Montreal at St. Louis

Montreal has the scheduling advantage as it attempts to snap the Blues' six-game win streak. St. Louis is playing its third game in four days and it has lost four of its past five games against Eastern Conference teams. The Canadiens have won six of nine meetings, including the only one this season. Sam Montembeault will start for Montreal and he is 25-21-6 with a 2.88 goals-against average and four shutouts this season. Montreal still has a chance of making the playoffs, but it can't afford to lose many games. The Canadiens erased a three-goal third-period deficit before losing 5-4 in a shootout against Colorado on Saturday, and they are playing with confidence. Take the Canadiens.