With nearly every game a must-win, it almost doesn't matter how they won this one.
Which is good, because it was a pretty rocky game for the Montreal Canadiens.
As is tradition, Michel Therrien didn't mess with a winning lineup. Which meant that Nathan Beaulieu sat again, and Ben Scrivens played back-to-back games; the second time a goalie pulled double duty within the last week of action.
Right off the bat, the Habs were forced into their own zone by the Carolina Hurricanes, and then proceeded to spend the next few minutes there.