The Montreal Canadiens are dealing with a bevy of injuries as a condensed season enters its home stretch. Already without Carey Price, Brendan Gallagher, Paul Byron, and Tomas Tatar, then for good measure also lost Shea Weber against the Winnipeg Jets.
So before the puck had even dropped, the Canadiens were up against it without their captain, in addition to missing two top-line forwards and a starting goalie.
Despite the limited roster, Montreal controlled the flow of play through most of the opening 40 minutes or so. Even so, they found themselves trailing by a pair of goals.