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Race for the series: the Devils and the Sabres helped the CH tonight
Félix Forget
Race for the series: the Devils and the Sabres helped the CH tonight
Credit: For the first time in years, the Canadiens are playing important hockey in March. The team is in a heated playoff race in the East… and the more the days go by, the more fans in Montreal can believe it. The chances are still relatively slim, but they are increasing more and more. That being […]
For the first time in years, the Canadiens are playing important hockey in March. The team is in a heated playoff race in the East… and the more the days go by, the more fans in Montreal can believe it.

The chances are still relatively slim, but they are increasing more and more.

That being said, it’s also the first time in a few years that the Canadiens need help from other teams to secure the first pick climb the standings. And tonight, we were watching the Devils/Blue Jackets game as well as the Sabres/Bruins game.

The Canadiens especially needed a Devils win, but a Sabres win would also help them.

And they were quite lucky, because the Devils beat the Blue Jackets 2-1 in regulation. We can say a big thank you to Jet Greaves for his helping hand, which led to the Devils’ winning goal.

The Blue Jackets, who had not scored a single goal in their last two games, made it interesting in the third period when Mathieu Olivier scored… but Jake Allen held his ground even though he was bombarded with 23 shots in the third period alone (and 45 in total).

Even though he’s no longer in Montreal, Allen really helped his former team tonight.

In the other game of the night, the Sabres and Bruins went to overtime. For the Canadiens, it’s not optimal… but considering the Bruins are a bit behind in the standings, it’s not the end of the world.

It’s less bad than it would have been if the Blue Jackets had taken their game to overtime, let’s say.

Now, the good news is that the Sabres won in overtime. The Bruins did not get a second point.

During the game, we also saw Jordan Greenway drop the gloves against Nikita Zadorov.

I wonder how Arber Xhekaj, who had spent an entire game trying to invite Greenway to dance (without success), reacted to seeing that tonight.

In short, it was a good night for the Canadiens, even though the team was inactive tonight.

The most important thing, however, is to beat the Senators tomorrow. Because even if other teams can help, the Canadiens must take control of their destiny now.


In Quick Hits

– Speaking of the Devils.

– Mitch Marner: keep an eye on the Hurricanes. They coveted him before the trade deadline and they will be aggressive on the market this summer.

– I like them. And you?

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