Liveblog: New Jersey at Canadiens

A visit by New Jersey Thursday night offers a glimmer of hope for increasingly morose Canadiens fans.
The Devils finished at the bottom of the NHL’s Eastern Conference last season. Their goal differential was minus-61.
Fast forward to the current season.
New Jersey sits third in the Metropolitan Division, one point behind Columbus and Washington with games in hand on each. The Devils’ goal differential is plus-2, and their most recent outing was a 5-1 home-ice win over the mighty L.A