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With nothing left to lose but their 1% playoff chances, the Detroit Red Wings once again will look to Cam Talbot. The 37-year-old netminder will be making his sixth straight start Thursday when the Wi...
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Josh Anderson scored the winner with 9:12 remaining in the third period and Sam Montembeault made 35 saves as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight win.
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Montreal Gazette on MSNAbout Last Night: Canadiens can taste the playoffs after win over Red WingsBecause the Wings were the closest team chasing the Habs in the race for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, the win gave Montreal a 96.3 per cent chance of reaching the postseason, according to Moneypuck. The Habs have won six straight games. That’s a season-high for Martin St. Louis’s club.
After Sunday night’s game, the Montreal Canadiens found themselves with a six-point lead over two teams in the wild card race: the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings. The latter will be in town on Tuesday night for a crucial duel with the Habs.
MONTREAL -- Sam Montembeault made 35 saves, and the Montreal Canadiens won their sixth straight to move a step closer to their first berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2021 with a 4-1 victory against the Detroit Red Wings at Bell Centre on Tuesday.
Detroit Red Wings center Michael Rasmussen, left, and Montreal Canadiens defenseman David Savard, center, go for the puck in front of Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez) AP
Josh Anderson scored the game-winning goal with 9:12 remaining to lead the host Montreal Canadiens to a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday.
Larkin scores 29th goal of season as Detroit falls eight points behind Montreal for Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot
On Tuesday night at the Bell Center in Montreal, not long before 10 pm local time, whatever remained of the Detroit Red Wings' playoff aspirations shriveled in upon itself in a 4–1 loss to the Canadiens.
With the win, Montreal pretty much sewed up the second and final Eastern Conference wild-card spot. The Canadiens moved to an eight-point lead over the Wings, New York Rangers and Columbus (87-79). Montreal has four games left, while the trailing three teams have five games left.