The Canadiens lined up to hug the veteran defenseman after his final NHL game when the team was eliminated by the Washington ...

Lost in the sorrow of elimination was that Montreal Canadiens veteran defenseman David Savard played the last game of his ...

Savard played in 870 regular-season games and 62 playoff contests between the Blue Jackets, Lightning and Canadiens. The defenseman previously announced his retirement would come at the end of ...

Suzuki does not want the Canadiens to take a step back after an unexpected playoff berth. The core he leads should ensure ...

John Mahoney Montreal Gazette Hutson certainly ... and want to play for each other and play for the fans. Canadiens defenceman David Savard (58) hugs Brendan Gallagher (11) after Game 5 of a ...

The Montreal Canadiens may be ahead of schedule in their rebuild, but Jeff Gorton believes the plan is far from complete.

Habs defenceman too emotional to meet with media after Habs were eliminated by Washington Capitals in first round of playoffs.

The NHL congratulated David Savard on his 870-game career after the Canadiens lost to the Capitals on Wednesday.

(Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP) Montreal Canadiens’ David Savard (58) reacts as Washington Capitals’ Alex ...

“After 870 NHL games, #StanleyCup champion David Savard is calling ... his final four years with Montreal. As the final horn sounded at Capital One Arena, Canadiens players lined up to hug ...

Savard logged an assist in Friday's 6-3 win over the Capitals in Game 3. Savard ended a 12-game point drought with the helper. The 34-year-old announced April 18 that he intends to retire after this ...

The Montreal Canadiens, following their first-round elimination at the hands of the Washington Capitals in Game 5 on Wednesday night, will now get an early start to their summer.