Arber Xhekaj - NHL News & Rumors

Celebrini scores his 2nd goal of the game on an OT power play to lift the Sharks past the Canadiens

Macklin Celebrini scored his second goal of the game on a power play at 2:13 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night

OCTOBER 21 • Associated Press

Media op: Xhekaj | Montréal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj addresses the media following Friday's practice at the CN Sports Complex in Brossard

OCTOBER 16 • NHL.COM

Pregame vs. DET: Xhekaj | Montréal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj addresses the media ahead of Saturday's game against the Detroit Red Wings at the Bell Centre

OCTOBER 10 • NHL.COM

Postgame @ OTT: A. Xhekaj | Montréal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj addresses the media following Saturday's 4-3 preseason loss to the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre

SEPTEMBER 27 • NHL.COM

Florian Xhekaj watches his brother deliver a beatdown from a phone in the penalty box! Arber Xhekaj delivers an early preseason beatdown and his brother watches it all from the penalty box!

SEPTEMBER 20 • HOCKEYFEED.COM

Postgame vs. TOR: A. Xhekaj | Montréal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj addresses the media following Saturday's 4-3 preseason overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre

SEPTEMBER 20 • NHL.COM

Arber watches his bro's fight FROM THE BOX 🤣

SEPTEMBER 20 • YOUTUBE

Training camp: Xhekaj | Montréal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj addresses the media at training camp at the CN Sports Complex in Brossard on Thursday

SEPTEMBER 17 • NHL.COM

New contract for Arber Xhekaj | Montréal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj signs a one-year contract extension with the Canadiens ahead of the 2026-27 season

SEPTEMBER 15 • NHL.COM

Agrees to one-year deal Xhekaj signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with Montreal on Tuesday.

Impact Xhekaj chipped in one goal, three assists and 40 shots on net while adding 116 PIM and 178 hits in 65 appearances during the 2025-26 regular season. He may not play regularly in the 2026-27 campaign, but he should be a good source of banger-league statistics whenever he is in the lineup.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Montreal Named Marchenko Front-Runner as Columbus Sets Its Price, Blues Hand Robert Thomas the "C," Hellebuyck Sit-Out Talk Gets Real ll 32 teams, one roundup: Montreal is now the front-runner for Kirill Marchenko and Columbus's price has leaked — Michael Hage or Alexander...

SEPTEMBER 3 • HOCKEYBUZZ.COM

Arber Xhekaj contract: Insider shares latest on Canadiens star's future in Montreal Arber Xhekaj is still waiting for a new contract with the Montreal Canadiens, and Sportsnet insider Eric Engels believes the defenseman could be waiting to see how the team's blue...

SEPTEMBER 2 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Stu Cowan floats Arber Xhekaj, Zachary Bolduc sign-and-trade deals as Canadiens keep both RFAs unsigned Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj remains unsigned as training camp approaches. Negotiations between his camp and the Habs are progressing, but nothing has materialized ye...

AUGUST 13 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

"Send him to the other conference" - Jeff Marek makes his thought clear on recent Arber Xhekaj trade rumors Jeff Marek doesn't think the Montreal Canadiens should trade Arber Xhekaj within the Eastern Conference.

AUGUST 6 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

NHL Rumors: Flames, Flyers linked to Canadiens' Arber Xhekaj Arber Xhekaj is still without a contract for the 2026-27 season, and two NHL teams have reportedly shown interest in the Montreal Canadiens defenseman.

AUGUST 4 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

NHL trade rumors: Flames' interest in Habs' Arber Xhekaj fizzles out after acquiring 6-foot-3 D-man Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj remains an unsigned restricted free agent.

AUGUST 4 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Canadiens RFA D-man Arber Xhekaj wants to stay in Montreal, says agent Arber Xhekaj remains unsigned, but contract talks with the Canadiens continue.

JULY 30 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

Arber Xhekaj's agent comments on contract extension impasse with Canadiens - "Hope we can find a way to make it work" Defenseman Arber Xhekaj remains an unsigned restricted free agent after his two-year, $2.6 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens expired at the end of the 2025-26 season.

JULY 30 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Unsigned Habs enforcer Arber Xhekaj drawing interest from rival teams. Could the Canadiens enforcer be headed to a rival team?

JULY 26 • HOCKEYFEED.COM

Arber Xhekaj's Phone Is Ringing: Why NHL Teams Are Circling Montreal's Toughest Defenseman Multiple NHL teams are calling about the Canadiens' physical blueliner, and a defensive logjam could force a decision.

JULY 13 • HOCKEYFEED.COM

Agree or disagree: Guhle, Slafkovksy and Xhekaj | Montréal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle, Juraj Slafkovsky and Arber Xhekaj decide whether they agree or disagree with a series of statements

JUNE 8 • NHL.COM

Buries goal in loss Xhekaj scored a goal, added 12 PIM and doled out three hits in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Sabres in Game 6.

Impact Xhekaj tied the game at 1-1 with his first career playoff goal. He's up to two points, eight shots on net, 44 hits, six blocked shots, 28 PIM and a plus-4 rating over 12 playoff contests this year. Xhekaj's not a firm lock for the lineup, but he's been active for all but one game this postseason despite a fairly limited role on the third pairing.

MAY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Sabres vs. Canadiens | NHL Playoff Highlights | Game 6 | May 16, 2026

MAY 17 • YOUTUBE

Sabres rally to beat the Canadiens 8-3 to force Game 7

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 18 saves after starter Alex Lyon stopped only one of the four shots he faced, and the Buffalo Sabres roared back to beat the Montreal Canadiens 8-3 on Sat...

MAY 17 • Associated Press

Arber Xhekaj saves a man's life during off-ice emergency New details emerging out of Montreal reveal a very different side of the Canadiens defenseman.

MAY 14 • HOCKEYFEED.COM

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Celebrini scores his 2nd goal of the game on an OT power play to lift the Sharks past the Canadiens

Sabres rally to beat the Canadiens 8-3 to force Game 7