{"id":515066,"date":"2026-03-21T15:29:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/515066\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T15:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:29:26","slug":"habs-daily-cancelled-practice-wild-fight-rocket-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/515066\/","title":{"rendered":"Habs Daily: Cancelled Practice, Wild Fight, Rocket Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are the M<\/a>ontreal Canadiens<\/a> news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Friday.<\/p>\n

Montreal Canadiens News<\/p>\n

Despite a rather lacklustre finish to the loss versus the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, the Canadiens were granted Friday off by head coach Martin St-Louis. The decision led to much ire on social media, but if we take emotion out of the equation, it\u2019s fair to suggest that sometimes the carrot yields better results than the stick.<\/p>\n

Is anyone surprised that Lane Hutson decided to practice, despite being given the day off? Oliver Kapanen joined Hutson, with both players spending time working with skills coach Adam Nicholas.<\/p>\n

Vincent Arseneau is a mean, mean man. He made quick work of Springfield Thunderbirds winger Kale Kessy in the Rocket\u2019s 4-1 win.<\/p>\n

There were a few other events that did not include a Rocket player demolishing his opponent. Samuel Blais (11), Jared Davidson (16), Filip Mesar (9), and Florian Xhekaj (15) found the back of the net for the Rocket, while Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 28 of the 29 shots sent his way to secure the victory.<\/p>\n

There was some unfortunate Montreal-related news on Friday, as former Montreal Expos announcer Rodger Brulotte passed away. He was 79.<\/p>\n

ICYMI: The Canadiens have a relatively healthy powerplay, but they could immediately improve upon it if they decided to take a few more shots every game. The Habs have the seventh-ranked powerplay in the NHL, but are among the teams that take the fewest shots. [Canadiens Powerplay Issues Reflected In One Key Statistic<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Sportsnaut Network<\/p>\n

Jake Allen was a monster for the New Jersey Devils on Friday at the Capital One Arena visiting the Washington Capitals. It\u2019s a shame he couldn\u2019t get the goal support. [New Jersey Devils<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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After the Bruins\u2019 loss to Nashville, Charlie McAvoy said that \u201cevery game the rest of the way is the most important.\u201d The Boston Bruins are well into the playoff chase, and they currently rank as the first wildcard. [Boston Bruins<\/a>]<\/p>\n

It was not just that the Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers in Thursday\u2019s rematch of the past two Stanley Cup Finals. It was how they did it. And that made coach Paul Maurice smile.. [Floriday Panthers<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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