Game Day: Canadiens vs Penguins Preview, Lineups

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On this day in hockey history 1991 – Wayne Gretzky became the fourth player in NHL history to score 700 career goals, and then added two more (for his 47th career hat trick) in a 6-3 Kings win over the New York Islanders.
 Matchup
Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA. | January 3, 7:00 PM ET | TVA, CITY, ROOT

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CANADIENS PENGUINS
52 (5th) Points (NHL Position) 53 (2nd)
25-11-2 Record 24-9-5
13-4-1 Home 15-5-1
12-7-1 Road 9-4-4
8-2-0 Last 10 5-3-2
2.60 G/G 3.03
2.29 GA/G 2.29
15.1 PP% 22.4
86.4 PK% 87.4
 Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change)
Forwards
Pacioretty – Galchenyuk – Gallagher
Desharnais – Plekanec – Parenteau
Sekac – Eller – Prust
Andrighetto – Malhotra – Weise
Expected scratches:  Bournival
Kunitz – Crosby – Perron
Spaling – Malkin- Rust
Downie – Sutter  – Bennett
Farnham – Goc – Adams
Defensemen
Markov – Subban
Beaulieu – Gonchar
Emelin – Gilbert
Expected scratches:  Allen, Weaver
Ehroff – Letang
Scuderi – Despres
Pouliot – Bortuzzo
Goalies
Carey Price (Confirmed) Marc-Andre Fleury (Confirmed)
2014-2015 Season:
Record: 20-9-1
GAA: 2.18
Sv%: .927
SO: 0
Alternate: Dustin Tokarski
2014-2015 Season:
Record: 20-6-3
GAA: 2.12
Sv%: .928
SO: 6
Alternate: Thomas Greiss
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