Vancouver at Montreal

Montreal beat Boston for the first time in 12 games and the Canadiens had to go overtime to win 3-2 on Saturday night. That sets up a huge letdown situation especially playing a back-to-back tonight against Vancouver, which snapped a five-game win streak losing 5-2 at Toronto on Saturday. Casey DeSmith is confirmed in net for the Canucks and he is 3-0-1 with a 2.82 goals-against average and .911 save percentage this season for Vancouver, which had held teams to a total of only five goals in four games prior to Saturday. The Canadiens have lost four of six and they are 1-5 playing on no rest and 17-40 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation. Montreal is 23-51 versus Western Conference opponents. Take the Canucks.