After getting blown out 8-4 by the Washington Capitals Thursday night at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens held a practice Friday morning in Brossard that lasted less than 30 minutes.

Head coach Martin St. Louis said it was the most intense practice he has held this season — and not an easy one — even if it was short.

After practice, St. Louis held a team meeting to discuss what has gone wrong over the last five games, with the Canadiens posting an 0-4-1 record while getting outscored 27-10.

The Canadiens have a 10-7-3 record and were in sixth place in a very tight Atlantic Division after Thursday’s loss — only two points behind the first-place Detroit Red Wings (12-8-1). The Canadiens will be back in action Saturday, when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Bell Centre (7 p.m., CBC, SN, TV

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