GAME DAY | Red Wings – Canadiens: Preview, Prediction, Lines, Goalies, TV

Sam Gerber

December 2, 2017

GAME DAY | Red Wings – Canadiens: Preview, Prediction, Lines, Goalies, TV

Game Preview by Sam Gerber, Staff Writer

Last game: MTL 6 DET 3

Thursday night’s win was all about character. After a horrible first period, the Habs came out hard in the second. The game was highlighted by two quick goals and Price’s timely saves once again.

For a complete recap: Canadiens – Red Wings: Price, Gallagher Power Habs to Fourth Straight Win

Players to watch

Brendan Gallagher
Gallagher has been the offensive leader all season. With two goals last game, it brings his total to 12.
Anthony Mantha
Mantha was one of the Wings best players on Thursday. Montreal can’t give him as much space this game.
Andrew Shaw
Shaw played great last game, and will be a key player tonight playing at home with intensity.

Keys to Victory

Be disciplined
The Wings had their way with the Habs on the power-play and the penalty kill. The Habs need to stay out of the box and keep possession on the power-play.
Start with energy
The Habs came out flat in the first period on Thursday and were lucky it was only 2-1. The Canadiens need to bring the energy right from the starting face-off.

Play smart
There is bound to be some carry-over from Thursday night. Stay out of the after the whistle scrums.

Matchup
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC \| December 2, 7:00 PM ET \| TV: SN, TVA, FS-D
	2017-18 statistics
RED WINGS	2017-18 statistics	CANADIENS
25 (25th)	Points (rank)	27 (21st)
10-11-5	Record	12-12-3
6-6-1	Away/Home	7-5-2
2-4-4	Last 10	5-3-2
2.73	GF/G	2.48
3.04	GA/G	3.11
23.2	PP%	17.0
82.6	PK%	76.9
49.51	CF%	51.74


Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Mantha – Larkin – Tatar Frk – Zetterberg – Nyquist Booth – Franzen – Helm Abdelkader – Athansiou – Glendening	Byron – De La Rose – Galchenyuk Pacioretty – Danault – Shaw Hudon – Plekanec – Gallagher Deslauriers – Froese – Carr
Defensemen
DeKeyser – Green Ericsson – Jensen Kronwall – Ouellet	Benn – Weber Alzner – Petry Mete – Schlemko
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Injured: Frk, Daley	Scratched: Jerabek, Morrow Injured: Hemsky, Scherbak, Montoya, Lehkonen, Drouin
Goalies
Petr Mrazek	Carey Price

Record: 2-3-1 GAA: 3.19 Sv%: .901 SO: 1 Alternate: Jimmy Howard	Record: 7-7-1 GAA: 3.07 Sv%: .902 SO: 1 Alternate: Antti Niemi

What to Expect

Expect high intensity, finished checks and a playoff-like atmosphere. After just playing each other Thursday, bad blood can boil over quick.

Prediction: Canadiens 4 Red Wings 2

A strong first period for the Habs will be key.

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2017-18 statistics