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All Seven NHL Teams In Canada Are Out Of The Playoffs At This Point

01/20/2016 at 1:11pm EST

from Jesse Campigotto of CBC Sports,

If the NHL playoffs started today, it would mark the first time in 46 years that no Canadian teams are involved.

(It may also mark the first time the playoffs started in mid-January, but indulge us for a moment.)

Montreal's loss to Boston on Tuesday night — its fifth in a row and 18th in 24 games since star goalie Carey Price went down with an injury on Nov. 25 — dropped the Canadiens out of the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Heading into the night, Montreal was the only one of the seven Canadian-based teams to hold a playoff position, and none of them moved into one based on Tuesday's results.

While plenty can change before the end of the regular season on April 9, the outlook isn't promising. Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg have the three worst records in the West, where Vancouver is the top Canadian team at the moment. The Canucks are one spot out of a playoff berth in both the wild card and Pacific Division races.

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