With the Stanley Cup Playoffs just around the corner, it’s hard to be excited about what happened in March. Nevertheless, the Canadiens wouldn’t be where they were without the success that they had this last critical month, and some players certainly deserve recognition for their efforts.

It may not have been the prettiest of victories but the Habs ended their season with a pair of wins to secure first place in their division for the second time in three years.

The surprising freefall of the Penguins in the past several weeks has dropped them to a wild card spot and with that, has given the Canadiens yet another potential first round opponent. How do the Habs match up with Pittsburgh?

The Habs didn’t have much success this past week but did enough to hold onto first in the Atlantic as we hit the home stretch on the season. Hamilton also struggled, losing both of their games and really hurting their playoff odds in the process.

By going 6-6-3 in March, the Montreal Canadiens failed to reach at least 8 wins in a month for the first time in the 2014-15 season. Nevertheless, it wasn’t all doom and gloom as the Habs still managed to secure a playoff spot, and are still in the running for home-ice advantage for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

With Detroit having moved to the East just recently, there hasn’t been much of an opportunity for the Habs to play many meaningful games against them, let alone develop a rivalry. However, there is a pretty good chance these two could meet in the postseason which would change that in a hurry.