Two teams near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings hit the ice when the 15th-place Columbus Blue Jackets (7-12-4) host the 13th-place Montreal Canadiens (9-10-2) at Nationwide Arena on Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET.
Columbus secured a 5-2 home victory over the Boston Bruins its last time out on November 27.
Montreal played on the road in its last game on November 25, and fell 4-0 against the Los Angeles Kings.