“At the end of the day, we have to find a way to be a better hockey club,” Julien said after the latest loss. After a 2-7-1 start to the season, they had been making up ground, going 4-1-0 in their next five games. Lindgren went 3-1-1 in five games with only seven goals against before surrendering five in each of the last two outings. Against Toronto, the Canadiens dominated the opening period but couldn’t get the puck past Frederik Andersen, who made 33 saves for his second consecutive shutout. U.S. Thanksgiving is on Thursday and historically, few teams not in playoff position by then make it to the post-season.

Source: thestar November 19, 2017 23:26 UTC