All Habs GameDay: Wednesday October 26, 2011
On this day in hockey history… in 1995, Mario Lemieux scored three times to become the first Penguin (and 20th NHL player) to score 500 career goals. The milestone came in his 605th game.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS vs MONTREAL CANADIENS
Bell Centre 7:30 p.m. TV: RDS, TSN
►Canadiens hockey tonight!
Projected line combinations:
MONTREAL CANADIENS
Forwards
Travis Moen – Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta
Mike Cammalleri – David Desharnais – Erik Cole
Andrei Kostitsyn – Lars Eller – Aaron Palushaj
Mathieu Darche – Petteri Nokelainen – Michael Blunden
Defenseman
Josh Gorges – P.K. Subban
Hal Gill – Raphael Diaz
Jaroslav Spacek – Yannick Weber
Goaltenders
Carey Price – Peter Budaj
Scratches
Alexei Emelin
Max Pacioretty (game-time decision)
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Forwards
Hartnell – Giroux – Jagr
Schenn – Briere – Simmonds
van Riemsdyk – Read – Voracek
Shelley/Nodl – Couturier – Talbot
Defensemen
Coburn – Carle
Timonen – Mezaros
Lilja – Walker
Goaltenders
Bryzgalov – Bobrovsky
Scratches
Chris Pronger (face)
Jody Shelley or Andreas Nodl (healthy)
►Injury update: Max Pacioretty has been diagnosed with a partially torn ligaments in his wrist. He skated today and has been listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game. He will travel to Boston with the team tomorrow.
Chris Campoli – hamstring tear
Scott Gomez – upper-body
Andrei Markov – knee
Ryan White – sports hernia
► Thornton takes it off ice : Bruin’s forward Shawn Thornton ends an appearance on a Boston station with stating he wants to punch Montreal radio personality, Tony Marinaro in the face.