• The Habs (22-15-3) are coming off a 5-1 win against Boston last Friday and start their week Tuesday at Philadelphia. Montreal is second in the Atlantic Division and eighth in the league with 47 points. They are 3-7-0 in their last ten games played.

• Brendan Gallagher. In his first game back since 22 November from a broken hand, Gallagher picked up a goal and an assist to bring his total points up to 21 so far this season.
• Max Pacioretty. Pacioretty has four points in his last three games and 31 points this season.

• Montreal’s offence remains hot, scoring ten goals in three games last week; putting their average at 2.85 goals per game (4^th). The Habs are getting plenty of chances in front of the net, averaging 31.4 shots per game while allowing only 27.7 shots against (4^th).

• The Canadiens might not allow many shots against, but the absence of Price is definitely felt as they average 2.45 goals against per game (12^th).

• The Flyers (15-15-7) are coming off a 2-1 loss against Los Angels last Saturday and start their week Tuesday against Montreal. Philadelphia is seventh in the Metropolitan Division and 27^th in the league with 37 points. They are 4-4-2 in their last ten games played.

• Jakub Voracek. Voracek has five points in his last five games for a total of 25 points this season.
• Sean Couturier. Couturier has three points in his last three games and 15 points so far this season.

• The Flyers are struggling but they do manage to get their fair share of offensive chances with an average of 30.1 shots per game.

• Philadelphia’s offence is 29^th in the league with just 2.11 goals per game, and their special teams are also struggling with a power play at 16.4 per cent (27^th) and a penalty kill at 77.3 per cent (26^th).

Season Series

• February 19, 2016 | MTL PHI |
• February 2, 2016 | MTL PHI |
• January 5, 2016 | MTL  PHI  |

• The Devils (20-15-5) are coming off a 1-0 loss against Detroit Monday and play Montreal Wednesday. New Jersey is fourth in the Metropolitan Division and 12th in the league with 45 points. They are 5-4-1 in their last ten games played.

• Kyle Palmieri. Palmieri has three goals in his last five games and 30 points so far this season.
• Lee Stempniak. Stempniak has two points in his last four games and 28 points this season.

• New Jersey has a strong defence, averaging just 2.28 goals against per game (4th) and a penalty kill at 83.3 (7th).

• The Devils struggle to score, only averaging 25.0 shots per game (30th) and scoring just 2.28 goals per game (28th).

Season Series

• January 6, 2016 | MTL   NJD  |
• November 28, 2015 | MTL 2  NJD 3 |  RECAP | Devils – Canadiens: Galchenyuk Continues to Have a Hot Hand
• November 27, 2015 | MTL 3  NJD 2 |  RECAP | Canadiens – Devils: Galchenyuk, Andrighetto Take Down Devils

• The Penguins (19-15-4) are coming off a 5-2 win against the Islanders last Saturday and start their week Tuesday against Chicago before playing Montreal Saturday. Pittsburgh is fifth in the Metropolitan Division and 17^th in the league with 42 points. They are 4-5-1 in their last ten games played.

• Evgeni Malkin. Malkin has seven points in his last three games played and 18 goals so far this season (9^th).
• Kris Letang. The Montreal native has six points in his last two games and 22 points this season.

• Pittsburgh’s offence takes lots of shots, with an average of 32.2 per game (2^nd) and their penalty kill is strong at 84.1 per cent (6^th).

• The Penguins struggle to score, averaging just 2.37 goals per game (24^th) and their defence gives up a lot of shots against, with an average of 31.6 per game (28^th).

Season Series

• January 9, 2016 | MTL  PIT |
• November 11, 2015 | MTL 3  PIT 4  |  Recap – Canadiens vs Penguins: Habs Pick Up a Point in Pittsburgh
• October 13, 2015 | MTL 3  PIT 2 |  Recap – Canadiens vs Penguins: Plekanec, Price, Pacioretty Lead Habs to Perfect Start