Canadiens continue to get good results from their powerplay units. Hitting on 2 out of 5 opportunities brings the clubs PP success rate to 38% since the Christmas break. In four games the Habs have notched 7 pp goals in 18 chances. During the same stretch the Habs have killed off all 11 shorthanded situations.
Special teams are how we are winning right now, commented Coach Gainey. We are actually losing games 5 on 5 right now. If it weren't for our special teams we'd be in a lot of trouble. We are continuing to experiment with different line combinations.
In many ways, we have a lot of very talented players, by switching things up, we are able to keep all our players fresh. However, we need to start winning the 5-5 match-ups. We can't always rest on the success of our special teams.
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