Despite being bitten repeatedly by the injury bug this season, your Montreal Canadiens sit atop the NHL standings with 39 points.
The Columbus Blue Jackets, who visit the Bell Centre Tuesday night, have 20 points and sit last in the Eastern Conference. Columbus has scored 28 fewer goals than the Canadiens and allowed 20 more.
Should be an easy-peasy W, right?
Wrong.
The Canadiens have lost four games in regulation this season. Two if the losses were to Edmonton and Colorado, teams that have fewer points than Columbus.
And there’s the Torts factor:
Columbus was was winless in seven games when John Tortorella replaced Todd Richards behind the BJs’ bench on Oct.