Five things to know as the Canadiens host Anaheim at the Bell Centre on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.),

1 Staying on top

The Canadiens have earned eight of a possible 12 points since Alex Galchenyuk suffered a knee injury. That has allowed Montreal to remain in first place in the Atlantic Division and tied for fourth overall in the NHL. The Canadiens are five points ahead of the Ottawa Senators and hold a game in hand.

2 Price-Gibson rematch

These teams met in Anaheim on Nov. 29 and the game featured a goaltending duel between Carey Price and John Gibson. The Ducks emerged with a 2-1 win as Gibson made 39 saves. Price, who has a 1-4-1 career record against the Ducks, made 36 saves. Price, who posted his 250th career win in Washington on Saturday, has a 17-4-2 record this season with a 1.90 goals-against average and a .936 save percentage.

3 Nothing special

The Canadiens’ special teams are struggling of late. The power play is 1-for-19 since the Galchenyuk injury and has dropped below 20 per cent. Teams are concentrating on shutting down Shea Weber, who has gone nine games without a point. The PK has allowed eight goals on 31 opposition opportunities during the past nine games and before Monday’s games ranked 18th in the NHL with a success rate of 80.7 per cent.

4 Good news on the injury front

Defenceman Andrei Markov left in the third period of Saturday’s game in Washington with an upper-body injury, but coach Michel Therrien expects him to be in the lineup against the Ducks. Markov did not practise Monday and the team described his absence as a therapy day. Sven Andrighetto was back on the ice after missing the game in Washington with an upper-body injury, while Andrew Shaw is still out with post-concussion symptoms.

5 The other guys

Before Monday’s game against Toronto, Anaheim trailed San Jose by two points in the battle for first place in the Pacific Division. Ryan Kesler and Ryan Getzlaf lead the offence with 27 points each. Rickard Rakell was leading the team with 14 goals, while Kesler had 12, including seven on a power play that ranked No. 2 in the NHL (24.3 per cent).