On this day in hockey history…	1986 – Arguably the best hockey player to ever live, Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky, earned three assists in a 4-2 win vs the Penguins. These 3 assists gave him a total of 1,400 career NHL points (in a remarkable 580 games.)

Matchup
United Center, Chicago, IL. | December 5, 8:30 PM ET | TV: RDS, SN,
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CANADIENS		HAWKS
36 Points / 8th NHL	Points/Position	33 Points / 11th NHL
17-8-2	Record	16-8-1
9-3-1	Home	8-3-1
8-5-1	Road	8-5-0
5-4-1	Last 10	8-2-0
2.44	G/G	3.00
2.48	GA/G	1.96
14.1	PP%	18.6
85.1	PK%	92.0

Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change)
Forwards
Pacioretty – Desharnais – Weise Galchenyuk – Plekanec – Gallagher Parenteau – Eller – Sekac Prust – Malhotra – Tangradi Expected scratches: Bowman	Saad – Toews – Hossa Versteeg – Richards – Kane Bickell – Shaw – Carcillo Nordstrom – Kruger – Smith
Defensemen
Markov – Subban Emelin – Gonchar Gilbert – Weaver Expected scratches: Allen	Keith – Seabrook Hjalmarsson – Oduya Runblad – Rozsival
Goalies
Carey Price (Confirmed)	Antti Raanta (Confirmed)
2014-2015 Season: Record: 14-6-1 GAA: 2.35 Sv%: .922 SO: 2 Alternate: Dustin Tokarski	2014-2015 Season: Record: 2-2-0 GAA: 1.77 Sv%: .947 SO: 1 Alternate: Scott Darling

Recap: Canadiens vs Wild (Dec 2) – Click for Summary, 3-Stars, Presser

Quick Links from Rocket Sports Media publications
	Michel Therrien: The Cost of Playing Favourites Recap – Canadiens vs Wild: Price Can’t Win it Alone Remembering Jean Beliveau Recap – Canadiens vs Avalanche: Habs Wear Down Avs, Hold on for Win Week Ahead: Key Four Game Western Road Trip for Canadiens What We Learned on 24CH: Winds of Change [S3:E8] Out of the Red, White and Blue: No Time to Panic Are Canadiens Destined to Regress Without Change? Hab’s Bergevin Trimming the Fat
	Bulldogs Jersey Auction to Support Marcus Cirillo Trust Pateryn Leads Bulldogs to OT Win Over Marlies Bulldogs Win Matinee in OT, Defeat Amerks 5-4 Bulldogs Farm Update: Roster Changes Farm Report: Bulldogs Struggle in Weekend Set with Flames
	Tomášek Playing Well Defensively; Chlapík Has Five-Point Game; Smejkal Scores First WHL Goal Tomášek Regaining Confidence; Chlapík Named a Weekly Star; Nejezchleb Makes Americans Début Mašín Plays Like a Machine; Zbořil Gets More Assists; Langhamer Slightly Falters Zacha Strikes Again; QMJHL Czechs Falter; Šoustal Finally Gets Rewarded
	Habs360 Podcast: Canadiens Going West [AUDIO] Habs360 Podcast: Are the Habs For Real? [AUDIO] Habs360 Podcast: Who Is the Canadiens Weakest Link? [AUDIO]

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