MONTREAL - Victor Mete logged the second-most minutes of any player in the Canadiens' lineup in Monday night's preseason win.

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens announced that forward Nicolas Deslauriers underwent surgery earlier on Tuesday at the Montreal General Hospital to repair a facial fracture. Deslauriers suffered the injury during a preseason game on Monday night at the Bell Centre against the New Jersey Devils. He will be out indefinitely.

MONTREAL - Jesperi Kotkaniemi will never forget his first preseason game in a Canadiens uniform. Neither will the Bell Centre faithful, for that matter.

MONTREAL - Here's a numerical look at Monday night's preseason opener between the Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils at the Bell Centre.

MONTREAL - After signing a two-year contract extension with the Canadiens, associate coach Kirk Muller met the media on Monday afternoon at the Bell Centre.

BROSSARD - Young gun Jesperi Kotkaniemi will be making his preseason debut on Monday night against the New Jersey Devils at the Bell Centre.

MONTREAL - Here are five things you need to know ahead of Monday night's preseason opener against the New Jersey Devils at the Bell Centre.

BROSSARD - Here's a look at the forward lines featured by head coach Claude Julien at Monday's morning skate at the Bell Sports Complex.

MONTREAL - Something was clearly clicking for the line of Jonathan Drouin, Max Domi and Joel Armia during the annual Red vs. White Scrimmage at the Bell Centre on Sunday.

MONTREAL - The Canadiens announced the signing of associate coach Kirk Muller to a two-year contract extension on Sunday.