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

Sam Gerber

7 years ago

Game Preview by Sam Gerber

Last game: MTL 2 CBJ 5

The Habs finished their road trip with a great third period effort against the Blue Jackets where they out-shot Columbus 23-to-5. But volume was not enough to beat Sergei Bobrovsky who secured the win for his team. Brendan Gallagher scored again and reached a career high in goals.

For a complete recap: Habs Penalty-Kill Fails Them

Players to watch

Alexander Radulov
Radulov is flourishing in Dallas and his return to Montreal will be hard for Habs fans to watch as he is sure to put on a show.
Jordie Benn
Benn has struggled the last two games with turnovers and needs to play more simple. Benn is an experienced player and is making mistakes that NHLer’s don’t make.
Jamie Benn
The more famous of the Benn brothers plays hard and can surprise players with his physical presence, just ask Jeff Petry.

Keys to Victory

Disciplined coverage
Claude Julien’s defensive system requires players to out man the puck carrier. Players must keep their heads on a swivel.
Stay out of the box
The Habs penalty kill is awful. They need to do everything they can to avoid being penalized.
Take advantage of opportunities
Players need to step up and take advantage of their opportunities.

Matchup by All Habs staff
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC \| March 13, 7:30 PM ET \| TV: TSN2, RDS, FS-SW+
	2017-18 statistics
STARS	2017-18 statistics	CANADIENS
82 (11th)	Points (rank)	62 (27th)
38-25-6	Record	25-32-12
14-15-3	Away/Home	16-10-8
4-4-2	Last 10	3-3-4
2.81	GF/G	2.51
2.58	GA/G	3.09
19.8	PP%	19.8
83.3	PK%	75.7
51.43	CF%	51.14

eSAT Analytics by Mathieu Chagnon

Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Benn – Seguin – Radulov Janmark – Dickinson – Shore Elie- Spezza – Ritchie Roussel – Faksa – Pitlick	Byron – Drouin – Gallagher Galchenyuk – De La Rose – Hudon Scherbak – A. Shaw – Lehkonen Deslauriers – Froese – Carr
Defensemen
Lindell – Klingberg Hamhuis – Pateryn Methot – Johns	Reilly – Petry Alzner – Juulsen Benn – Lernout
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Honka, Smith Injured: Bishop, Hanzal	Scratched: L. Shaw Injured: Weber, Hemsky, Price, Pacioretty, Mete, Schlemko, Valiev, Danault
Goalies
Kari Lehtonen	Antti Niemi

Record: 12-8-2 GAA: 2.23 Sv%: .921 SO: 1 Alternate: Mike McKenna	Record: 4-6-4 GAA: 3.29 Sv%: .905 SO: 0 Alternate: Charlie Lindgren

What to Expect by Sam Gerber

Prediction: Canadiens 3 Stars 4

After a long road trip the Habs are happy to be home. Given the number of injuries, it can be considered a decent road trip despite the 1-3-2 record. The Stars are hanging on to one of the wild card spots and desperately need every point they can get. It’s normal for teams to be a little sluggish after returning from a road trip. So displaying some early energy and staying out of the box will be key to fend off the high-powered offence of the Stars.

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2017-18 statistics