If the Montreal Canadiens defeat the Blue Jackets in Columbus this evening, they will obtain a fourth consecutive victory, a feat that they were unable to accomplish during the last campaign and during this regular season.
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In fact, the Habs achieved a streak of five wins from February 17 to 26, 2022, in the first days of Martin St-Louis' reign behind his bench. Since then, he had not been able to enjoy three triumphs in a row before beating the Buffalo Sabers on Tuesday, then the Detroit Red Wings on Friday and Saturday.
The success of the Bleu-Blanc-Rouge allowed it to climb to sixth place in the Atlantic section and if it manages to sweep its annual series of three games against the Jackets, it will spend Christmas with a record of one game under the bar of .500, without forgetting that he will surpass his rivals of the day who hold the 13th level of the Eastern Association.
Given the convincing performances of its troop recently, St-Louis should not make significant changes to its training. We should expect to see Samuel Montembeault in front of the net again for this first of six straight duels abroad. Remember that substitute Cayden Primeau started his last game on December 1 and is experiencing his fair share of problems in 2024-2025.
On offense, Patrik Laine is on fire on the power play. He scored his eight goals on the power play. Note that defender Arber Xhekaj did not participate in his team's morning training, he who benefited from a day of treatment.
In Columbus, Kirill Marchenko dominates his team with 34 points in as many outings. Quebecer Mathieu Olivier attracts attention with his robustness, but he also hit the target nine times. Jet Greaves will find himself between the posts for the home club this evening.
