Just two days after a tough loss to the Buffalo Sabres, the Habs head to Long Island for a date with the Islanders.
Montreal still sits 2nd in the east, three points behind Pittsburgh. The Islanders are currently 10th in the east and three points behind the Rangers for the final playoff spot.
Let’s take a look at the two clubs stats for tonight’s contest:
Head-to-Head Stats
| Montreal | NY Islanders | |
| Record | 19-5-5 | 13-13-3 |
| Home Record | 9-3-3 | 5-9-2 |
| Road Record | 10-2-2 | 8-4-1 |
| Goals For/Game | 3.10(5th) | 2.90(10th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 2.45(7th) | 3.31(29th) |
| Shots For/Game | 30.7(7th) | 30.0(11th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 26.8(5th) | 29.5(19th) |
| Overall PP | 20.0(10th) | 23.4(5th) |
| Home PP | 18.8(18th) | 19.4(16th) |
| Road PP | 21.3(6th) | 31.4(1st) |
| Overall PK | 79.6(21st) | 81.0(15th) |
| Home PK | 78.1(25th) | 76.6(27th) |
| Road PK | 81.8(13th) | 85.4(5th) |
| PIM/Game | 13.8(25th) | 10.5(4th) |
| Streak | OT 1 | Lost 1 |
Leading Scorers
Montreal
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Max Pacioretty | 25 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Michael Ryder | 28 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| Tomas Plekanec | 29 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
NY Islanders
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| John Tavares | 29 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| Matt Moulson | 29 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| Brad Boyes | 29 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
Goaltenders
Montreal
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Carey Price | 15-4-4 | 2.35 | .911 |
| Peter Budaj | 4-1-1 | 2.47 | .903 |
NY Islanders
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Evgeni Nabokov | 13-9-3 | 2.93 | .900 |
| Kevin Poulin | 0-1-0 | 3.04 | .895 |
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