Less than 24 hours after posting a shootout loss to the Ducks, the Canadiens were in Los Angeles for a date with the Kings. As the playoffs become more and more of a pipe dream, fans and management were looking for any sort of positive to cling to on yet another brutal Western road trip.
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And it certainly didn't come early. Max Pacioretty went down after a hard hit in the offensive zone, losing a skate blade and unable to get back in the play.