Mike Matheson is an interesting player. He’s talented and the Canadiens’ did so much with him last season. Until last season, the Canadian defenseman was good for 30-35 points a year. Not bad and the fact that his salary is under 5 million dollars a season is a bargain.

Defensemen are supposed to defend their zone and their goalie. But sometimes, it seems, they need some defending as well. That was the case today when Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St.

Mike Matheson’s teammates and coach have come to his defence after the Montreal Canadiens blueliner had a tough outing on Saturday night.

Montreal had more jump, but they couldn't handle the west's best club. Brian Wilde has more on the Habs' Tuesday night matchup against the Winnipeg Jets.

To win games at this time of year, in the thick of the insanely tight playoff race that’s developed in the Eastern Conference, they need to give themselves a better chance, and that means not only just getting back to the standard they set for themselves over those two months from mid-November to mid-January.

The pairing of Hutson and Matheson goes against hockey's convetional wisdom, but Martin St. Louis is not a conventional coach.

The Montreal Canadiens lost a tough 4-3 game in overtime against the New Jersey Devils at the Bell Centre on Saturday night.

The Montreal Canadiens had to figure out their defense pairings after they acquired Alexandre Carrier from the Nashville Predators. They had a solid balance of

The Montreal Canadiens are making a legitimate run at a playoff appearance in 2025. It's a surprising development for the young squad, filled with players in th

The Montreal ... Montembeault. Matheson ended the night a minus-1 in over 26 minutes of ice time. He registered a single blocked shot while getting two shots on goal. The Canadiens will get ...

Alex Newhook’s deflection broke a tie midway through the third period and unbeaten rookie Jakub Dobes made 32 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1.

(Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) Montreal Canadiens’ Patrik Laine (92) celebrates with teammates Cole Caufield (13), Mike Matheson (8) and Arber Xhekaj (72) after scoring against the New York Rangers during overtime period NHL hockey game action ...