Pens dropping 3 of 4 points at home was a nice surprise. They now have 3 straight road games against playoff teams (CAR, NSH, DAL) WITHOUT Malkin. If they survive this week, they have very light schedule the last 2 weeks to hold their position.
I’m very impressed CBJ took 3 of 4 points from Boston. In both games, the CBJ were playing 2nd night of back-to-back. Adding to the difficulty, the previous night’s game in both instances was against tough Metro teams playing for playoff positioning.
I think Montréal is done. They’re 2-5 in their last 7 with the wins being against Detroit and LA. They haven’t beaten a playoff team in almost a month (CBJ on Feb 19th). Seven of their last 10 games are versus playoff teams. The game in Columbus will be a must win in regulation game for them and then they’ll need 2 more points than CBJ in their other 9 games.
CBJ:
(I) at CAL, NYI, BOS
(II) at NSH, MON
(III) at EDM
(IV) at VAN, at BUF, at NYR, at OTT
CAR:
(I) at TOR, TB, at WSH, WSH
(II) PIT, at PIT, MON
(III) at PHI, MIN, PHI
(IV) NJD
MON
(I) NYI, TB, at WSH, TOR
(II) at CAR, at CBJ, at WPG
(III) at PHI, FLA
(IV) BUF
PIT
(I) NONE
(II) CAR, NSH, at CAR, at NSH
(III) at DAL
(IV) at DET, DET, NYR, at NYR, at BUF
WSH
(I) NYI, TB, at TB
(II) MON, CAR, at CAR
(III) FLA, MIN, PHI
(IV) at NJD
NYI
(I) BOS, TOR, at WSH
(II) MON, at MON, at CBJ, at WPG
(III) at PHI, ARI, at FLA
(IV) BUF
