New York at Montreal

The Islanders are fading quickly and their 5-1 defeat of Atlanta on Saturday doesn't change that. They are eight points behind Montreal for the last playoffs spot and Montreal wants to keep it that way. Montreal loves to get New York at home where they have won 7 of the last 8 in this matchup. Montreal has been hot of late having won 4 of their last five games and winning by an average of 4.4 to 2.6. Big home favorites off a game in which they scored 2+ goals in the third facing an opponent that has scored 3+ goals in 3 straight games are an amazing 39-4 (91%) over the past decade. Canadiens here.