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GAME PREVIEW | Senators – Canadiens: Habs To Honour Carbonneau

Sam Gerber

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

Game Preview by Sam Gerber
Last game : MTL 2  CBJ 5  F    The Habs controlled two periods of the game but their inability to finish and some bad bounces led to their defeat. Artturi Lehkonen had another strong game and along with Joel Armia, they both found the back of the net.

For a complete game recap: Habs Fail to Capitalize on Chances

Players to watch

  • Max Domi
    Domi was in the penalty box when Columbus went up 4-2. It may have been a bad call but Domi needs to start focusing on delivering the offense. 
  • Phillip Danault
    Danault is on pace for a 60-point season. While his offence should be applauded it has come at the expense of his defensive play. In particular, Danault is perhaps most to blame for the Habs 31st ranked penalty-kill.
  • Shea Weber
    Weber is having an excellent season. As captain, he will pull the team together with the injuries to Paul Byron and Jonathan Drouin.

Keys to Victory

  • Finish chances
    Bad luck can be attributed to a lack of focus, but whatever the reason, the Habs have to make their chances count.
  • Get physical
    The Canadiens are not a very physical team but need to start laying the body from time to time to slow down the opposition when they attack the middle.
  • Play smart while shorthanded
    The Canadiens penalty-kill is last in the league and must start improving fast. It starts with Phillip Danault, the most used forward while shorthanded and the one who takes the most draws.
Statistical Matchup by All Habs
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC | November 20, 7:30 PM ET | TV: SN, RDS

2019-20 statistics
SENATORS CANADIENS
19 (26th) Points (rank) 26 (11th)
9-11-1 Record 11-6-4
3-7-1 Away/Home 6-3-1
6-4-0 Last 10 6-2-2
2.81 GF/G 3.43
3.24 GA/G 3.14
8.3 PP% 19.7
82.7 PK% 71.2
47.37  CF% 52.95
Pre-game quotes
Victor Mete
  • “We know we’re not getting to get [Byron and Drouin back] for a while so we have to focus on what’s to come day to day.”
Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders by All Habs
Forwards
Paul – Pageau – C. Brown
Tkachuk – L. Brown – Duclair
Namestnikov – White – Ennis
Chlapik – Tierney – Veronneau		 Tatar – Danault – Gallagher
Domi – Suzuki – Armia
Lehkonen – Kotkaniemi – Weal
Hudon – Thompson – Cousins
Defensemen
Chabot – Demelo
Borowiecki – Goloubef
Hainsey – Zaitsev		  Chiarot – Weber
Mete – Petry
Kulak – Fleury
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Brannstrom, Boedker
Injured: Anisimov, Sabourin
 Scratched: Reilly, Folin
Injured: Drouin, Byron
Goalies 
Craig Anderson Carey Price
Record: 3-7-0
GAA: – 3.31
Sv%: – .894
SO: 0
Alternate: Anders Nilsson		 Record: 10-5-2
GAA: – 2.75
Sv%: – .911
SO: 1
Alternate: Keith Kinkaid
 What to Expect by Sam Gerber
Tonight is yet another game that the Canadiens should win but they’ll have to earn it. That starts with better execution than they exhibited against Columbus. The Senators are a young team with some seasoned vets that are 6-4 in their last 10 games so they can’t be taken lightly. Canadiens will honour former captain Guy Carbonneau in a pre-game ceremony, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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