Tidbits

Just a couple of things of note: The Habs have now evened up their goals-for and goals-against differential at 228. The Devils, however, who are tied with the Canadiens, have scored two more goals than they've let in, which is significant in the event of a tiebreaker. Montreal, at 40-27-9, is currently 4 games above .500, and has achieved the 40-win mark for only the third time since the 1995-'96 season.

The thing I liked best about the win last night was that after the game you could tell that the players weren't getting too high about their streak. They have kept in mind that, although they played well, the Senators were missing their top 4 defensemen and their other opponents were mostly non-playoff teams. For a second last night, the Canadiens reminded me of the team that only came out to play for 20-40 minutes, and not for a full 3 periods. Things could change in a flash and the win streak could go down the toilet, but for now, the Habs have managed to keep it alive.