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

Sam Gerber

7 years ago

Game Preview by Sam Gerber

Last game: MTL 0 FLA 5

The Panthers controlled the entire game and the few chances the Habs had didn’t go their way. Frustration has got to the players and will only get worse as the games go on.

For a complete recap: Habs Shutout, Again

Players to watch

Jonathan Drouin
Drouin has had a dreadful season. His attitude and effort level have been terrible for the past few months. Drouin needs to step up and finally have a positive effect on the game for the Habs.
Ryan McDonagh
McDonagh will play his first game with the Lightning after recovering from a hand injury. McDonagh often plays well against his former team and will make it even harder for the Canadiens to score.
Brendan Gallagher
While Gallagher has had a good season, even he has struggled the past few games and has started to show his frustration. Recently announced that he’s not 100 per cent healthy.

Keys to Victory

Get physical
Montreal needs to punish the Bolts players on the forecheck and in their own zone to let them know it won’t be an easy two points.
Win special teams
The game will be over quick if the Canadiens get into penalty trouble.
Keep it close
The Canadiens have given no help to their goaltender the past two games. With a potent Tampa offense, the Habs must do their best to limit opportunities.

Matchup by All Habs staff
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL \| March 10, 1:00 PM ET \| TV: TSN2, RDS, SUN
	2017-18 statistics
LIGHTNING	2017-18 statistics	CANADIENS
98 (1st)	Points (rank)	61 (27th)
47-17-4	Record	25-31-11
24-6-2	Home/Away	9-21-3
8-1-1	Last 10	3-3-4
3.60	GF/G	2.52
2.75	GA/G	3.07
23.8	PP%	19.8
77.7	PK%	76.3
51.32	CF%	51.02

eSAT Analytics by Mathieu Chagnon

Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Stamkos – Johnson – Kucherov Gourde – Point – J.T. Miller Killorn – Cirelli – Erne Callahan – Paquette – Kunitz	Byron – Drouin – Gallagher Galchenyuk – De La Rose – Hudon Lehkonen – Danault – A. Shaw Deslauriers – Froese – Carr
Defensemen
Hedman – Dotchin Sergachev – Stralman McDonagh – Girardi	Reilly – Petry Alzner – Juulsen Benn – Lernout
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Sustr, Coburn, Conacher, Koekkoek Injured: Palat	Scratched: L. Shaw, Scherbak Injured: Weber, Hemsky, Price, Pacioretty, Mete, Schlemko, Valiev
Goalies
Louis Domingue	Antti Niemi

Record: 4-8-0 GAA: 3.81 Sv%: .881 SO: 0 Alternate: Andrei Vasilevskiy	Record: 4-6-3 GAA: 3.40 Sv%: .902 SO: 0 Alternate: Charlie Lindgren

What to Expect by Sam Gerber

Prediction: Canadiens 1 Lightning 4

Afternoon games can be an adjustment and often, one team looks behind the other. After back-to-back losses giving up at least five goals, the Canadiens will be focusing on their defensive game.

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2017-18 statistics