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Canadiens @ Jets: Desperate For a W | HABS PREVIEW

Sam Gerber

GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets: Preview, TV, Start Time, Statistical Match-up, Projected Lines, Starting Goalies, Keys to Victory, Habs Tickets

Game Preview

A Look Back

The Habs let an early lead get away from them and collapsed in the third allowing the Jets to score five unanswered goals spoiling Ducharme’s first game as interim head coach.

Last game: MTL 3  WPG  6  F

For a complete game recap: Canadiens @ Jets: Same Sad Story

Players to Watch

  • Jake Allen
    Allen will be looking to get back to winning column having lost his previous two starts. It’s clear that the Habs must be much better defensively no matter who is in goal.
  • Phillip Danault
    One player who needed a fresh start was Danault. The Habs centre had close to 22 minutes of icetime last game. But it’s up to Danault to earn that icetime and to perform in whichever role he’s given.
  • Jeff Petry
    Petry will play in his 700th career NHL game, he hasn’t scored in the last seven games but be is one point short from averaging a point per game this season.

Keys to Victory

  • Execute the message
    With the coaching change the Habs need to make sure they execute the changes communicated by the coaching staff.
  • Bring the work ethic
    While its a team game, the Habs have to make sure individually they’re always out-working their counterpart.
  • Win special teams
    The Habs worked on the power-play during morning skate which is rare. It will take some time but expect a different look on the power-play tonight.
Statistical Matchup
Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, MB | February 27, 10:00 PM ET | TV: CBC, SN, TVAS

2020-21 statistics
JETS CANADIENS
23 (9th) Points (rank) 22 (14th)
12-6-1 Record 9-6-4
7-3-1 Home/Away 6-1-4
7-3-0 Last 10 3-5-2
3.53 GF/G 3.37
2.68 GA/G 2.95
22.9 (13th) PP% (rank) 19.3 (18th)
79.2 (16th) PK% (rank) 76.3 (22nd)
46.97  CF% 55.00
Pre-game Quotes
Dominique Ducharme
  • “With everything that happened before the last game, in the last few hours before we played, I didn’t mind how we reacted at first, but we cracked. We’ve got a better idea why now, and the players understand a little bit more. Tonight, I’m confident we’ll see those things that we talked about really taking a big step forward on maybe four or five things.”.
Projected Forwards, Defense and Goaltenders (subject to change)
Forwards
Dubois – Scheifele – Wheeler
Connor – Stastny – Ehlers
Copp – Lowry – Appleton
Perreault – Thompson – Lewis		 Drouin – Suzuki – Toffoli
Tatar – Danault – Gallagher
Lehkonen – Kotkaniemi – Armia
Byron – Evans – Perry
Defensemen
Beaulieu – Morrissey
Forbort – Pionk
Niku – Demelo		 Chiarot – Weber
Edmundson – Petry
Kulak – Romanov
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Forsberg, Harkins, Stanley
Injured: Poolman
 Scratched: Mete
Injured: Anderson (lower body)
Goalies
Connor Hellebuyck Jake Allen
Record: 9-5-1
GAA: – 2.66
Sv%: – .913
SO: 0
Alternate: Laurent Brossoit		 Record: 4-2-1
GAA: – 2.14
Sv%: – .932
SO: 0
Alternate: Carey Price
 Game Expectations
The Habs desperately need to get back in the win column. They are starting to slide in the standings and can’t afford to fall behind anymore.

Bottom Line

The Habs need to stand up defensively against a potent Winnipeg lineup.
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