The Montreal Canadiens begin the second half of a six-game homestand tonight when they play host to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Canadiens come in having lost just three of their previous 10 games, and ground out a 2-1 overtime victory versus the Buffalo Sabres in their most recent game. Sitting at 1-6-1 after the first eight games of the season, the Canadiens have come back to a more respectable record, and could be as high as 10th in the conference with favourable results in tonight’s games.
Helping their cause has been the play of Charlie Lindgren, who has stabilized the goaltending position and limited the goals against that had grown to an inflated value early in the season.