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GAME PREVIEW | Canadiens – Flyers: First Road Game for Habs Poehling

Sam Gerber

GAME DAY | Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers: Preview, TV,  Start Time, Statistical Match-up, Projected Lines, Starting Goalies, Keys to Victory, Habs Tickets

Game Preview by Sam Gerber
Last game : MTL 5  BOS 4  F   The Habs treated their fans to quite a game getting scoring from some unlikely players. The Bruins came out strong in the third scoring the tying goal early. A goal challenge by Julien was was the changing point of the game.  The Habs top line shut down the best line in hockey while Victor Mete scored twice with Tomas Tatar and Paul Byron finding the back of the net.

For a complete game recap: Habs Win a Thriller at Bell Centre

Players to watch

  • Victor Mete
    Snakebitten no more Mete has three goals on the year and has found his confidence and knows when to jump up into the play.
  • Max Domi
    The Habs need Domi to be one of their best players and after a tough game against Boston he’ll be wanting to have a bounce back performance tonight.
  • Paul Byron
    Byron finally scored his first goal on Tuesday. Hopefully this turns the page for Byron and he can get back on pace for another 20 goal season.

Keys to Victory

  • Score early and often
    The Habs are near the top of the league in scoring and it’s no secret it comes from all lines. The team’s depth is its greatest strength and will need to be all season long.
  • Use speed
    The Habs have to be the faster team tonight.
  • Defend better
    Winning games while given up more than three goals is great but it’s not how the Habs want to win. Carey Price has been solid but the Habs continue to give up far too many high danger chances.
Statistical Matchup by All Habs
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA | November 7, 7:30 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, NBCSP

2019-20 statistics
FLYERS CANADIENS
16 (21st) Points (rank) 18 (17th)
7-5-2 Record 8-5-2
5-1-1 Home/Away 4-2-2
5-4-1 Last 10 6-4-0
3.29 GF/G 3.67
3.14 GA/G 3.20
24.1 PP% 20.0
83.7 PK% 68.9
52.87  CF% 51.99
Pre-game quotes
Claude Julien
  • “There’s a centerman there (Ryan Poehling) that played his second NHL game and he just works hard. He’s a gritty player and he makes plays and you can see him battling well and seemed that that made a great combination there the last game. But it’s a one-game sample and we get to see it again tonight so we’ll see how they handle that.”
Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders by All Habs
Forwards
van Riemsdyk – Giroux – Farabee
Lindblom – Couturier – Konecny
Twarynski – Hayes – Voracek
Raffl – Vorobyev – Pitlick		 Tatar – Danault – Gallagher
Drouin – Domi – Armia
Lehkonen – Poehling – Byron
Cousins – Thompson – Suzuki
Defensemen
Provorov – Niskanen
Gostisbehere – Braun
Sanheim – Myers		  Mete – Weber
Chiarot – Petry
Reilly – Fleury
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Stewart, Hagg
Injured: Patrick, Laughton
 Scratched: Kulak, Folin, Weal
Injured: Kotkaniemi
Goalies
Carter Hart Carey Price
Record: 4-3-1
GAA: – 2.93
Sv%: – .885
SO: 1
Alternate: Brian Elliot		 Record: 7-4-1
GAA: – 2.75
Sv%: – .910
SO: 1
Alternate: Keith Kinkaid
 What to Expect by Sam Gerber
These teams are only separated by two points in the standings but have been constructed very differently. The Flyers are led by veterans Claude Giroux and Jakob Voracek but have placed young players in key positions throughout the lineup. If the Habs continue to use their depth and play hard right to the very end this should be a game they should win.
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