LOS ANGELES (AP) — Juraj Slafkovsky scored his second goal 49 seconds before he set up captain Nick Suzuki for the tiebreaker with 4:33 to play, leading the Montreal Canadiens' rally for a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

Welcome back to another edition of NHL Rumours from the crew at Last Word on Hockey. The rumours continue to swirl here on deadline day, and the Montreal Canadiens are finding themselves in the middle of many trade negotiations.

Experts release new Canadiens vs. Ducks prediction after Anaheim acquires John Carlson at the NHL trade deadline.

Montreal's road trip demonstrated that this young team has a lot of learning left to do if it wants to make noise in the playoffs.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Chris Kreider got the tying goal with 42 seconds left in regulation and Alex Killorn scored in the sixth round of the shootout, sending the Anaheim Ducks to a 6-5 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.

Patrik Laine is expected to return to the lineup following the Olympic break, but the Montreal Canadiens could peddle him before the trade deadline.

The Canadiens have a lack of jam and management has a decision to make whether to pay now to get it or wait for the offseason.

The Montreal Canadiens reportedly got really close to making a trade right before the deadline.