The Montreal Canadiens entered last night’s game with their oldest rival needing a victory. They were seven points back of the final playoff spot in the Atlantic Division and were coming off a tough, last minute loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Monday night. This team has a tendency to allow losing streaks to run to eight, so stopping this one as soon as possible is imperative.
They were dealt some bad news just hours before the game when it was revealed Shea Weber has an ankle sprain and will be out of the lineup 4-6 weeks. The Habs lean heavily on their top three defenders, Weber, Ben Chiarot and Jeff Petry but no one seems more ice time for the Canadiens than Weber.