Montreal Canadiens (30-36-14, eighth within the Atlantic Division) vs. Detroit Crimson Wings (39-32-9, fifth within the Atlantic Division)

Detroit; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens go to the Detroit Crimson Wings after the Crimson Wings knocked off the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 in additional time.

Detroit has a 13-7-4 document in Atlantic Division play and a 39-32-9 document total. The Crimson Wings have gone 37-13-5 when scoring at the very least three objectives.

Montreal has a 5-13-6 document in Atlantic Division video games and a 30-36-14 document total. The Canadiens have a 27-10-7 document when scoring three or extra objectives.

Monday’s sport is the third time these groups meet this season. The Crimson Wings gained 5-4 in additional time within the earlier matchup. Alex DeBrincat led the Crimson Wings with two objectives.

TOP PERFORMERS: DeBrincat has scored 26 objectives with 39 assists for the Crimson Wings. Dylan Larkin has 5 objectives and 6 assists over the past 10 video games.

Nicholas Suzuki has 33 objectives and 43 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has scored seven objectives with two assists over the past 10 video games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Crimson Wings: 3-4-3, averaging 2.6 objectives, 4.5 assists, three penalties and seven.1 penalty minutes whereas giving up three objectives per sport.

Canadiens: 4-4-2, averaging 3.4 objectives, 5.8 assists, 4.8 penalties and 11.2 penalty minutes whereas giving up 3.1 objectives per sport.

INJURIES: Crimson Wings: Andrew Copp: everyday (cheek), Michael Rasmussen: everyday (higher physique).

Canadiens: Joshua Roy: out (higher physique), Kaiden Guhle: everyday (upper-body), Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Arber Xhekaj: out for season (shoulder).

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The Related Press created this story utilizing know-how supplied by Information Skrive and information from Sportradar.