The fifth-overall pick from the 2024 Draft, the Montreal Canadiens' Ivan Demidov, had the best game of his young professional career on Thursday, registering four points in a 7-4 SKA St. Petersburg win over HK Sochi.

Much has been made about the ice time given to top prospect Ivan Demidov in the KHL. It’s understandable, as Demidov represents the Montreal Canadiens’ best hopes to develop a game-changing forward who can make a positive impact every night.

William Trudeau, Jared Davidson, and Filip Mesar scored three goals for Team 2 or White. After losing its second game in as many days, the team has now been eliminated from the scrimmage mini-tournament, meaning they'll only practice on Sunday rather than playing for the title of the best team in camp.

A definitive taste of what the forward lines will look like, Slafkovský's search for respect and other observations from Canadiens camp.

With training camp underway, Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis gave fans a glimpse of how the lines could look this season.

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle has undergone an emergency appendectomy and will be re-evaluated in seven days, the team announced Thursday. The 22-year-old defenseman, about to enter his third NHL season, had the procedure on Wednesday, leaving his availability for the start of the season in question.

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle will be reevaluated in seven days after having his appendix removed Wednesday, the team said Thursday.

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle has had his appendix removed and will be reevaluated in seven days.