Back to the Montreal Canadiens Newsfeed

Liveblog: Canadiens at Buffalo

Related Topics: Montreal Canadiens

The Canadiens are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. They sit three points south of a Wild-Card playoff spot; and all the teams they’re chasing – with the exception of New Jersey – have played fewer games than the Canadiens.

After two disastrous months during which they won a not-so-grand total of six games and plummeted from the penthouse to the out(of the playoffs)house, the Canadiens are riding a three-game winning streak and showing signs of life. But to move up in the standings, they’ll need help.

They’re getting some assistance from the NHL schedule-maker. For the second time this week, the rested Canadiens face a team playing the second half of a back-to-back.