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 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.

It took a mere 20 seconds for the Montreal Canadiens to lose their second defenseman in three games. Alexei Emelin appears to get inside Ottawa's Mark Stone. As the two collide, Emelin goes down ...

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 ...

Emelin did not suit up for Friday night's game in New Jersey. Montreal head coach Michel Therrien opted for Greg Pateryn on the third pairing instead. Emelin had recently returned from a five-game ...

Alexei Emelin played seven seasons in the NHL, skating in 456 games and netting 81 points. He played six seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, the team that drafted him in the third round (84th ...

Canucks forward Alex Burrows caught Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin with a late hit during the second period in Vancouver Thursday night.

Early in the first period, Montreal defenseman Alexei Emelin upended Lucic with a clean, open-ice hip check in the neutral zone.

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 was given a two-minute boarding penalty at 18:40 when he hit the Canadiens' Alexei Emelin. Lucic did not agree with the call, and as he entered the box, he made a motion with his right hand ...

BROSSARD, Quebec --Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin likely will play in his first game of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the New ...