The Montreal Canadiens have played outstanding hockey after the Four Nations breaking winning five straight games, and taking points in six of seven, yet they have barely made any ground. Montreal needed a win in Vancouver Tuesday night to close the four-point gap to the final playoff spot. They got it with a 4-2 win … Read more
The first contest after the Four Nations break was an excellent and easy win for the Montréal Canadiens in Ottawa. However, to keep the hope alive of a playoff spot, the Canadiens need to get a winning streak going. The Carolina Hurricanes co-operated. The Canadiens took a second impressive win after the break, defeating Carolina … Read more
The Montreal Canadiens hit a wall before the Four Nations break with only one win in their last nine. It was hoped that with two weeks rest that they would regain the form that made them the best team in the NHL for a month before that slump. A playoff spot isn’t impossible, but the … Read more
It is stunning how difficult it is to get out of a hole in the NHL, and into a playoff spot, with the abundance of three-point games. The Montreal Canadiens have the best record in the league in the last month, but when the clubs they are trying to catch keep going to overtime, a … Read more