The Montreal Canadiens’ painful season is drawing to a close, and if head coach Martin St-Louis’ side continue to rack up losses in their last five games, they will earn an unenviable place in Concession history.

Before hosting the Detroit Red Wings at Bell Center on Tuesday, the Habs had 66 points in 77 games, giving them a .429 average. That’s the 11th-lowest all-time for the Canadiens and the chances of further reducing that number are real, especially with ties against the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins by the end of the regular game.

If Bleu-Blanc-Rouge falls below .427 this year, the 2022-23 squad will officially be one of the 10 worst in its history. The 1939-1940 class remains the one to finish with the lowest average, or .260, due to a poor record of 10-33-5 and 25 points. The St. Louis men can take comfort in the fact that they did better than last year’s side, who finished with 55 points for a .335 average, the third-worst since the CH began National League play.

In this century, the 2021-22, 2000-01 (70 points, 0.427 average) and 2017-18 (71 points, 0.433 average) rosters also failed to break the .500, as did the 2002-2003 and 2011 rosters -2012, who collected 77 and 78 points respectively in 82 appearances.

As of Tuesday, the Canadiens were ranked 28th overall in the National Hockey League. At the bottom of the field, the Anaheim Ducks (31st, 56 points) and the Chicago Blackhawks (32nd, 54 points) have significantly improved their chances of finishing in the basement after losing all of their last eight regular-time encounters.