• Michel Therrien: “We can’t look too [far] ahead, we’re focusing on one game at a time. We still understand where we’re at, still understand that there’s going to be a lot of hockey to be played and we need some wins, we need to pick up some points.”
• Brendan Gallagher: “Pucks are going in for us right now, but I think it’s important to understand why it’s happening, I think when we’re having success we’re playing down low in their end, making their [defense] work, and I think it wears on teams over time.”
• Former Canadien, Josh Gorges, on the Sabres’ most recent loss to the Panthers: “No, we didn’t [help Lehner], and we didn’t help [Johnson], either, when he came in, I think in that situation when they made the goalie change, it has to wake us up as a team. It had nothing to do with our goaltending. We didn’t play good enough.”
• The Canadiens are currently riding a three game winning streak. The last time this franchise was able to post at least two wins in a row was back on November 27, 2015; when they capped off a 4 game winning streak against the Devils.
• While the Canadiens have a 22-13-3 record versus teams in the Eastern Conference this season, the Sabres have a 13-19-3 record against teams from the East.
• So far this season, the Canadiens have a 12-5-1 record versus teams in the Atlantic division, while the Sabres have a 7-11-3 record versus teams coming from the Atlantic.
• The Canadiens have risen in their placing for the goals against category, they are currently in 18th in the league in goals against, with 146 in 55 games. The Sabres have allowed 155 goals in 55 games and find themselves in 26th in the league.
• The Canadiens have maintained their place in the standings in the goals for category as they are currently in 10th place in the NHL, with 151 over their first 55 games. The Sabres are 27th in this category with 126 goals scored in 55 games.

2015-16 statistics

• Top scorers for the Sabres at home this season are:

1. Ryan O’Reilly (with 22 points in 28 games)
2. Jack Eichel (with 17 points in 28 games)
3. Rasmus Ristolainen (with 14 points in 28 games)

• Top scorers for the Canadiens on the road this season are:

1. Max Pacioretty and P. K. Subban (both with 21 points in 27 games)
2. Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov (both with 18 points in 27 games)
3. Alex Galchenyuk (with 17 points in 27 games)

* – Currently injured

Player stats from War-on-Ice, NHL.com and Yahoo Sports.

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