The Canadiens easily disposed of the Crosby-less, Malkin-less Pens Saturday, extending Marc-Andre Fleury's misery against the team he grew up cheering for.

Carey Price, opposite Fleury, was spectacular once again, earning his eighth shutout and 33rd win of the season. Price stopped 26 pucks, as his Canadiens coasted to victory on early-period goals scored in both the first and second frames.

With the 3-0 win, the Canadiens improved to 6-1 over their last seven games, having collected wins in five of their last six road-games, which is quite an accomplishment considering their inability to stay above the .500 mark away from the Bell Centre since the beginning of the season.

The reward for two points collected in their 3-0 win over Pittsburgh: a couple of sleeps in the comfort of their own homes. The Canadiens will play consecutive home-games this week for the first and only time this month.

They'll start Tuesday, against the league's hottest, the Washington Capitals.

The Caps have managed wins in nine of their last ten games, including eight consecutive, bringing them to within one point of the Philadelphia Flyers who lead the conference with 91 points. The Flyers own two games in hand on the Capitals however.

Alex Ovechkin has found the torrid pace he's scored on for most of his career, notching 17 points over his last 14 games. The league's greatest scorer since the lockout still resides under the 30-goal mark (28).

One of OV's 28 goals came against the Habs in their first meeting of the season. The Capitals took the game 3-0 before heading off to win the Winter Classic against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

This will mark the first occasion the Capitals have had to redeem themselves at the Bell Centre, after falling in their last contest there-- pushing their playoff series with Montreal to seven games.

This will also be the first game played at the Bell Centre since last week's incident involving Zdeno Chara and Max Pacioretty. Emotions are sure to run high, both on the ice and in the stands.

The week won't get easier for the Canadiens after Washington visits. With another three contests scheduled, two of them to be played under back-to-back, home-road circumstances, the team has it's work cut out for it.

They will host the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday before flying to New York to take on the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. With no Saturday game on the schedule, the team is set to take on a recuperated Guillaume Latendresse and his Minnesota Wild at 6:00pm on Sunday.