Montreal at San Jose

Montreal is a .500 road team and plays its third straight road contest of a five-game trek. They prefer a defensive-style, scoring five total goals the last three games, and are off a 2-1 loss at Anaheim. The team has a losing record the last eight games and is on a 11-27 run on the road. The Canadiens are also 6-20 against the Western Conference. Over their last eight contests, the offense has dried up as Montreal has gone 3-4-1 and been held to two or fewer goals six times. The first-place San Jose Sharks have won five of their last six contests, and are first in the NHL in goals allowed, and #10 in penalty killing. They defeated Los Angeles 4-1 on Wednesday behind two goals and an assist from Logan Couture. San Jose has a strong home record (8-3) and the Canadiens have lost nine straight in this building. Take San Jose in this one.