The Montreal Canadiens (32-13-3) play their now traditional second afternoon game of Super Bowl weekend, hosting the Arizona Coyotes (17-26-6) at the Bell Centre on Sunday. The puck drops at 1:00 pm and the game airs on City-tv and RDS.

Match Up

This is the first of two games between the Habs and Coyotes this season, and the only one in Montreal. Last year the Arizona Coyotes didn’t exist, but the Canadiens did play the Phoenix Coyotes a couple of times with each team winning on home ice. PK Subban and Andrei Markov both had three points in two games and the Coyotes last year.

What to Watch

Canadiens: Don’t look know but Max Pacioretty has sneaked into the league leaders in terms of plus/minus. Pacioretty is a plus-24, a solid 13 rating points better than Brendan Gallagher, second on the team. Pacioretty also leads the way with 23 goals on the season, 40 points, and 178 shots.

Coyotes: The Coyotes have struggled this season, giving up 164 goals against while scoring just 110 of their own thorugh 49 games. Only the Sabres have allowed more goals than the Coyotes this season, and as can be expected, the Coyotes are near the bottom of the pile sitting 28th in the league with just 40 points.

What’s at Stake

The Canadiens have an NHL-best five game win streak to protect on Sunday, and if they manage to extend it, they’ll also take over top spot in the Eastern Conference once again this season. The Red Wings and Lightning show no signs of slowing down, and with the Habs already losing twice this season to the Sabres and once to the Oilers, they can’t afford to pass up points against another cellar dweller.

Who’s Out

The Canadiens are without P.A. Parenteau (concussion) and Carey Price will likely get the afternoon off as well. Price has played three times in the five days leading up to Sunday’s match.

The Coyotes are missing Martin Hanzal (upper body), Joe Vitale (upper body) and Mikkel Boedker (stomach) are all expected to miss Sunday’s game

What Else

With his 29th career shutout on Saturday (coming hot on the heels of his 28th on Thursday), Carey Price has tied Patrick Roy for fifth all-time in the Category in Habs history.

The Question Mark

It’s Super Bowl Sunday, what are your plans for the big game and what’s on your menu?

As always, we’ll be going over your answers on the Montreal Hockey Talk Habs Pregame Show, which comes to you live an hour before each game on montrealhockeytalk.com.