, Mike Matheson. “Everybody was hitting,” Ovechkin said after scoring the overtime winner Monday night. The start of the ...