After getting crushed from coast to coast Saturday afternoon on Hockey Day in Canada the Canadiens are in the United States #1 hockey town

In terms of points, it wasn’t entirely a bad week for the Montreal Canadiens, although that stinker in Ottawa makes it harder to remember that.

Pour la majorité de la première moitié de saison, les unités spéciales et le brio du gardien de but, Cristobal Huet, ont faussé les données.

The Montreal Canadiens play the last game of their three game home stand against the struggling Atlanta Thrashers. Both teams are riding three game losing streaks; tonight’s win will provide a relief for only one team.

This week was one to forget for the Montreal Canadiens, on more levels than one. The virus that is ravaging the team is bad enough, let alone the subpar performances that came as a result.

Montreal has now lost five of their last seven games and two in a row in regulation twice in their last five games. Things will not get any easier…

On the menu for the Canadiens tonight are two major milestones one is a guarantee and the other seems quite likely. First of all Mike Johnson

With this year’s tournament nearing it’s end, the games have become must win.

The Montreal Canadiens return home tonight to conclude their home and home series with Tampa Bay which begun on the 30th of December