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GAME DAY | Lightning – Canadiens: Preview, Lines, Goalies, TV, Fantasy

Jordan Lambe
Pre-game Notes and Quotes
  • Sven Andrighetto on his recent call-up: Every call-up is a chance. You’ve got to show yourself every single game. You’re just as good as your last game. Obviously, it’s a great opportunity, I’ve learned to take things day by day, along with the importance of consistency and being on your game every single night, especially every single shift. You want to make a difference every time you’re out there. You’ve got to be ready.”
  • Lightning head coach, Jon Cooper, had this to say about his team: “This has to be a page turner here because now we’ve got Montreal who has won a couple here and feeling good about themselves and we’re not, You’re not always encouraged about playing back-to-backs but I’m glad we get to jump right back at it [Tuesday] night.”
  • While the Canadiens have a 21-13-3 record versus teams in the Eastern Conference this season, the Lightning have a 17-12-2 record against teams from the East.
  • So far this season, the Canadiens have a 11-5-1 record versus teams in the Atlantic division, while the Lightning have a 10-7-2 record versus teams coming from the Atlantic.
  • The Canadiens have risen in their placing for the goals against category, they are currently in 19th in the league in goals against, with 144 in 54 games. The Lightning have allowed 126 goals in 52 games and find themselves in 5th 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 147 over their first 54 games. The Lightning are 12th in this category with 140 goals scored in 52 games.
Matchup 
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | February 9, 7:30 PM ET | TV: SUN

2015-16 statistics
LIGHTNING CANADIENS
62 (4th) Points (Eastern Con. rank) 56 (11th)
29-19-4 Record 26-24-4
17-8-2 Home 14-11-2
12-11-2 Road 12-13-2
8-2-0 Last 10 3-6-1
2.69 G/G 2.72
2.42 GA/G 2.67
19.3 PP% 18.0
81.7 PK% 83.6
 52.5  CF%*  53.1
54.6 CF60*  56.0
49.3 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
Palat – Namestnikov – Stamkos
Killorn – Johnson – Kucherov
Brown – Filppula – Callahan
Paquette – Boyle – Condra
 Pacioretty – Desharnais – Weise
Galchenyuk – Plekanec – Gallagher
Fleischmann – Eller – Andrighetto
Flynn – Mitchell – Smith-Pelly
Expected scratches:
Defensemen
Hedman – Stralman
Garrison – Sustr
Nesterov – Coburn
 Markov – Subban
Emelin – Gilbert
Beaulieu – Barberio
Expected scratches: Pateryn, Petry
Goalies
Ben Bishop (Confirmed) Ben Scrivens  (Confirmed)
2015-’16 regular season:
Record: 21-14-3
GAA: 2.02
Sv%: .926
SO: 2
Alternate: Andrei Vasilevskiy		 2015-’16 regular season:
Record: 2-4-0
GAA: 2.84
Sv%: .904
SO: 0
Alternate: Mike Condon
Fantasy Outlook
  • Top scorers for the Lightning on the road this season are:
  1. Victor Hedman (with 19 points in 25 games)
  2. Nikita Kucherov (with 17 points in 25 games)
  3. Steven Stamkos (with 13 points in 25 games)
  • Top scorers for the Canadiens at home this season are:
  1. Tomas Plekanec and P. K. Subban (both with 21 points in 27 games)
  2.  Max Pacioretty (with 17 points in 27 games)

* – Currently injured

Player stats from War-on-Ice, NHL.com and Yahoo Sports.
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