GameDay: Blackhawks vs Habs Preview, Lineups, Puck’s Prediction
Steve Farnham
GameDay: Blackhawks vs Habs (Jan-11, 2014)
On this day in hockey history… 1948 – Montreal’s captain Toe Blake hit the boards in New York, and suffered a double fracture of his ankle, putting an end to his NHL playing career and the Canadiens’ famous “Punch Line”. Canadiens lost 3-1 to the Rangers.
Matchup
Montreal
CANADIENS
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC Jan 11, 7:00 PM ET TV: CBC, RDS
Chicago
BLACKHAWKS
55 Points / 3rd (Atlantic)
Points/Position
67 Points / 2nd (Central)
25-15-5
Record
29-8-9
13-7-3
Home
15-3-6
12-8-2
Away
14-5-3
5-3-2
Last 10
5-1-4
2.49
G/G
3.59
2.29
GA/G
2.63
19.6
PP%
24.5
86.3
PK%
76.5
Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change)
Forwards
Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Brendan Gallagher
Daniel Briere – Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta
Brandon Prust – Lars Eller – Rene Bourque
Travis Moen – Michael Bournival – George Parros
Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Bryan Bickell – Marcus Kruger – Patrick Kane
Brandon Saad – Michal Handzus – Kris Versteeg
Brandon Bollig – Andrew Shaw – Ben Smith
Defensemen
Andrei Markov – Alexei Emelin
P.K. Subban – Josh Gorges
Douglas Murray – Raphael Diaz
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Niklas Hjalmarsson – Johnny Oduya
Nick Leddy – Mike Kostka
Goalies
Carey Price(Confirmed)
Corey Crawford(Confirmed)
Record: 20-11-4 GAA: 2.22 Sv%: 0.928 SO: 2 Alternate: Peter Budaj
Record: 17-7-5 GAA: 2.49 Sv%: .910 SO: 0 Alternate: Antti Raanta
Scratches
Davis Drewiske (shoulder), Ryan White (upper-body), Alex Galchenyuk (broken hand)
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