The Detroit Red Wings were a mediocre defensive team last season, ranking 21st in goals against per game (3.16) and 15th in shots against per game (28.5). I don’t expect much defensive improvement this early in the season, so Caufield should have room to roam.

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Larkin scored the Red Wings’ first goal of their Centennial season when he unloaded Patrick Kane’s behind-the-goal-line feed from the right face-off circle on the power play to make it 1-0 just 3:50 into the first period. Mortiz Seider collected the secondary assist.

The Canadiens lost to the Maple Leafs 5-2 in the season-opener, but provided some hints of some different looks we might see this season.

After losing their 2025-26 season opener to the Toronto Maple Leafs by a 5-2 final score, the Montreal Canadiens bounced back in their second game of the campaign against the Detroit Red Wings on Oct.

TSN, RDS, and the Montreal Canadiens announced today a landmark, long-term partnership ensuring Canada’s Sports Leaders remain home to Montreal Canadiens regional broadcasts for years to come.

Lane Hutson directed blame for the Canadiens’ loss to the Maple Leafs before they bounced back. The Montreal Canadiens responded to their season-opening loss with a commanding 5–1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, led by Mike Matheson’s two-point night and a sharp 30-save performance from Jakub Dobes.

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With assists on the goals from Bobby McMann and Auston Matthews before adding his own goal in the final seconds, William Nylander now has 15 points in nine career season openers, surpassing Darryl Sittler for the third most in Maple Leafs history.

Dylan Larkin scored the first goal of the season for the Red Wings, and little else went well in a 5-1 loss to Montreal.

While the Montreal Canadiens lost their last preseason game on Saturday night, you would have been hard-pressed to get a negative comment from coach Martin St-Louis. The bench boss came to camp, acknowledging that his team wasn’t ready for the start of the season last year,