Montreal Canadiens (14-16-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (13-15-6, in the Metropolitan Division)
Columbus, Ohio; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens will try to prolong a three-game win streak with a victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Columbus has a 13-15-6 record overall and a 9-4-3 record on its home ice. The Blue Jackets serve 9.0 penalty minutes per game to rank 10th in NHL play.
Montreal has gone 4-9-1 on the road and 14-16-3 overall. The Canadiens have committed 146 total penalties (4.4 per game) to rank third in league play.
The teams meet Monday for the third time this season. The Canadiens won 4-3 in overtime in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kirill Marchenko has scored 12 goals with 22 assists for the Blue Jackets. Kent Johnson has three goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Lane Hutson has one goal and 22 assists for the Canadiens. Patrik Laine has eight goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jackets: 2-5-3, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.6 assists, 3.3 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.
Canadiens: 6-4-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.4 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blue Jackets: None listed.
Canadiens: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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