Defenceman Arber Xhekaj will be healthy scratch for seventh straight game as Habs look to even up series after losing Game 1 in OT.

Short of putting Arber Xhekaj in the lineup for Game 2 or being able to clone Anderson and Gallagher, the Canadiens are not capable of matching up to the Capitals’ peskiness and physicality in ...

The Habs 2nd in team hits leader Arber Xhekaj is up in the stands watching Tom Wilson levelling Kaiden Guhle – /r/Habs (@habsonreddit.bsky.social ) April 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM ...

Alex Ovechkin led his club with seven hits and Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard’s face-washing of Hutson along the boards led to a Kaiden Guhle penalty and Ovechkin’s opening power-play goal. Short of ...

Credit: More than ever, Arber Xhekaj is the talk of the town. After what we saw on the ice yesterday, does the Canadiens’ defenseman deserve to play? Does the CH need to play him to change the dynamic ...