- Eyes On The Prize
The Montreal Canadiens cannot draw the Boston Bruins in round one
The Montreal Canadiens ranked 24th in the NHL this season. The Boston Bruins had a significant lead on the rest of the NHL at the time of the pause, going on to claim the Presidents’ Trophy by an eight-point margin. In a playoff format that seeds worst against first in each round of the playoffs, a Habs-Bruins matchup was a possibility in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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Canadiens-Penguins stream: 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Qualifiers
Coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN on the NBC Sports app.
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal Canadiens FREE LIVE STREAM (8/5/2020): How to watch NHL hockey, time, channel
The Penguins battle against Montreal for a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs has been about as closely matched as you can get to this point. Montreal won the first game in a narrow 3-2 overtime final while the Penguins got the better of the Canadiens in a 3-1 win on Monday. Now both teams have the chance to move to just one win away from a playoff berth in game three of the series on Wednesday.
NHL Atlantic Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 100 | |
| 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 92 | |
| 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 81 | |
| 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 78 | |
| 71 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 71 | |
| 69 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 68 | |
| 71 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 62 | |
| 71 | 17 | 49 | 5 | 39 |
- x
- - Clinched Playoff Spot
- z
- - Clinched Conference