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Habs have the second easiest schedule remaining in the league and Detroit still has the toughest.
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10 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said:
I just want them to destroy BOS on April 3.
We can eliminate them with a regulation win.
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Montreal beats Florida 3-2 (OT) ✅
Columbus beats Nashville 8-4 ❌
Detroit loses to St. Louis 1-2 (OT) ✅
NYI loses to Tampa Bay 1-4 ✅
Detroit was winning 1-0 with 29 seconds left and Montreal was losing 2-1 with 9 seconds left and then scored 29 seconds into overtime.
Updated Standings:
MTL: 74 GP - 79 PTS / (25 RW) - Max Points 95
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CBJ: 73 GP - 77 PTS / (24 RW) - Max Points 95
NYR: 74 GP - 77 PTS / (32 RW) - Max Points 93
DET: 74 GP - 75 PTS / (26 RW) - Max Points 91
NYI: 74 GP - 74 PTS / (25 RW) - Max Points 90
(Regulation Win)
Beginning to see some separation in the standings.
Record since initial post:CBJ: 2-1-0 = 4 PTS (3 GP)
MTL: 2-3-0 = 4 PTS (5 GP)
NYR: 1-1-1 = 3 PTS (3 GP)
DET: 1-2-1 = 3 PTS (4 GP)
NYI: 0-4-0 = 0 PTS (4 GP)
Playoff Odds (Hockey Reference)
Montreal: 45.3%
Columbus: 22.8%
NYR: 22.4%NYI: 6.2%
Detroit: 4.0%
Playoff Odds (Playoff Status)
Montreal: 61%
NYR: 19%
Columbus: 16%Detroit: 3%
NYI: 2%
Playoff Odds (Money Puck)
Montreal: 46%
NYR: 23.7%
Columbus: 16.8%
Detroit: 4.1%
NYI: 3%
0-4-0 in the past week has been enough to place the Islanders in a precarious position. It’s developing into a 3 horse race.
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Based on the points system, Suzuki (and Bennett) had the highest total out of the players here.Suzuki: (2g) = 4 Points
Savard: 0 Points
Anderson: (1g) = 2 Points
Gallagher: 0 Points
Caufield: (1a) = 2 Points
Barkov: (2 pim) = 2 Points
Mikkola: (1g) = 2 Points
Reinhart = 0 Points
Marchand = 0 Points
Bennett: (4 pim) = 4 Points
I voted for Suzuki so I win
In all seriousness, I had goals as the tiebreak in my head but it was never announced so Bennett and Suzuki tie for the win.
Hutson was the highest out of anyone in the game (3 assists = 6 Points)
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First time in a while I’ve had to come down from a high rather than recover from a low after watching a game at home. I’ve felt this before but not in some time and this year, only when I attended in person.
It was a really big game. Had we lost, both New York and Columbus would have been sitting on our laps in the standings, and each of them with a different type of tiebreak in their favour over us.
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7 minutes ago, Commandant said:
I hate the Bruins, but at this point, don't care about them. They are out whether we beat them or not.
I want the win, cause WE NEED the two points.I was thinking earlier about how I don’t think about the Bruins anymore now that they’re crappy, even though I was thinking about them while thinking about that
Just a bonus I noticed when looking at the standings and seeing that they’re last place in the East.
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Hey everyone, I have some bonus juice.
Because of the two points tonight, we can eliminate Boston from the playoffs if we beat them in regulation next game.
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I’m so happy. Chills right now.
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Why did Newhook pass back?
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Let’s score more than one on Vanecek. Please.
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Penalty killed ✅
Guhle with a great chance right at the end of the kill.
Here comes the momentum for us now.
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Laine slash on Barkov.
There goes the discipline. That being said, that was a decent penalty to take if it saves a goal. Time will tell.
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Islanders losing 3-1 to the Lightning
Columbus dominating Nashville 7-3
Habs losing 2-1 to Florida heading into the 3rd
Detroit tied 0-0 early in their game against the Blues despite being outshot 11-3
We’ll see how the night plays out
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I feel as though he took the penalty partly because it was Mikkola who he was up against. Silly penalty as it was. Not defending him, au contraire.
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Lundell played the last shift with Marchand and Reinhart and Barkov is not on the bench right now.
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Keep testing Vanecek and keep laying the body on Barkov.
