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Ostapchuk, interestingly, has a locker room stall in Sharks room

State of Sharks goaltending in a very optional practice. Yes that No. 1 is in hockey tape

"He comes to the rink every day, and he puts the team first. In today's day and age, it's not unique, but it's getting harder and harder to find." Rod Brind'Amour on Jordan Staal, ahead of the Captain becoming the #Canes' all-time leader in games played.

New Episode of The Program: @GreenWaveFB’s @CoachJonSumrall on the delicate balance between coaching a team and managing a roster payroll

Roy was asked about how much flexibility Barzal gives him, given that he can play center and both wing positions: "Well, right now the flexibility is that Richie is playing on that second line." #Isles

#Isles HC Patrick Roy says David Rittich will face #mnwild on Friday. Ilya Sorokin gets #NYR on Saturday. No lineup changes coming for FRI.

Mathew Barzal @TheElmonters exclusive dropping shortly. Yes, I followed up about the #ALLCAPS player who left an alarm clock in his hotel room. Hold please. #Isles

Jordan Staal is set to become the #Canes' all-time leader in games played tonight. Here's Seth Jarvis describing what he means to the team:

Appears Jordan Spence is scratched again. #Sens

That’s a wrap. #Isles

Rittich makes a paddle save. Sorokin taps his stick at the other end. Sorokin makes an unreal split-blocker save. Rittich taps his stick at the other end. #Isles

Tsyplakov is rotating in with Cizikas and Duclair in MacLean's spot. #Isles

#Isles lines at Wednesday's practice: Barzal-Horvat-Heineman Drouin-Ritchie-Palmieri Lee-Pageau-Holmstrom MacLean-Cizikas-Duclair E: Tsyplakov Pelech-Pulock Schaefer-Mayfield Romanov-DeAngelo E: Boqvist Sorokin Rittich

Boqvist and Tsyplakov remain extras. #Isles

Everybody accounted for at #Isles practice, minus Shabanov (upper body).

No morning skate for the #Canes before they host the Minnesota Wild tonight. K'Andre Miller (lower-body injury) may rejoin the lineup for the first time since Oct. 20. We'll see what Rod Brind'Amour has to say around 4:45 p.m.

THIS DATE IN #HABS HISTORY Nov. 6, 1954: Bernie Geoffrion scored 100th career goal in 4-1 win over Red Wings. Geoffrion ranks 6th in career goals for Habs with 371, trailing Maurice Richard (544), Guy Lafleur (518), Jean Béliveau (507), Yvan Cournoyer (428) and Steve Shutt (408)

Happy birthday to former Canadiens forward Erik Cole, who turns 47 today. He led the #Habs with 35 goals in 2011-12 when he finished season with 35-26-61 totals.

A look at the Atlantic Division standings ahead of tonight's game between the Canadiens and Devils in New Jersey (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS) #Habs:

A look at the overall NHL standings ahead of tonight's game between Canadiens and Devils in New Jersey (7 p.m., TSN, RDS) #Habs:

Full team rosters and stats ahead of tonight's game between the Canadiens and Devils in New Jersey (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS). Jakub Dobes will start in goal for #Habs:

GOT A QUESTION ABOUT HABS? If you have a question about the Canadiens you'd like me to answer in my weekly #Habs Mailbag this weekend you can post it below or send an email to montrealcanadiens@postmedia.com.

Mr. 1,000, Nazem Kadri: “It was just such a wonderful day. I can’t thank the Flames organization and the fan-base and my teammates enough for such a special day.”

Russell Westbrook in Sacramento's victory: 👑 23 points 👑 16 rebounds 👑 10 assists 👑 1 CLUTCH defensive play First 20-15-10 game for Russ since May 16th, 2021!

Another BIG night for Luka