The Montreal Canadiens are having a good season at five on five. When the penalty boxes are empty the Habs are among the most dangerous teams in the league offensively. In fact, heading into last night’s games, the Canadiens were tied for the most five on five goals scored in the league with 68.
The problems with the Canadiens begin when someone, anyone, for either team heads to the penalty box. Montreal has been among the worst penalty killing teams in the NHL all year and are currently ranked 30th, killing penalties at a rate of 70.1%.
The Habs started okay on the power play, but have really struggled of late.