Canadiens Game Day: Players get to sleep in before facing Rangers

The morning off was probably built into the schedule weeks ago, but the Canadiens were able to sleep in Tuesday morning secure in the knowledge that they had earned the extra rest.
“I’m cancelling the morning skate for you (media) guys,” head coach Claude Julien joked after the Canadiens left Brooklyn, N.Y., Monday night with a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders. The Canadiens came back from a 3-1 first-period deficit as they once again avoided a second consecutive lo