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GAME PREVIEW | Canadiens – Rangers: Price Just Two Wins Behind Plante

Sam Gerber

GAME DAY | Canadiens – Rangers: Preview, TV,  Start Time, Statistical Match-up, Projected Lines, Starting Goalies, Keys to Victory, Tickets

Game Preview by Sam Gerber
Last game : MTL 8  DET 1   The Canadiens never took their foot off the gas, even after a five-goal second period. Tomas Tatar got the action started scoring on a breakaway against his former team but the Habs were powered by the Max Domi line. They were all over the ice, had their feet moving, crashing the net and even had the bounces going their way. Andrew Shaw was rewarded with his first NHL hat-trick, Domi had five points while Jonathan Drouin had four assists.

For a complete game recap: Habs Crush Wings, Shaw Nets Hat Trick

Players to watch

  • Joel Armia
    Armia got his seventh goal of the year by one-timing a great pass from Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Armia does everything right and if he develops a bit more finish in his game he will become a strong goal scorer and not just a great forechecker.
  • Brendan Gallagher
    Gallagher is three goals away from reaching thirty for the season and only four behind his career high.  
  • Carey Price
    Price has been extremely busy as the coach seems to have lost trust in Joel Armia. The Habs have to depend on their star player but he will need some rest to be ready for the playoffs.

Keys to Victory

  • Play with confidence 
    The Habs are a different team when they play with confidence. They can’t get down on themselves when a goal or two goes in. 
  • Use depth
    The Habs are a much stronger team than the Rangers and need to use their depth.  Montreal should be able to spread the ice-time around saving some minutes for the game against Pittsburgh.
  • Get a strong start
    The Canadiens are the better team but need to have a strong start by getting an early lead so Julien can simply roll his lines.
Statistical Matchup by All Habs staff
Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY | March 1, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, MSG

2018-19 statistics
RANGERS CANADIENS
64 (23rd) Points (rank) 75 (10th)
27-26-10 Record 34-23-7
16-10-7 Home/Away 15-13-3
4-4-2 Last 10 4-5-1
2.86 GF/G 3.03
3.32 GA/G 2.91
20.9 PP% 12.7
77.2 PK% 80.1
46.33  CF%  53.91
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Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Kreider – Zibanejad – Vesey
Namestnikov – Strome – Fast
 Lemieux – Andersson – Buchnevich
Brickley – Nieves – Smith		 Tatar – Danault – Gallagher
Drouin – Domi – Shaw
Byron – Kotkaniemi – Armia
Lehkonen – Thompson – Peca
Defensemen
 Hajek – Pionk
Staal – DeAngelo
Claesson – Shattenkirk		 Benn – Weber
Mete – Petry
   Kulak – Folin
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Skjei, Chytil
Injured: Howden
 Scratched: Reilly, Hudon, Deslauriers, Weise, Weal
Injured: none
Goalies
Henrik Lundqvist Carey Price
Record: 17-16-9
GAA: – 3.04
Sv%: – .907
SO: 0
Alternate: Alexandar Georgiev		 Record: 26-18-5
GAA: – 2.52
Sv%: – .917
SO: 3
Alternate: Antti Niemi
 What to Expect by Sam Gerber
With less than twenty games left to go, the Canadiens need every point they can get. If they don’t get the job done tonight, they could find themselves out of the playoffs by a single point. The Habs can’t take the Rangers lightly even though they seem to be rebuilding. The Habs have to play just like last game where they moved their feet, found the open guy and didn’t let up.
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