Florian Xhekaj’s phone kept ringing as he attempted to get some sleep. The feisty Laval Rocket forward was trying to rest up ahead of Friday’s American Hockey League matchup against the Belleville Senators.

Montreal Canadiens’ Arber Xhekaj and Philadelphia Flyers’ Nic Deslauriers squared off in a heavyweight scrap during Tuesday’s matchup at Bell Centre.

Things are really bad for the Canadiens. Yesterday’s heavy defeat(8-4 to Washington) confirms that the Habs’ good start to the season, when they beat bad clubs, is far behind us. Right now, the Habs are incapable of winning games.

In a heated Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers game, defenseman Arber Xhekaj and forward Nicolas Deslauriers delivered an intense, old-fashione

Simona, the mother of Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj, asked her son and the team for points as a birthday gift.

Things haven’t been going well for the Habs of late, and the club, which got clobbered last night by the Capitals, is trying to shake things up a bit by recalling Florian Xhekaj, who could well play his first game with the Habs tomorrow night.

Jeannot pounced. He delivered a strong right to Xhekaj’s face. The Montreal defenseman tumbled backward, and the linesmen jumped in. Jeannot landed a big right to get the better of Ottawa’s Kurtis McDermid on Thursday.