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Montreal • Playing against one of the league's top teams brought out the best in the Canadiens.
Montreal limited the Blackhawks, the league's most potent offense, to 20 shots on net in a 2-1 overtime victory over Chicago.
Chicago entered the Bell Centre with a league-best 165 goals scored this season, an average of 3.58 goals per game.
Four of the league's 15 best point getters — Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp, Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith — play for the Blackhawks.
The Canadiens shut them down.
Montreal has won six in a row against Chicago, who lost for the third time in three games Saturday.
"That's what we wanted to do coming in," Habs captain Brian Gionta said. —
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 44 28 14 2 58 128 98
Tampa Bay 45 27 14 4 58 132 109
Montreal 46 26 15 5 57 117 107
Detroit 44 19 15 10 48 115 125
Ottawa 46 20 18 8 48 131 146
Toronto 46 21 20 5 47 125 141
Florida 45 17 21 7 41 105 139
Buffalo 43 12 26 5 29 75 120
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 47 33 12 2 68 152 112
Washington 44 22 16 6 50 135 133
Philadelphia 45 23 18 4 50 120 125
N.Y. Rangers 46 23 20 3 49 114 123
Carolina 45 19 17 9 47 111 128
New Jersey 46 19 18 9 47 106 114
Columbus 45 21 20 4 46 126 129
N.Y. Islanders 46 17 22 7 41 126 150
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 47 29 8 10 68 170 129
St. Louis 44 31 8 5 67 161 99
Colorado 45 28 12 5 61 132 115
Minnesota 47 24 18 5 53 114 119
Dallas 44 20 17 7 47 125 135
Nashville 46 19 20 7 45 109 137
Winnipeg 47 19 23 5 43 128 145
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 47 34 8 5 73 160 119
San Jose 45 28 11 6 62 148 115
Los Angeles 45 27 13 5 59 118 93
Vancouver 46 24 13 9 57 123 114
Phoenix 44 21 14 9 51 133 136
Calgary 45 15 24 6 36 101 144
Edmonton 47 15 27 5 35 123 164
Two points for win, one for OT loss.
Saturday's games
Ottawa 2, Nashville 1, SO
Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 3
Montreal 2, Chicago 1, OT
New Jersey 2, Florida 1, OT
Columbus 6, Winnipeg 3
Colorado 4, Minnesota 2
Anaheim 5, Phoenix 3
Pittsburgh 2, Calgary 1
Detroit at Los Angeles, late
Boston at San Jose, late