GameDay: Leafs vs Habs Preview, Lineups, Puck’s Pick

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GameDay: Saturday November 30, 2013

On this day in hockey history 1954 – Montreal and Chicago had a 3-3 tie in a Black Hawks “home” game in Omaha, Nebraska. 4,506 fans showed up to see the game. Chicago played six “home games” on the road that year, in Omaha, St. Louis, and St. Paul.


Game highlights: Habs vs Caps (Nov-29)

 Habs vs Caps Game Recap is here

GameDay: Leafs (need we say more?)

 Match-up
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teamlogo_canadiensHabs Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
Nov 30, 7:00 p.m. EDT

TV: CBC, RDS, NHLN-US
Radio: TSN-HABS
 Scratches
Canadiens:  Davis Drewiske (shoulder),  Michael Bournival (healthy scratch), Francis Bouillon (healthy scratch)
Leafs:  Dave Bolland (ankle), Joffrey Lupul (groin)


PROJECTED LINE COMBINATIONS AND GOALTENDERS

(Will be updated following game day skate.)

 Rosters
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– Projected lines, subject to change. – Projected lines, subject to change.
Forwards
Alex Galchenyuk – Lars Eller – Brandon Prust
Daniel Briere – Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta
Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Brendan Gallagher
Travis Moen – Ryan White – George Parros
James van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak – Phil Kessel
Mason Raymond – Nazem Kadri – David Clarkson
Carter Ashton – Jay McClement – Nikolai Kulemin
Frazer McLaren – Jerred Smithson – Colton Orr
Defensemen
Andrei Markov – P.K. Subban
Josh Gorges – Alexei Emelin
Raphael Diaz – Douglas Murray
Dion Phaneuf – Carl Gunnarsson
Mark Fraser – Cody Franson
Paul Ranger – Morgan Rielly
Goalies
Carey Price (Confirmed) Jonathan Bernier (Likely)
Carey_Price Record: 10-8-2
GAA: 2.00
Sv%: 0.936
SO: 1
BernierJonathan Record: 8-6-2
GAA: 2.33
Sv%: .931
SO: 1 
 Alternate: Peter Budaj  Alternate: James Reimer


Featured Matchup 
14 – Tomas Plekanec
(Centre)
81 – Phil Kessel
(Right Wing)

(Photo by Jen Fuller/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jen Fuller/Getty Images)

(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Aaron Vincent Elkaim)
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Aaron Vincent Elkaim)
Height: 5-11
Weight: 196
Born: October 31, 1982
Birth Place: Kladno, Czechoslovakia
Draft: 2001 3ʳᵈ round (71ˢᵗ pick) by the Montreal Canadiens
Height: 6-0
Weight: 202
Born: October 2, 1987
Birth Place: Madison, Wisconsin
Draft: 2006 1ˢᵗ round (5ᵗʰ pick) by the Boston Bruins
Tomas Plekanec leads the Canadiens in points with 8 goals and 9 assists for 17 points on the season. He has 2 goals and an assist in his last three games. Phil Kessel leads the Maple Leafs in scoring with 14 goals and 9 assists for 23 points on the season. He has a goal in each of his last two games.

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