Canadiens did not (statistically) make the Playoffs!
In a study done of the past eight NHL seasons by Blaiz Grubic of the Sound of Hockey, he concluded that 76.6 per cent of teams in a playoff position at U.S. Thanksgiving would go on to reach the postseason. Teams holding the top two spots in their division at the milestone made the playoffs 89.1 per cent of the time.
