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The Athletic’s senior columnist on the Montreal Canadiens, co-host of the Basu and Godin Notebook podcast, regular contributor for Habs on TSN. Subscribe at: Print: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/nhl/team/canadiens/ Audio: https://basuandgodin.com/

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 1h

If there is a creative way to lose a football game, the Dolphins invariably find it.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 8h

I’m not sure Ivan Demidov could impress his Canadiens teammates any more than he already has, but he did that Saturday night in Chicago.

This was a new brand of hostility for him. And he shined in a way some of his teammates didn’t realize he could shine.

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Canadiens rookie Ivan Demidov, targeted by Blackhawks, further shows what he’s all about

Demidov is incredibly skilled, and everyone knows that. But he showed something against the Blackhawks that might have been less known.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 19h

That goal’s been given to Guhle.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 20h

Canadiens score with 15 seconds left, Juraj Slafkovský tips home a Kaiden Guhle point shot, 3-2 Canadiens

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 20h

10! 10 Canadiens power plays!

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Luc Gélinas @lucgelinas-rds.bsky.social · 21h

Zachary Bolduc est le premier depuis Yanic Perreault en 2001 à marquer lors de ses trois premiers matchs avec le CH. #rds.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 21h

Canadiens power play No 9 coming up here. This is ridiculous.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 21h

This Canadiens PP1 setup is, uhh, not working.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 21h

Eighth power play here for Canadiens after Connor Bedard appeared to try to flip a puck off Alexandre Carrier's jock after the whistle.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 21h

Canadiens headed to the power play for a seventh time tonight. We are halfway through the game.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 21h

Blackhawks tie it again on the power play, puck bounces in off Connor Bedard at the side of the net, 2-2 game.

This game might end 8-7.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 21h

The ornery version of Ivan Demidov is certainly an interesting look. He's involved in a LOT tonight.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 21h

Sorry that should be 2-1, lots happened there...

Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 21h

Zack Bolduc, in his third game in a Canadiens uniform, has his third goal in a Canadiens uniform. 2-0 Montreal.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 21h

Cole Caufield bats a fluttering Zack Bolduc shot out of the air and past Spencer Knight, Canadiens finally score on their fifth power play of the game, 1-0 early in the second. It was reviewed for being touched by a high stick and the goal stands. Caufield's first of the season.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 21h

The Blackhawks tried to give the Canadiens a first period gift.

The Canadiens:

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Scott Powers @scottpowers.bsky.social · 23h

Blackhawks lineup in warmups
Dach-Bedard-Burakovsky
Teräväinen-Nazar-Bertuzzi
Donato-Greene-Mikheyev
Foligno-Reichel-Lafferty

Vlasic-Rinzel
Grezlcyk-Murphy
Kaiser-Crevier

Knight
Söderblom

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 23h

Canadiens warmup lines in Chicago:

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovský
Bolduc-Dach-Gallagher
Newhook-Kapanen-Demidov
Anderson-Evans-Laine

Matheson-Dobson
Guhle-Hutson
Xhekaj-Carrier

Montembeault
Dobeš

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 2d

Two games, two opposite scores, one common way of playing.

The Canadiens haven’t been perfect, but their willingness to do the things that lead to winning is vastly improved.

On a win in Detroit, and a blocked shot.

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