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

Sam Gerber

7 years ago

Game Preview by Sam Gerber

Last game: MTL 4 WPG 5 (OT)

After being down all game and coming back to tie it twice the Canadiens fell in overtime due to a turnover by Jonathan Drouin.

For a complete recap: A Special Milestone for Carey Price

Players to watch

Alex Galchenyuk
You may think that Galchenyuk has had a quiet season but he second in team points with 51, just behind the much-praised Brendan Gallagher. Galchenyuk
Jeff Petry
Petry hass truggled at times being thrust onto the number one pairing but has had a career season playing top minutes and recording 41 points.
Jacob De La Rose
Da La Rose has really elevated his game now that he is playing with increased icetime and better linemates. He is capable of putting up points, making space on the ice for linemates and being the Habs shut down center.

Keys to Victory

Skate with speed
The Canadiens are no longer one of the quickest teams in the league but can ramp up their effort to keep up with the Red Wings.
Finish strong
While it may affect their lottery pick percentages, it will be a boost to the team’s moral to end the season on a positive note.
Play smart
The Habs were guilty of too many turnovers against the Jets. They will have to make better decisions against Detroit.

Matchup by All Habs staff
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI \| April 5, 7:30 PM ET \| TV: TSN2, RDS, FS-D
	2017-18 statistics
RED WINGS	2017-18 statistics	CANADIENS
72 (26th)	Points (rank)	69 (29th)
30-38-12	Record	28-39-13
16-15-8	Home/Away	10-25-4
4-5-1	Last 10	2-7-1
2.58	GF/G	2.51
3.08	GA/G	3.14
17.4	PP%	21.3
77.6	PK%	74.1
48.84	CF%	50.38

eSAT Analytics by Mathieu Chagnon

Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Bertuzzi – Zetterberg – Nyquist Helm – Larkin – Mantha Athansiou – Nielsen – Abdelkader Booth – Witkowski – Frk	Byron – Drouin – Gallagher Galchenyuk – De La Rose – Lehkonen Hudon – L. Shaw – Rychel Carr – McCarron – Froese
Defensemen
Ericsson – Daley DeKeyser – Jensen Kronwall – Ouellet	Schlemko – Petry Alzner – Juulsen Reilly – Lernout
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Ouellet Injured: Green, Glendening	Scratched: Deslauriers, Benn Injured: Hudon, Weber, Hemsky, Pacioretty, Mete, Schlemko, Danault, A. Shaw, Scherbak
Goalies
Jared Coreau	Antti Niemi

Record: 0-4-0 GAA: 4.40 Sv%: .859 SO: 0 Alternate: Jimmy Howard	Record: 6-9-4 GAA: 3.12 Sv%: .912 SO: 1 Alternate: Carey Price

What to Expect by Sam Gerber

Prediction: Canadiens 3 Red Wings 1

This game may have an impact on the final standings and draft positioning. With Claude Julien’s comments saying that “either players need to get better or we have to get better players,” there may be increased pressure on the Habs. Antti Niemi will get his final start of the season.

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2017-18 statistics