The Canadiens have the second easiest schedule in the NHL from now on

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Talking about rankings a bit.

Right now, the Canadiens control their own destiny. If they win the games they need to win, they will clearly give themselves a chance to make the playoffs, even if the Rangers and the Red Wings have more wins in the regular season, in case of a tie.

Here’s what it looks like.

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By the end of the season, the club only has three away games compared to five at home. The trip to Nashville is a bit weird, but otherwise, there’s not much travel to do.

The short trip to Ontario won’t be too taxing in terms of travel.

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And when we look at the quality of the opponents, we can see that it won’t be that difficult. I know that nothing is “easy” in the NHL, but we can see that it’s relatively soft, as a schedule.

Boston, Philly, and Nashville this week? They won’t make the playoffs.

Detroit, Ottawa, and Toronto? They are competitive teams and will be the toughest part of the schedule until the end of the regular season for Martin St-Louis’ men.

Chicago and Carolina, at a time when the games will surely be over for the Canes? That’s okay.

And when we look at the Tankathon website, we can see that the Canadiens have the 31st easiest schedule in the league, and only the games against Carolina and Toronto are in the “difficult” category on the site.

And in the top-5 most difficult schedules, we find the Red Wings (1st), the Blue Jackets (4th), and the Rangers (5th), three teams in the running against the Canadiens. The Islanders are 13th.

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During the winter, we often said that the schedule was difficult and that there were many away games. We said that by the end of the season, it would be easier.

And we’re at that point. It’s up to the players not to let their chance slip away now.

Overtime

– Anyway.

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