GAME DAY | Hurricanes – Canadiens: Preview, Lines, Goalies, TV, Fantasy
Jordan Lambe
Pre-game Notes and Quotes
P. K. Subban on last night’s game versus the Oilers: “We’ve played a lot of hockey games this year where we’ve played well, we’ve played the system exactly the way that we wanted to, we created scoring chances (and) it just didn’t happen for us, when the bounces aren’t going our way. But we worked really hard today and we got rewarded for it.”
Assistant Captain, Tomas Plekanec, had this to say about last night’s win: “We know where we’re at, we’re going to keep fighting. Hopefully, this is the start of a solid winning streak we need to put on and keep it going. When you have a good first period, you feel good. You play with confidence instead of chasing the game and trying to get something going.”
Last night’s win against the Oilers was the first time the Canadiens have scored more than 3 goals in regulation since their outdoor game against the Bruins on New Year’s Day (they also failed to score more than 3 goals in a game through the whole month of December)
While the Canadiens have a 20-13-3 record versus teams in the Eastern Conference this season, the Hurricanes have a 12-13-4 record against teams from the East.
So far this season, the Canadiens have a 9-8-2 record versus teams in the Metropolitan division, while the Hurricanes have a 5-5-1 record versus teams coming from the Atlantic.
The Canadiens have risen in their placing for the goals against category, they are currently in 20th in the league in goals against, with 143 in 53 games. The Hurricanes have allowed 142 goals in 53 games and find themselves in 21st in the league.
The Canadiens have maintained their place in the standings in the goals for category as they are currently in 10th place in the NHL, with 145 over their first 53 games. The Hurricanes are 23rd in this category with 129 goals scored in 53 games.
Matchup
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | February 7, 2:30 PM ET | TV: FS-SE
2015-16 statistics
HURRICANES
CANADIENS
56 (18th)
Points (NHL rank)
54 (22ed)
24-21-8
Record
25-24-4
12-9-5
Home
13-11-2
12-12-3
Road
12-13-2
6-3-1
Last 10
1-8-1
2.43
G/G
2.74
2.68
GA/G
2.70
16.4
PP%
18.0
81.1
PK%
83.1
53.0
CF%*
53.2
53.4
CF60*
56.4
47.4
CA60*
49.5
*Advanced statistics: Score adjusted, even strength. CF%: Corsi for percentage of total CF60: Corsi For/60 minutes CA60: Corsi Against/60 minutes (via War on Ice)
Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Versteeg – E. Staal – Lindholm
Nestrasil – J. Staal – Nordstrom
Skinner – Rask – Di Giuseppe
Gerbe – McClement – Nash
