The Montreal Canadiens' season got a get punch on Friday with devastating news regarding two of its lineup regulars. The post Canadiens Injury News Delivers Gut Punch to their Season appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Kämpf, a valuable penalty-killer and faceoff man, was waived by the Maple Leafs on Thursday and cleared waivers to become a UFA on Friday.

The Montreal Canadiens weren’t expected to be major players in the David Kampf sweepstakes. Then Alex Newhook went down — and everything changed. The injury, which looked troubling the moment it happened,

MONTREAL (AP) – Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist, Casey DeSmith stopped 24 shots for his first shutout of the season, and the Dallas Stars beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-0 on Thursday night.

MONTREAL -- Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist, and Casey DeSmith made 24 saves for the Dallas Stars, who won their fourth straight, 7-0 against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Thursday. It was DeSmith's 13th shutout in the NHL, and his first since Jan. 25.

BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens host the Dallas Stars after the Stars took down the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime. Montreal has a 10-4-2 record overall and a 5-2-1 record on its home ice. The Canadiens have a 7-2-1 record in games decided by a goal.

Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist, Casey DeSmith stopped 24 shots for his first shutout of the season, and the Dallas Stars beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-0.

After the Dallas Stars obliterated the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night at the Bell Centre, Martin St-Louis had set a practice at 11:30 on Friday morning for his men. Still, at 10:00, two players were already jumping on the ice.