Montreal Canadiens: Why the recent power-play units will work

The Montreal Canadiens haven’t changed the line combinations and defence pairings, but the power play units have a new look to them.

Wednesday was the last practice before the Montreal Canadiens next game against the New Jersey Devils. Besides the Joseph Morrow slotting in for Jakub Jerabek on the bottom pair with David Schlemko, and hopefully, that was just a quick look, there weren’t any other changes to their makeup at even strength. The power-play, on the other hand, was different.

The Habs have been able to capitalize on some man-advantage opportunities, but there is still room for improvement. League average is currently at 19.23% while Montreal is at 18.00%. The team has struggled with…