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

Sam Gerber

7 years ago

Game Preview by Sam Gerber, Staff Writer

Last game: MTL 2 OTT 1

Carey Price is back and proved it once again. Even after giving up the first goal, Price’s presence around the team allowed them to relax. Jonathan Drouin connected on a penalty shot while Phillip Danault scored the game winner.

For a complete recap: Senators – Canadiens: Price Leads Surging Habs to Third Straight Win

Players to watch

David Schlemko
In his first game this season for the Canadiens, Schlemko proved why Marc Bergevin signed him. He is a true puck-moving, mobile defenseman.
Daniel Carr
Carr was called up after the Rocket game on Wednesday night. He is expected to play his first game this season.
Dylan Larkin
Larkin leads his team in points, using his speed to burn defenders. Montreal will need to close the gap on Larkin quickly.

Keys to Victory

Break out the puck quickly
The Wings have some of the fasted forwards in the league which can cause mayhem for opponents’ breakouts. Getting the puck out quick can be a big counter attack for the Habs.

Attack the defense
Detroit’s defense are not very fleet of foot. If the Canadiens use their speed, they can cause issues in the Wings zone.

Clear the crease
The Wings have a number of vets on the team who love to crash the net. Habs must protect Carey Price and keep them to the outside.

Matchup
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI \| November 30, 7:30 PM ET \| TV: TSN2, RDS, FS-D
	2017-18 statistics
RED WINGS	2017-18 statistics	CANADIENS
25 (24th)	Points (rank)	25 (25th)
10-10-5	Record	11-12-3
6-6-1	Home/Away	4-7-1
3-3-4	Last 10	4-4-2
2.72	GF/G	2.35
2.92	GA/G	3.12
21.8	PP%	15.6
84.1	PK%	78.2
49.31	CF%	51.96


Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Mantha – Larkin – Tatar Booth – Zetterberg – Nyquist Abdelkader – Nielsen – Helm Wilson – Athansiou – Glendening	Byron – De La Rose – Galchenyuk Pacioretty – Danault – Shaw Hudon – Plekanec – Gallagher Deslauriers – Froese – Carr
Defensemen
DeKeyser – Green Ericsson – Jensen Kronwall – Ouellet	Alzner – Petry Benn – Morrow Schlemko – Jerabek
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Injured: Frk, Daley	Scratched: Davidson, Mete Injured: Hemsky, Scherbak, Montoya, Lehkonen, Weber, Drouin
Goalies
Jimmy Howard	Carey Price

Record: 8-7-4 GAA: 2.57 Sv%: .921 SO: 0 Alternate: Petr Mrazek	Record: 6-7-1 GAA: 3.08 Sv%: .902 SO: 1 Alternate: Antti Niemi

What to Expect

The Wings are well-coached team that rarely takes a night off. Expect a close checking match with speed from both teams

Prediction: Canadiens 3 Red Wings 2

The Habs can’t afford to take their foot off the gas or the Wings will take it to them.

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2017-18 statistics