Over the past two drafts, the Canadiens have demonstrated they have a type at forward. And that type is available in this draft.

Winnipeg Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck was awarded the 2024-25 Hart Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player to his team during the 2025 NHL Awards on Thursday. Hellebuyck is the fifth goaltender in the expansion era, and the first since the Montreal Canadiens' Carey Price in 2015, to win the award.

CF Montreal (1-11-5, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (5-7-5, 11th in the Western Conference) Houston; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Houston -144, Montreal +364, Draw +283;