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

Sam Gerber

7 years ago

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

The Sedins
The chemistry of the Sedin twins is uncanny and can always be expected to do the unexpected.
Brock Boeser
Boeser is one of the top candidates for rookie of the year this season.
Max Pacioretty
The Canadiens captain has been playing well for the past few weeks and was finally rewarded with a goal against the Lightning. He has the capability of scoring in bunches.

Keys to Victory

Use your speed
The Habs will cause problems for the Canucks.
Push the pace
A high tempo game will be to the disadvantage of Vancouver having played last night.
Play like a team
Individualistic plays will lead to mistakes. The Canadiens must play together as units.

Matchup by All Habs staff
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC \| January 7, 7:00 PM ET \| TV: SN, RDS
	2017-18 statistics
CANUCKS	2017-18 statistics	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

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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2017-18 statistics