Preview: Montreal at Toronto – December 26th, 2009
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The Montreal Canadiens continue their 7-game road swing tonight, landing in Toronto to face the Maple Leafs.
The Montreal Canadiens continue their 7-game road swing tonight, landing in Toronto to face the Maple Leafs.
The Habs face the Carolina Hurricanes tonight, on the road, against a team with the worst record in the NHL. Despite a brutal away record, Carolina is a respectable 8-8-2 at home, meaning this match will be no easy task for the Canadiens.
It was a long week for the Habs who won just 1 of 4 contests and were listless for most of it.
The Montreal Canadiens will close out their season series with the Thrashers as they visit Atlanta on Monday.
The Canadiens’ snapped their five game losing streak as they defeated the New York Islanders, shutting them out 3-0
On Saturday, the Habs will begin their season longest 7-game road trip with a stop on Long Island.
Fresh off a narcolepsy-inducing loss to New Jersey last night, the Habs will host the Minnesota Wild for the only time this season.
Coming off two consecutives losses, the Habs were looking to return above .500 tonight versus the Sabres.
The Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres face each other for the third time tonight, having alternated victories earlier this season in Buffalo.
Faced with 4 games in 6 days, the Habs managed to pull of a split, beating Philadelphia and Ottawa before losing to Pittsburgh and Atlanta while the Bulldogs continue to be in the hunt for the division lead after a pair of wins this week.