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Three consecutive victories take the in-form Detroit Red Wings (2nd in Atlantic Division) to a home fixture against the Montreal Canadiens (7th in Atlantic), who have lost three contests in succession.
A season-worst three-game losing skid (0-2-1) went on the cards for the Montreal Canadiens (5-6-1), who dropped a 6-4 decision against the Vegas Golden Knights at Bell Centre on Saturday. Nick Suzuki (8 goals, 15 points this year) lit the lamp on two occasions for the Habs, who tied the game twice throughout the first two periods before the visitors banked three successive markers in a span of 3:50 to take a 5-2 lead in the middle frame. Kirby Dach (2 goals, 10 points) collected three assists for Montreal, which has lost five of its most recent seven outings (2-4-1).
Goalie Jake Allen turned aside 36 shots on Saturday to take his current performance record to 3-5-0 for the season with a 3.28 GAA and a .900 save percentage. He has picked up a 4-2-3 past total versus Detroit with a 1.80 GAA and a .934 save percentage, while Sam Monte mbeault (2-1-1 on the year with a 2.47 GAA and a .928 save percentage) is 1-0-1 against the Red Wings historically with a 2.35 GAA and a .911 save percentage. The Canadiens are 9th in least goals scored per game this season (2.83), 11th in most goals conceded on average (3.33), 27th in power play with a 15.2% conversion rate (5-for-33) and 17th in penalty kill with 77.5% proficiency (31-for-40).