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Game 64: Montreal Canadiens @ Vancouver Canucks

Start time: ** 10:00 p.m. EDT / 7:00 p.m. PDT **
In the Canadiens region: Tsn2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Canucks region: Sportsnet Pacific
Streaming: ESPN+, TSN+

The Montreal Canadiens played two good games to start this road trip, and Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl only played one point a piece through the regulation on Thursday evening and then achieved a strong performance by Jakub Dons on Saturday with only one goal against a strong performance. But the Canadiens have only one point for a 3-2 loss of overtime against the Edmonton Oilers, to which a perfect night was pursued by dusty Dustin Wolf in Calgary.

There is no reason for the players to panic through the results. While the points for the advance in the late season are important for the playoffs, you can still claim five of the available eight on this road trip, and that play this chance as well as in the first two games. You have set similar figures for expected goals as with the profit series with five games that preceded this trip to the west, and your underlying defense figures in Alberta even better than during this time. The results will go back to their favor without any significant changes.

While the Habs in the Eastern Conference are fighting for their own Wildcard Square, they have been in the middle of the struggle of the same battle in the west. The 1-0 victory for the Flames has a point on the Vancouver Canucks for the last playoff spot, and now Vancouver will try to withdraw this position. Canadiens Management wanted his team to play sensible games at the end of the season, and they don’t make much more sensible for both teams involved than this.

The atmosphere in Montreal is still good because a young emerging team tries to make the playoffs. However, the mood was angry in Vancouver, with a tear between JT Miller and Elias Pettersson ended with the trade of the former, while the latter still tries to find its shape. Brock Boeser was another player who seemed to want to change a setting, but no deal was completed, and only recently he was replaced by his AAAA and in the team’s leadership. Add various complaints for Quinn Hughes in constant injury concerns with regard to the start of goalkeeper Thatcher Demko, which has been limited to just three games since January 31, and there are understandably some concerns that the Canucks will not return to the late season after moving to the second round in 2024.

Five regulatory losses, since the 4 nations do not dispel these fears for the fan base. The Canucks scored only 17 goals in the eight games played. Before Miller was traded on the Rangers, Vancouver had the crime with 2.84 goals per game. After only 13 games, they have fallen to the 27th place since then by achieving 2.23 per competition. During this time you did not achieve more than three goals per time after you have managed 18 times in the opening 50 games.

Montreal only needs his regular contributors to get into the scoresheet, and the Canucks should have a hard time keeping up. Dustin Wolf ended the six-game point strip for Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield, but it was not the lack of attempts by the smallest members of the Montreal. Hutson played over half of the third period that tried to destroy the defense of the flames, and Caufield was the most committed skater with his defensive and offensive game. You can probably rely on these two new strips that evening, and a few teammates who join the fun would help the Habs to come past a fighting club.