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The Montreal Canadiens denied a report Tuesday that the organization told its players to stay inside their team hotel, take the team bus rather than walk to the stadium and have their passports with them at all times.
The report was published on hockey reporter Luc Gélinas’ website ahead of the team’s game against the Minnesota Wild and describes Minnesota as a dangerous place amid two deaths resulting from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations last month. The incidents sparked days of unrest in Minneapolis and cities and suburbs around the state capital.
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Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj, right, reacts after his team’s overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild in an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
The team told PK Press Club Digital that did not happen.
Montreal’s game against Minnesota seemed to go off without a hitch.
LIGHTNING AND BRUINS GOALKEEPERS FIGHT DURING STADIUM SERIES GAME
Montreal Canadiens right winger Ivan Demidov, second from right, celebrates after his goal with his teammates during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
Wild star Kirill Kaprizov scored his second goal of the game on a power play in overtime to give his team a 4-3 victory. The team took advantage of a penalty imposed on Phillip Danault. He hooked Kaprizov in front of the goal.
Minnesota also got goals from Joel Eriksson Ek and Brock Faber. Quinn Hughes had three assists in the game and has 50 this season.
Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes (75) watches the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Monday, February 2, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
The Canadians’ three-game winning streak was snapped by the loss. Brendan Gallagher, Ivan Demidov and Kirby Dach all put the puck in the back of the net.