We don’t have the luxury of playing backups during playoff type hockey too often.
We’ve had three lines that have had opportunities but Florida’s been mainly relying on their top line. Barkov is feeling an injury though so keep being physical on him.
Florida is also missing Sturm who ran into Greer and didn’t return to the bench in the second period so Florida is already shorthanded.
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No penalties in the first period. I suppose discipline was being preached in both locker rooms.
So far Mikkola and Anderson have the most points in regards to the poll options.
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6 hours ago, xXx..CK..xXx said:
Molson Cup winners by month this year:
October: Caufield
November: Suzuki
December: Laine
January: Suzuki
February: Suzuki
Looks like Suzuki will likely get it again in March, so we pretty much have our answer.
Also, the past few years:
It’ll be safe to add his name again this year.
Suzuki did indeed win the Molson Cup this past month. It was awarded prior to tonight’s matchup.
So it looks like this so far this year:
October: Caufield
November: Suzuki
December: Laine
January: Suzuki
February: Suzuki
March: Suzuki
4/6 months
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Only one relevant team not in action tonight in the New York Rangers.
With Columbus having a game in hand and New York holding the tiebreak with us, tonight’s matchup is once again important.
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Molson Cup winners by month this year:
October: Caufield
November: Suzuki
December: Laine
January: Suzuki
February: Suzuki
Looks like Suzuki will likely get it again in March, so we pretty much have our answer.
Also, the past few years:
It’ll be safe to add his name again this year.
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52 minutes ago, Commandant said:
Being a missing piece the team needed and being the MVP are not the same thing.
Example no one is calling William Carrier an MVP candidate for the team, but the improved defensive results and upturn in winning percentage also came around his trade.
That doesn't mean he's better than Lane Hutson or Mike Matheson who were on the team since October, just that adding another RHD was necessary to balance the lineup. It doesn't mean he's better than the first two, but it does mean the team is better with all 3 vs 2 of them.
Laine has been necessary to add offence, especially on the PP. But he's not been more valuable to the team than a guy like Caufield who has been here since October. It just means the team is better with both of them in the lineup.
Alexandre Carrier plays for the Habs. William Carrier plays for the Carolina Hurricanes. I’m not sure many people would forget Patrik Laine’s first name. The comparison is off in my opinion. Regardless, I personally don’t hold Carrier’s value to the team as high as Laine’s.In case it wasn’t clear as I decided not to number anyone after Suzuki, my order of importance to the team this year is as follows:
1) Suzuki
2) Hutson
3) Caufield
4) Laine
Caufield has more value to the team than Laine in my mind.
With that being said, Laine wasn’t brought in as a missing piece for the power play, it just so happens that he has excelled at an astronomical pace this year in the situation, thus being extremely valuable to the team.
Alexandre Carrier is indeed not better than Hutson or Matheson. Laine is however better than Caufield, Hutson, Suzuki, and the entire league (in terms of per game) at scoring goals on the power play. Suzuki and Hutson have racked up points as well but once again Laine has been our special teams MVP this year.
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Vanecek gets the nod tonight for the Panthers. I’m not hating it.
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This table shows the preseason projections teams had of making the playoffs as well as the current projection & change.
The Habs and Capitals had the lowest predicted odds prior to the season out of the teams that are currently in a playoff spot. So, maybe the Habs would have been happy with that matchup in Round 1 had they been told that preseason. 🙂
In all seriousness, we would certainly be the underdogs but I somehow feel as though we matchup somewhat well with them. Perhaps even better than when Halak had to be a stop 🛑 sign in 2010.
Game #74 - Florida Panthers @ Montreal Canadiens - Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 @ 7PM EST - CENTRE BELL
in Habs & Hockey Talk
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“Suzuki’s two goals in 40 seconds are the third-fastest pair of goals by the same player in regulation and overtime in NHL history, behind Alex Ovechkin (37 seconds on Dec. 15, 2006) and Mikko Rantanen (38 seconds on Dec. 11, 2022). … Hutson, who has 62 points (five goals, 57 assists), is the first rookie NHL defenseman to reach 60 points since Nicklas Lidstrom in 1991-92.”
I don’t know though. When you look at the score card, it says Suzuki scored with 9 seconds left, and then 29 seconds into overtime which would be 38 seconds.
I suppose if it was something like 9.9 seconds left and 29.9, but even then that’s 39.8.