GameDay: Blues vs Habs (Dec-19, 2013)
| On this day in hockey history… 1985 – Montreal Canadiens defenseman Larry Robinson scored the only hat trick of his 20 year NHL career, in a 5-4 Canadiens’ loss to the Quebec Nordiques. |
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| Matchup | ||||
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Montreal CANADIENS |
Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO Dec 19, 8:00 PM ET TV: RDS |
St. Louis BLUES |
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| 45 Points / 2nd (Atlantic) | Points/Position | 48 Points / 2nd (Central) |
| 21-12-3 | Record | 22-7-4 |
| 12-7-2 | Home | 13-3-2 |
| 9-5-1 | Away | 9-4-2 |
| 7-3-0 | Last 10 | 5-4-1 |
| 2.47 | G/G | 3.36 |
| 2.03 | GA/G | 2.39 |
| 22.4 | PP% | 23.1 |
| 87.2 | PK% | 84.5 |
| Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change) | |||
| Forwards | |||
| Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Brendan Gallagher Alex Galchenyuk – Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta Michael Bournival – Lars Eller – Brandon Prust Rene Bourque – Ryan White – Travis Moen |
Jaden Schwartz – T.J. Oshie – Alex Steen Magnus Paajarvi – Patrik Berglund – Vladimir Tarasenko Chris Porter – Derek Roy – Chris Stewart Brenden Morrow – Maxim Lapierre – Adam Cracknell |
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| Defensemen | |||
| Andrei Markov – P.K. Subban Josh Gorges – Alexei Emelin Douglas Murray – Raphael Diaz |
Alex Pietrangelo – Jay Bouwmeester Kevin Shattenkirk – Barret Jackman Roman Polak – Ian Cole |
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| Goalies | |||
| Carey Price (Confirmed) | Jaroslav Halak (Confirmed) | ||
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Record: 16-10-2 GAA: 1.96 Sv%: 0.936 SO: 2 Alternate: Peter Budaj |
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Record: 16-6-2 GAA: 2.35 Sv%: .908 SO: 2 Alternate: Brian Elliott |
| Scratches | |||
| Davis Drewiske (shoulder), George Parros (head), Francis Bouillon (healthy scratch), Daniel Briere (healthy scratch) | Ryan Reaves (broken hand), Jordan Leopold (hand), David Backes (upper-body), Vladimir Sobotka (upper-body) | ||
| Featured Matchup | |
| 31 – Carey Price (G) |
41 – Jaroslav Halak (G) |
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| Height: 6-3 Weight: 209 Born: August 16, 1987 Birth Place: Anahim Lake, British Columbia Draft: 2005 1ˢᵗ round (5ᵗʰ pick) by the Montreal Canadiens |
Height: 5-10 Weight: 186 Born: May 13, 1985 Birth Place: Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Draft: 2003 9ᵗʰ round (271ˢᵗ pick) by the Montreal Canadiens |
| Carey Price is having one hell of a season so far. He’s faced the fourth most shots (843), has made the third most saves (789), has the third best Sv% (.936) and the fourth best GAA (1.96) in the entire league. Price has won 9 of his last 11 starts this season. | Jaroslav Halak has the luxury of playing in front of a defense that has allowed him to only have to face 30 or more shots three times this season. Although Elliott has boasted better numbers, Halak has been the go to guy this season and has a respectable 2.35 GAA, .908 Sv% and 2 shutouts. It’s been more difficult for him as of late, losing in 3 of his last 5 outings. |
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