Montreal Canadiens

Power Rankings

Date	Ranking	Previous
04/02/2012	30	27
A pretty forgettable season in Montreal has resulted in a complete house cleaning throughout the year.
03/26/2012	27	27
It still feels like this team should have been better than it turned out to be. Perhaps the constant circus environment was too much to overcome.
03/19/2012	27	26
With his 30 goals this season, Max Pacioretty is the first American-born player to ever score 30 goals in a season for the Montreal Canadiens.
03/12/2012	26	30
Andrei Markov has been so important to the Canadiens over the years. He returned to the lineup over the weekend and helped them knock off the Vancouver Canucks.
03/05/2012	30	29
Even their most recent win, a 5-4 shootout victory against Minnesota, was ugly, blowing a three-goal lead in the final three minutes of regulation and then clinching the win after the Wild's Devin Setoguchi fell down on his shootout attempt.
02/28/2012	29	22
Seems like there is always circus music playing in the background when the Montreal Canadiens are the topic of discussion.
02/20/2012	22	18
When Scott Gomez scored his first goal this season it was his first in more than a calendar year. It took him just three games to score his second goal. And, hey, the Canadiens are 2-0 when he scores this season. Progress!
02/13/2012	18	29
Scott Gomez finally scored a goal and the Canadiens close out the week riding a four-game winning streak to move to within seven points of the No. 8 playoff spot. Unfortunately, teams rarely make up a deficit that large at this point in the season.
02/06/2012	29	24
Tough times in Montreal as the Canadiens hit the bottom spot in the Eastern Conference over the weekend.
01/30/2012	24	27
Impressive win against the Red Wings on Wednesday night. Where was that all season?

Preseason Power Rankings
Date	Ranking	Previous
10/03/2011	15	-
P.K. Subban should be ready to have a huge season, but what will they get out of Andrei Markov and his problematic knees?