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.

The Montreal Canadiens hosted the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night, hoping to return to the win column and continue their steady climb up the NHL standings.

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

For a few weeks now, it’s been less easy for Mike Matheson. The Quebecer is not placed in an easy situation (he lost his role on the club’s first power play and regularly plays on the penalty kill) in special

Mike Matheson is far from being a perfect player. We know he can be excellent when he plays his game and that he is capable of producing offensively. But we also know that he can be ordinary when he thinks about too many things on the ice. Last night ...

In today’s links, the Habs defend Mike Matheson against online criticism, Ivan Demidov’s hat-trick, and Thomas Chabot addresses the Ottawa-Quebec City kerfuffle.

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

Jack Hughes scored on a breakaway at 4:06 of overtime to fuel the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Patrik Laine's pass caromed off the stick of defenseman Mike Matheson in Montreal's offensive end,

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.

The Habs kept the league-leading Jets power play at bay on the night, but Montreal failed to follow up a perfect 3-3 on the penalty kill with any power plays of their own. The disciplined Jets never hit the sin bin.

The Montreal Canadiens had quite a challenge on Tuesday night: the Winnipeg Jets. Before tonight’s games, the Jets were tied for first place in the NHL with the Washington Capitals. The Canadiens were trying to find their way back to victory,