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(Sports Network) - The Montreal Canadiens take aim at their longest winning streak in three years as they play host to the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Viewers in the Canadiens region can watch the game on TSN Canadiens at 7:30pm et/8:30pm at. The game is also available on TSN Radio 690 in Montreal and TSN.ca/Montreal. The Canadiens picked up their fifth victory in a row on Tuesday, a 3-1 decision over the New York Rangers in a game that saw just eight total shots in the first period before things began to open up a bit. Rookie Alex Galchenyuk scored the tie-breaking goal in the third period for Montreal, with the third overall pick of the 2012 draft putting home his second career goal. Raphael Diaz sealed things with an empty-net goal and Carey Price came up with 24 saves. "I think were just sticking to our system in every game," said Price, who made his first start in three games because of the flu. "Obviously thats been working for us and were seeing success from that. Its easy to stick with it when you see it works." Max Pacioretty also tallied, his fifth point in three games for the Habs, who have outscored their opponents 14-5 over the winning streak with a pair of shutouts. Montreal, which leads the Northeast Division with 23 points, hasnt lost since a 6-0 thumping at home to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Feb. 9 and will play two straight at the Bell Centre, where it is a solid 7-3-0 this season. The Canadiens will try to win six straight for the first time since March 6-16, 2010 and do so against a struggling Islanders club. New York has dropped seven of its last nine overall and followed up a 7-0 loss on home ice to Philadelphia on Monday with a 3-1 setback in Ottawa the following night. Evgeni Nabokov gave up all seven goals on 25 shots versus the Flyers, while Rick DiPietro yielded three goals on 26 shots faced in the setback to the Senators. Travis Hamonic scored the lone goal of the game for the Islanders, who lost despite outshooting the Sens 38-26. "At this point in a shortened season you need points and you need results," said DiPietro. "But I thought we played a really good game here tonight, and if we keep playing like that well get the wins we need." Thursday marks the first of three meetings this season between the Habs and Islanders, who have won four of the previous six encounters. Nabokov is likely to start this game for the Islanders and is 5-3-0 in his career versus the Canadiens with a 2.84 goals against average. Price is 4-1-2 lifetime versus the Isles with a 2.97 GAA. Tom Jackson Jersey Super Bowl . After his start was pushed back two days, Lester matched his season high with eight strikeouts and overcame homers by Wil Myers and Evan Longoria as the Red Sox won 6-2 on Tuesday night and moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Rays in the AL East. Joel Dreessen Jersey Super Bowl . 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The seven-time F1 champion has since undergone two brain operations and remains in a medically induced coma. "The good news for today is ... theres no significant changes," Kehm told reporters gathered outside the Grenoble hospital where he is being treated. "However, it is still very early, and the situation overall is critical. Everything can change immediately," she added. Doctors have refused to give a prognosis for Schumacher, saying they are focused on his immediate care. They are trying to reduce swelling in his brain by keeping him in a coma and lowering his body temperature to between 34 and 35 degrees Celsius (93.dddddddddddd2 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit). Kehm said Schumacher was surrounded by his family -- including his wife, daughter and son -- and that there is always somebody with him. "They are trying to support him by being by his side," Kehm said. One visitor returning to the hospital Wednesday was Jean Todt, president of the FIA motor racing governing body and team principal at Ferrari when Schumacher won five straight F1 titles from 2000 to 2004. Schumacher is the most successful F1 driver in history, racking up a record 91 race wins. He retired from Formula One in 2012 after garnering an unmatched seven world titles. His accident has drawn immense media attention, and Kehm confirmed Wednesday that earlier in the week security at the hospital stopped a journalist who was posing as a priest from approaching Schumacher. "Security got him before he got close," she said. Schumi, as his fans affectionately call him, was famously aggressive on the track and no less intense off-hours. In retirement, he remained an avid skier, skydiver and horseback rider. Kehm said the Schumacher family traditionally spends Christmas and New Year holidays at Meribel, where they own a chalet, and to celebrate the German racers birthday. ' ' '