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

Game Preview by Sam Gerber

Last game : MTL 1 BOS 8 F It was a game where nothing went right for the Habs. Costly turnovers, poor execution, a bad penalty kill and terrible defence sunk the Canadiens. Marc Bergevin did nothing to improve the team in the off-season and it is showing.

For a complete game recap: Habs Routed at Home

Players to watch

Jeff Petry
Petry had an off night and finished a minus-4. The Habs need Petry to be one of the best defensemen and when he’s off his game the Habs lack the depth on defence to step up.
Victor Mete
The Habs need some help on defence and if Mete doesn’t step up and use his speed more he shouldn’t be part of the Habs future.
Carey Price
Price has made big saves and stolen multiple games all season. He remains near the top of the league for starts and wins. But he can’t do it all himself. And when he is abandoned by his defence, it’s easy for some fans to blame him.

Keys to Victory

Take the body
The Habs haven’t been finishing their checks instead giving a half-effort stick checks. It’s time the Habs play a more playoff style hockey game leaving their opponents with bumps and bruises.
Focus from start to end
Bad turnovers and goals in the opening and closing minutes of periods can be due to a lack of focus. The Habs are too causal and stop paying attention to what their doing and one slip up ends up in the back of their net.
Improve the penalty-kill
The penalty kill is worst in the league. It’s time to fix it and that starts with Claude Julien.

Statistical Matchup by All Habs
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC \| November 28, 7:30 PM ET \| TV: SN, RDS, MSG+, NHLN
	2019-20 statistics
DEVILS	2019-20 statistics	CANADIENS
20 (29th)	Points (rank)	27 (15th)
8-11-4	Record	11-8-5
4-6-0	Away/Home	6-5-2
4-6-0	Last 10	4-3-3
2.52	GF/G	3.29
3.43	GA/G	3.42
14.6	PP%	18.9
77.5	PK%	71.6
47.14	CF%	53.96

Pre-game quotes
Nate Thompson “[Artemi Panarin] is just so dynamic, the way he sees the ice, the plays he makes. He’s one of those guys that creates space for himself when it’s not there and that’s a pretty elite thing to do. So, he’s one of those guys we have to make sure that when he’s on the ice, we’re aware of it.”
Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders by All Habs
Forwards
Hall – Hischier – Palmieri Boqvist – Hughes – Simmonds Coleman – Zajac – Gusev Wood – Zacha – Bratt	Tatar – Danault – Gallagher Lehkonen – Domi – Suzuki Cousins – Kotkaniemi – Armia Hudon – Thompson – Weal
Defensemen
Greene – Severson Vatanen – Subban Butcher – Tennyson	Chiarot – Weber Mete – Petry Reilly – Fleury
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Mueller, Seney, Hayden Injured: Carrick, Rooney	Scratched: Kulak, Folin Injured: Drouin, Byron
Goalies
MacKenzie Blackwood	Carey Price

Record: 7-6-3 GAA: – 3.07 Sv%: – .898 SO: 1 Alternate: Louis Domingue	Record: 10-7-3 GAA: – 3.09 Sv%: – .900 SO: 1 Alternate: Keith Kinkaid

What to Expect by Sam Gerber

The Habs are going through their worst stretch of hockey and struggling to hold on to a playoff spot. They are on pace to finish with the same number of points last year. The Habs need one win to stop the bleeding and move on from there. The Habs were robbed of a win last week against the Devils and it’s up to them to make up for that tonight.

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

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