{"id":430121,"date":"2026-01-27T05:10:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T05:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/430121\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T05:10:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T05:10:32","slug":"canadiens-d-chiarot-and-the-leafs-avs-and-penguins-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/430121\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens D Chiarot and the Leafs, Avs and Penguins roll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            Habs<\/p>\n<p>The COVID pause for the Montreal Canadiens has been extended until January 9th. Let the withdrawal continue! (<a href=\"https:\/\/montreal.nationalhockeynow.com\/2022\/01\/06\/montreal-canadiens-extend-pause-of-activity-until-saturday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MHN<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>TSN\u2019s Mike Johnson explained why coveted Montreal Canadiens defenceman Ben Chiarot could be useful to the Maple Leafs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/radio\/montreal-690\/johnson-maple-leafs-could-use-ben-chiarot-1.1742605\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TSN690<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Canada Hockey Now<\/p>\n<p>The Calgary Flames felt the wrath of Habs nemesis Nikita Kucherov in his return for the Lightning (<a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryhockeynow.com\/calgary-flames-lose-tampa-bay-lightning-nhl-trade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Calgary Hockey Now<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>National Hockey Now<\/p>\n<p>Colorado\u2019s top-line went bananas as the Avalanche stomped the Winnipeg Jets last night (<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradohockeynow.com\/2022\/01\/07\/frei-as-avalanche-push-the-pace-top-line-is-at-top-of-its-game\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Hockey Now<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The Battle of Pennsylvania wasn\u2019t much of one. The Penguins rolled on to their 10th straight win! (<a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-game-bryan-rust-evan-rodrigues-beat-flyers-6-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PHN<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Bruins forward Trent Frederic\u2019s hit injured Wild star Kirill Kaprizov and the game descended into a fight-filled affair (<a href=\"https:\/\/bostonhockeynow.com\/2022\/01\/06\/talking-points-boston-bruins-fall-in-penalty-filled-contest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BHN<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Around the NHL<\/p>\n<p>Wild head coach Dean Evason isn\u2019t optimistic Kaprizov will be healthy soon (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/kirill-kaprizov-injured-in-minnesota-wild-game\/c-329558816\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Expect more players to risk the suspension rather than participate in the All-Star Game this year (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/insider-trading-will-ontario-s-covid-19-restrictions-affect-the-heritage-classic-1.1742670\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TSN<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img alt=\"avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769490632_83_07ba55ead0c73509df880c421e3023e5ac7c7d9f55b4c9b9a5aeeb184bcdf689.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-70 photo\" height=\"70\" width=\"70\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\tMarc  has  been  covering  the  Habs  for  over  a  decade.  He  previously  worked  for  Journal  Metro,  The  Athletic,  The  &#8230; More about <a class=\"more-bio\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/author\/marc-dumont\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Dumont<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Habs The COVID pause for the Montreal Canadiens has been extended until January 9th. 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