NHL East: Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto's Playoff Push

0:00On March 24th, the NHL regular season is heating up with the playoffs on the horizon, and Canadian teams in the Eastern Conference are in the Spotlight. Montreal sits at 86 points with 13 games left on pace to hit around 102. Ottawa has 83 points in 12 to play, pushing hard for a wildcard spot. Toronto lags at 71 with 11 remaining, facing an uphill battle. Montreal boasts the shortest Stanley Cup odds among these squads, and a strong road record 6th best in the league at 0.647. They're cruising at a 0.623 pace right now, and with the conference so tight, expect them to lock in and surpass 100 points, especially after a strong finish last year. Meanwhile, Ottawa has turned things around, winning 8 of their last 10 games to close within 2 points of a playoff berth. Their goalie Linus Allmark has been solid lately, going 8 wins, 2 losses, and 2 ties in 12 starts with the goals, against average of 2, 0.34.

1:04Toronto, on the other hand, has struggled badly, grabbing just 15 points in their last 23 games for a week 0.326, percentage since mid-January. They face 7 road games, mostly against playoff contenders, where their road play ranks second worst in the league. These final stretches would decide playoff fates and point totals, keeping fans and betters on edge as the postseason push intensifies across the east. This has been NHL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.