Montreal Canadiens Top 3 Current Rivalries

The Montreal Canadiens have had many heated rivalries in their history. Here’s a look at their top three current rivalries as they get set to face the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight.

The Montreal Canadiens take on the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. The two teams form the oldest rivalry in National Hockey League history. Both teams were original members of the league when it formed, and battled each other now for 100 years.

No two teams have played against each other more in NHL history. However, the bad blood doesn’t run quite as deep as it once did between the two historic teams. That can probably be blamed on the fact that there have been more lockouts than playoff series played by the Leafs in…