DETROIT – Alex DeBrincat snapped a tie with 3:25 remaining in regulation Thursday and the Detroit Red Wings picked up a huge 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings (38-23-8) are with tied Montreal (37-21-10) and Boston for third place in the Atlantic Division with 84 points.

BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens and the New York Islanders face off in Eastern Conference play. Montreal has a 19-13-2 record in home games and a 37-21-10 record overall. The Canadiens have a 15-5-1 record when scoring a power-play goal.

The Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner became the first Canadiens player to accomplish the feat in over three decades

Copp (lower body) a game-time decision for regular-season series finale between Atlantic Division and Original Six squads

All eyes were on Mike Matheson blowing a tire on Alex Debrincat’s game-winning goal with 3:25 left in regulation for the Red Wings in a 3-1 victory over the Canadiens (37-21-10) on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

DETROIT (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored the go-ahead goal with 3:25 remaining and assisted on Detroit's two other goals, lifting the Red Wings to a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

The Montreal Canadiens have announced that forward Josh Anderson will be out day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Anderson played the full duration of Tuesday night’s 3-2 overtime win against the Boston Bruins.

The Detroit Red Wings get set for a very important matchup with an Original Six rival on Thursday night, as they will be welcoming the Montreal Canadiens to Hockeytown. The Red Wings were on a bit of a slide as they returned to Little Caesars Arena on ...

Despite leading for much of the game, the Canadiens ended up on the wrong end of a 2-1 defeat thanks to one play going horribly wrong. Montreal won a faceoff in the offensive zone, Matheson sent it around the board,