Montreal Canadiens @ Detroit Red Wings

23-16-5, 12-7-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canadiens MTL	0	2	1	3
Red Wings DET	0	1	1	2

Detroit Red WingsRed WingsDET

16-22-7, 9-12-4 Home

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Regular Season Series

MTL leads 2-0

Red Wings
3
Canadiens
7

Game 1

16/10

Canadiens
3
Red Wings
2

Game 2

9/1

Canadiens
8
Red Wings
1

Game 3

27/2

Red Wings
1
Canadiens
3

Game 4

13/3

Little Caesars Arena

8:30 AM, 9 January 2019

Detroit, MI

Attendance: 18,898

Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Travis Gawryletz
Ryan Gibbons

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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