Winnipeg at Montreal

A tough situational spot for Winnipeg, the second of a back-to-back road spot as they play a four-game trek. In three of their four losses they've lost by more than one goal, 4-2, 4-2, and 4-1. Winnipeg is in the middle of the pack defensively and have been falling behind early, something you don't want to do against the talented Canadiens. The Jets are 15-40 playing on no days rest and playing the fourth game of a four-in-six situation tonight. It was not an easy game last night, winning 3-2 at Columbus, killing off a double minor penalty. Montreal has it all, second in the NHL in goals scored, third in goals allowed, with Top 10 specialty units. The Canadiens are rested, on a 5-0 run at home. Their last six wins: 6-2, 5-3, 7-2, 3-0, 4-1, and 3-0. The Canadiens are averaging 3.8 goals per game, trailing only Boston (3.9), with 22 over their last five contests, a span in which they've scored six times on 14 power-play chances. The home team is 7-3 when they meet, Montreal is 35-17-3 against Winnipeg overall, including 20-7-1 in this building. Goalie Carey Price is 5-1-0 with a 1.17 goals-against average and three shutouts in his last six starts against Winnipeg. And when they last met here, the Canadiens dominated in a 3-0 victory. Play Montreal on the Puck-Line.