All Habs Weekly Forecast: A Pair at Home to Get Back on Track

• The Habs (42-18-6) are coming off a 2-0 win against Arizona last Saturday and start their week Tuesday against Tampa Bay. Montreal is still first in the Atlantic Division and have moved up to second in the league with 90 points. They are 5-3-2 in their last ten games played.

• Max Pacioretty. Pacioretty has 31 goals this season and leads the Habs with 57 points – gaining two more in his last two games.
• Tomas Plekanec. Plekanec has two assists in his last two games and 26 total this season. He also has three short-handed goals (3rd).

• Led by Carey Price, who recorded his seventh shoutout of the season last Saturday against Arizona, Montreal’s goals against average is the best in the league at 2.17 goals against per game.

• The Habs do a great job of keeping the puck out of their own net but struggle to score, averaging 2.59 goals a game (22nd).

• The Lightning (41-20-6) are coming off a 5-4 win against Dallas last Saturday and start their week Tuesday at Montreal. Tampa Bay is second in the Atlantic Division and fifth in the league with 88 points. They are 7-3-0 in their last ten games.

• Tyler Johnson.  Johnson has eight points in his last six games as well as a six-game point streak going. He leads the Lightning with 64 points this season (7th).
• Nikita Kucherov. Kucherov has a goal in each of his last two games and 25 goals this season.

• Tampa Bay leads the league in scoring with an average of 3.28 goals per game.

• The Lightning struggle to win faceoffs, only winning 49.4 per cent of the time.

Season Series

• March 30, 2015 | MTL  TBL |
• March 16, 2015 | MTL  TBL  |
• March 10, 2015 | MTL TBL |
• January 6, 2015 | MTL 2  TBL 4  |  Recap – Lightning vs Canadiens: Habs Flat as Bolts Take Top Spot in East
• October 13, 2014 | MTL 1  TBL 7  |  Recap – Canadiens vs Lightning: High-Flying Habs Come Crashing Back to Earth

• The Senators (30-23-11) are coming off a 5-4 win against Calgary last Sunday and start their week Tuesday against Boston before playing Montreal Thursday. Ottawa is sixth in the Atlantic Division and 21st in the league with 71 points. They are 8-1-1 in their last ten games.

• Mika Zibanejad. Zibanejad is currently enjoying a seven-game point streak and a total of 37 points this season.
• Mark Stone.  Stone has four points in his last three games and 43 points this season.

• The Senators get a lot of scoring chances, averaging 30.7 shots a game and their penalty-kill is strong at 82.9 per cent.

• Ottawa allows an average of 32.6 shots per game and they struggle in the faceoff circle with a 47.6 per cent win percentage.

Season Series

• March 12, 2015 | MTL   OTT  |
• February 18, 2015 | MTL 2  OTT  4 |  Recap – Canadiens vs Senators: A Loss to a Non-Playoff Team, Who Do You Blame?
• January 15, 2015 | MTL 1  OTT 4  |  Recap – Canadiens vs Senators: Habs Slow Start Hands Win to Sens
• December 20, 2014 | MTL 4  OTT 1 |  Recap – Senators vs Canadiens: Top Line is Fun to Watch

• The Islanders (42-21-4) last game was a 4-3 overtime loss against Florida last Saturday. They will play Ottawa Friday before hosting Montreal Saturday. The Islanders are first in the Metropolitan Division and fourth in the league with 88 points. They are 5-2-3 in their last ten games.

• John Tavares. Tavares has five points in his last two games and leads the league with 70 points this season.
• Josh Bailey.  Bailey has two goals in his last three games and 34 points this season.

• The New York Islanders have a strong offence that averages 3.09 goals per game.

• The Islanders penalty-kill is one of the worst in the league at 75.4 per cent (29th).

Season Series

• March 14, 2015 | MTL  NYI  |
• January 17, 2015 | MTL 6  NYI 4  |  Recap – Islanders vs Canadiens: Plekanec Leads Habs With Four Point Night
• December 23, 2014 | MTL 3 NYI 1 |  Recap – Canadiens vs Islanders: Price Provides Christmas Cheer