The Montreal Canadiens were not going to make the 2020 NHL Playoffs. When the NHL schedule was paused, the Habs were sitting ten points back of the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. They were also ten points back of the Toronto Maple Leafs for third place in the Atlantic Division which would have given them a playoff berth as well.
After playing 71 games in the 2019-20 season, the Habs had 71 points in the standings. That is not even mediocre in the NHL anymore. With loser points thrown around like turnovers in a Maple Leafs-Panthers game, averaging one point per game in the standings had the Habs 24th in the league standings.