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JETS (26-25-5) at CANADIENS (29-20-6)
TV: CBC, RDS
Last 10: Winnipeg 7-3-0; Montreal 4-5-1
Season series: Carey Price made 36 saves for the Montreal Canadiens in a 3-0 shutout at the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 15.
Big story: When Paul Maurice took over as coach of the Jets on Jan. 12, Winnipeg was 18 points out of third place in the Central Division. After going 7-2-0 in Maurice's first nine games, Winnipeg is 18 points out of third place in the Central Division.
The Jets did move from 10 points to six points out of eighth place in the Western Conference and a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
"[Making the playoffs] is not our sole reason for being here," Maurice said Saturday. "The two goals from Day One, make the playoffs, but it's not going to happen unless we reach our other goal and that's building a foundation of a game we understand that we can continually play.
"… If you don't do that, you're not making the playoffs anyway. If you do it, and you build it, you have a chance to make the playoffs. It's a huge amount of ground to make up."
TV: CBC, RDS
Last 10: Winnipeg 7-3-0; Montreal 4-5-1
Season series: Carey Price made 36 saves for the Montreal Canadiens in a 3-0 shutout at the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 15.
Big story: When Paul Maurice took over as coach of the Jets on Jan. 12, Winnipeg was 18 points out of third place in the Central Division. After going 7-2-0 in Maurice's first nine games, Winnipeg is 18 points out of third place in the Central Division.
The Jets did move from 10 points to six points out of eighth place in the Western Conference and a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
"[Making the playoffs] is not our sole reason for being here," Maurice said Saturday. "The two goals from Day One, make the playoffs, but it's not going to happen unless we reach our other goal and that's building a foundation of a game we understand that we can continually play.
"… If you don't do that, you're not making the playoffs anyway. If you do it, and you build it, you have a chance to make the playoffs. It's a huge amount of ground to make up."
