Here are five things you should know about the Habs-Sens game tonight (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio)

1. The matchup

This is the conclusion of a home-and-away series for the Canadiens, who defeated the Senators 5-2 Tuesday. Optimists will note that Montreal has won two of its last three starts, but realists will point out that Montreal has only two wins in its last eight games (2-4-2). The last time the Canadiens travelled down Highway 417 was on Oct. 20 and the Senators edged the Canadiens 4-3 in overtime. The season series for these teams concludes Dec. 15 in Montreal.

2. Domi, Drouin dynamic duo

Max Domi and Jonathan Drouin each picked up three points in Tuesday’s win over Ottawa. Domi scored two and assisted on Drouin’s opening goal. He missed a Gordie Howe hat-trick although he did throw punches at Drake Batherson to avenge a hit on Andrew Shaw. Batherson chose not to fight and the result was that Domi received a double minor for roughing rather than a fighting major. Drouin scored his 10th goal and added two assists, and is second in scoring with 25 points.

3. Price closer to respectability

Look for Carey Price to make his sixth consecutive start after stopping 28 shots Tuesday and boosting his record against the Senators to 24-9-5. He’s 2-3 in his last five starts, but has allowed only 13 goals for a respectable 2.40 goals-against average. His numbers for the season could be a lot better, but he’s lowered his goals-against average to 3.00 with an .899 save percentage. Craig Anderson, who is a career 12-123 against Montreal, wilted under a 41-shot barrage Tuesday but he’ll get the start because the Senators don’t have anyone better.

4. Specialty items

The Canadiens’ penalty-killing unit was a perfect 3-for-3 Tuesday and a lot of the credit has to go to defenceman Shea Weber. Montreal was short-handed for six minutes and Weber was on the ice for 4:35 of that. Any questions about his fitness after missing nearly a year following foot and knee surgeries, have been answered in the four games since his return. He has averaged more than 25 minutes a game.

5. Watch out for Stone

Montreal’s defence held Ottawa’s leading scorer, Matt Duchene, to one shot on goal and it shut down Thomas Chabot, the leading scorer among NHL defencemen. Montreal also stopped Bobby Ryan, who had a game-high six shots on goal. But the Canadiens couldn’t keep Mark Stone off the scoresheet. Stone scored his 13th of the season and he also scored two goals, including the overtime winner, in the Senators’ 4-3 victory over Montreal on Oct. 20.