Penguins vs Canadiens live stream: Watch online free 7:10 ET Thursday as Pittsburgh starts its post-Olympic play.

Sidney Crosby returned home with his second gold medal from the Olympics as Canada won in Sochi on Sunday. The Penguins (40-15-3) sit atop the Metropolitan Division by a wide margin, but now do battle vs the Montreal Canadiens (32-21-7) team that played last night, leaving with one point in the OT loss. Watch the free live stream online to see if they can stop the best team in the NHL.

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This will be the third and final time these two teams meet this season. Montreal took the first one 3-2, but Pitt returned the favor winning 5-1.

Coach Dan Bylsma told the newspaper that Deryk Engelland, who has played much of the season on the wing, would be used as a defenseman.

Forwards Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz each scored in Canada's 3-0 gold-medal victory against Sweden after not scoring in the tournament prior to that.

"Put that kind of behind us now," Kunitz told the Penguins website Wednesday. "[Now] it's just adjusting and getting back to our systems, relearning to be on the ice in certain areas where you can be responsible and they're going to expect you to be and play. Playing another system for two weeks, you forget about some of the things here. But hopefully running through the reps today and tomorrow, we're ready for the game."

Even though the Habs were able to leave last night's game with a point, they had a season-low two shots on goal in the second period.

"It's going to take some time, and the more we play, the faster that cohesion will come back," coach Michel Therrien told the Canadiens website. "The more games we play, the better our execution will get, so I'm happy we're flying out tonight and playing Pittsburgh right away."