The Montreal Canadiens may have been looking to unload Alexei Emelin’s contract in the offseason. They are now getting excellent defensive play from the Russian, who is a steadying force for their ...

Emelin was not on the ice for practice Thursday, as his wife is expecting to deliver the couple's third child. The Canadiens play host to the Wild on Thursday evening. At this point, it's not clear ...

Emelin (shoulder) skated with the Canadiens on Monday morning, John Lu of TSN reports. It's likely just for conditioning purposes, as the Canadiens suggested a day earlier that Emelin is about two ...

Emelin had a goal and an assist with three shots on goal, three blocked shots and a hit in 23:41 of ice time in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Rangers. We know Emelin from his thunderous hits on ...

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin left Thursday's contest after taking an elbow to the face from Vancouver Canucks forward Alex Burrows. Emelin remained down on the ice as the Canucks broke ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal needed Carey Price to have a big game and the Canadiens’ goalie came through. Price stopped 40 shots to help Montreal hold off the Dallas Stars, 3-2 on Tuesday night. Alexei ...

MONTREAL - When Alexei Emelin raised his hands in triumph over the weekend moments after snapping a 37-game goal drought against the New York Rangers, one thing in particular was going through his ...

The Alexei Emelin-Milan Lucic collision from Saturday’s Montreal-Boston game has turned out to be extremely costly for the Canadiens. On Monday, the club announced that Emelin suffered a torn ligament ...

It’s been a good last few days for Alexei Emelin. The Montreal defenseman, who signed a four-year, $16.4 million extension with the club on Thursday, has been cleared for contact after undergoing ...

BROSSARD, Quebec (AP) — Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin will miss the rest of the season because of a torn knee ligament. The 26-year-old Russian was hurt as he tried to check Milan Lucic ...