Tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET, the Montreal Canadiens (27-16-5, 59 points) and Toronto Maple Leafs (24-20-5, 53 points) faceoff live from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto for the third of five meetings against each other this season. The game can be live streamed here. Montreal fans can hear all of the action on TSN 690 while Toronto fans can do the same on TSN 1050.
Montreal has alternated wins and losses in its last seven games while Toronto is winners of three straight. These teams have alternated wins in their first two meetings, with the Maple Leafs scoring a 4-3 win in Montreal on Oct. 1 while the Canadiens picked up a 4-2 victory at home on Nov. 30.
The Canadiens are coming off of a 5-4 overtime victory over the Ottawa Senators and realize the importance of each game going forward.
"There's so much parity in the conference, you look at the standings and it's really tight. I believe it will be like that until the end of the year," coach Michel Therrien said via NHL.com. "They're all big games. For sure, we need consistency in the way we play."
The Maple Leafs picked up a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday that gave them their third win in a row.
Head coach Randy Carlyle praised the play of Tyler Bozak (9-13-22), who has been playing on the team's top line since returning from injury.
"Tyler right now is our best fit [on that line]," Carlyle said per NHL.com. "He's played very well since he's been back. He's had a couple of speed bumps, but all in all he's been a go-to guy for us."
The Maple Leafs have been led by Phil Kessel (22-24-46), James van Riemsdyk (18-18-36) and Mason Raymond (12-17-29) while the Canadiens have been paced by P.K. Subban (8-26-34), Tomas Plekanec (16-14-30) and Max Pacioretty (21-8-29).
In net, Jonathan Bernier is likely to start for Toronto and is 15-14-4 with a 2.58 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage while Carey Price is likely to start for Montreal and is 22-12-4 with a 2.26 GAA and a .926 save percentage.
The Canadiens look for some consistency while the Maple Leafs hope to notch their fourth straight win when the puck drops tonight at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
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