GAME DAY | Canadiens – Hurricanes: Preview, Lines, Goalies, TV, Fantasy
Jordan Lambe
Pre-game Notes and Quotes
It was announced yesterday that both P. K. Subban and Carey Price will not return to the lineup before the conclusion of the 2015-16 season. Price had this to say about the matter: “[The decision] was made last night. During this whole process, it was my goal to get back and play game minutes. I just kind of ran out of time. Last night, we made the decision that if it wasn’t going to be possible to go back in there being 100 percent, then there was no point in risking it,”
John Scott on his recent debut for the Canadiens: “It would have been nice to have gone out with a win. But I was mostly just hoping for a good crowd and a good atmosphere and the fans certainly didn’t disappoint. I had a lot fun out there. I was surprised to find out that I was in the starting lineup. That was a nice gesture. That’s just what this organization here in Montreal is all about. It is a classy organization and I don’t deserve any of this. To put me out there for the starting lineup, that was really, really nice. I wasn’t expecting any of that to happen.”
While the Canadiens have a 29-20-3 record versus teams in the Eastern Conference this season, the Hurricanes have a 21-20-11 record against teams from the East.
So far this season, the Canadiens have a 12-9-2 record versus teams in the Metropolitan division, while the Hurricanes have a 8-10-4 record versus teams coming from the Atlantic.
The Canadiens have maintained their place in the standings for the goals against category, as they are currently in 23rd in the league in goals against, with 232 in 80 games. The Hurricanes have allowed 217 goals in 80 games and find themselves in 18th in the league.
The Canadiens have maintained their place in the standings for the goals scored category as they are currently in 17th place in the NHL, with 212 over their first 80 games. The Hurricanes are 27th in this category with 194 goals scored in their first 80 games.
Matchup
PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC. | April 7, 7:00 PM ET | TV: FS-CR, RDS, SNE
2015-16 statistics
HURRICANES
CANADIENS
86 (10th)
Points (Conference rank)
78 (14th)
35-29-16
Record
36-38-6
19-14-7
Home
21-16-3
16-15-9
Road
15-22-3
4-3-3
Last 10
4-6-0
2.43
G/G
2.65
2.71
GA/G
2.90
16.6
PP%
16.2
84.2
PK%
81.6
51.5
CF%*
51.3
52.0
CF60*
54.6
48.9
CA60*
51.9
*Advanced statistics: Score adjusted, even strength. CF%: Corsi for percentage of total CF60: Corsi For/60 minutes CA60: Corsi Against/60 minutes (via War on Ice)
Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Nordstrom – Staal – Brown
Skinner – Rask – Nash
Tolchinsky – Lindholm – Terry
Gerbe – McClement – Malone
