The Montreal Canadiens lost their fourth straight game on Saturday night. They crawled their way back to the fringes of the playoff race last Saturday with an overtime win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. What followed were regulation time losses to the Arizona Coyotes, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins and then an overtime loss to the Dallas Stars.
It all but ended their season with the playoffs now a mathematical improbability, but realistically it is impossible for them to climb out of the hole they find themselves in right now. Making matters worse on Saturday was the Habs built up a 3-0 lead in the second period before collapsing and allowing four unanswered goals to the Stars.