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| Game Preview by Sam Gerber | |
| Last game: MTL 2 TBL 1 (SO)
It took the save of the year to beat the best team in the league. Carey Price’s heroic save and the Canadiens captain finding the back of net provided one of the most entertaining games of the season. For a complete recap: Price, Pacioretty Lead Habs Past Bolts Players to watch
Keys to Victory
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| Matchup by All Habs staff | ||
| Bell Centre, Montreal, QC | January 7, 7:00 PM ET | TV: SN, RDS | ||
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2017-18 statistics |
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| CANUCKS | CANADIENS | |
| 38 (27th) | Points (rank) | 38 (28th) |
| 16-19-6 | Record | 17-20-4 |
| 9-7-3 | Away/Home | 10-8-3 |
| 2-6-2 | Last 10 | 4-6-0 |
| 2.63 | GF/G | 2.46 |
| 3.22 | GA/G | 3.07 |
| 20.9 | PP% | 18.7 |
| 77.9 | PK% | 77.9 |
| 47.69 | CF% | 51.01 |
| Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders | |
| Forwards | |
| D. Sedin – H. Sedin – Goldobin Vanek – Gagner – Boeser Dowd – Granlund – Eriksson Gaunce – Chaput – Virtanen |
Pacioretty – Danault – Hudon Galchenyuk – Drouin – Lehkonen Byron – Plekanec – Gallagher Deslauriers – De La Rose – Shaw |
| Defensemen | |
| Edler – Stecher Del Zotto – Tanev Pouliot – Gudbranson |
Benn – Petry Alzner – Schlemko Morrow – Jerabek |
| Out of the lineup | |
| Scratched: Biega, Hutton Injured: Sutter, Horvat, Baertschi |
Scratched: Carr, Froese Injured: Weber, Hemsky |
| Goalies | |
| Anders Nilsson | Carey Price |
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| Record: 6-6-1 GAA: 3.52 Sv%: .900 SO: 2 Alternate: Jacob Markstrom |
Record: 12-14-2 GAA: 2.92 Sv%: .910 SO: 1 Alternate: Antti Niemi |
| What to Expect |
| The Habs should have a lot of energy after coming off an exciting win.
Prediction: Canadiens 4 Canucks 3 With the bye week upcoming, Montreal can leave it all on the ice tonight. |
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