Canadiens Ride Winning Streak into Playoffs

0:00On April 5th, the Montreal Canadiens just punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year running, thanks to the Detroit Red. Wings dropping a 5-4 decision against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. With a record of 45 wins, 21 losses and 10 overtime losses, they're riding high right now. They're on an 8-game winning streak, heading into tonight's match-up against the New Jersey Devils at 7pm Eastern. Tied with the Buffalo Sabers at 100 points for second in the Atlantic Division, they're just two points back of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Fans are buzzing after last season's run, as the Eastern Conference's second wildcard, where they fell to the Washington Capitals in five games in the first round. This year's squad has that same fire, building momentum for a deeper push. Standout performers are lighting it up, like center Nick Suzuki leading with 95 points, 27 goals and 68 assists in 76 games. Cole coffields second in the league with 49 goals and 85 points total, while Rookie's Ivan Demidov and Oliver Kapanen are 4th-end, 5th in team scoring,

1:07defenseman Lane Hudson chips in 74 points. Rookie goalie Jakub Doves leads all first-year netminders with 27 wins, a 2 point, 7-3 goals against average and a 0.904 say percentage. Averaging 3.50 goals per game 5th in the league, they're primed to make some noise come playoff time. From your team, powered by AI, this is NHL News Today.