MONTREAL, QC - FEBRUARY 27: Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
The Montreal Canadiens are tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins at one game apiece in their play-in series.
The Montreal Canadiens had a regular season to forget in 2019-20. They played 71 games, lost eight in a row on two separate occasions, and ended up 24th in the league standings with 71 points. It wasn’t ideal, but they did just make it into the league’s play-in qualifier series.
Not a lot went right for the Habs. About the only thing they could count on all year long was consistent, reliable, two-way play from their first line.