GameDay: Friday November 29, 2013
On this day in hockey history… 1924 – The Montreal Forum had its official opening, and the Canadiens beat the Toronto St. Patricks 7-1, before a crowd of 9,000 fans. Billy Boucher had three goals to lead the scoring.
Game highlights: Habs vs Sabres (Nov-27)
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| Habs vs Sabres Game Recap is here |
GameDay: Going for five in a row.
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Verizon Center, Washington, DC Nov 29, 5:00 p.m. EDT TV: RDS, NHLN-US Radio: TSN-HABS |
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PROJECTED LINE COMBINATIONS AND GOALTENDERS
(Will be updated following game day skate.)
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| – Projected lines, subject to change. | – Projected lines, subject to change. | ||
| Forwards | |||
| Alex Galchenyuk – Lars Eller – Brandon Prust Daniel Briere – Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Brendan Gallagher Travis Moen – Ryan White – Michael Bournival |
Marcus Johansson – Nicklas Backstrom – Alex Ovechkin Eric Fehr – Mikhail Grabovski – Troy Brouwer Jason Chimera – Brooks Laich – Joel Ward Aaron Volpatti – Michael Latta – Tom Wilson |
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| Andrei Markov – P.K. Subban Josh Gorges – Alexei Emelin Raphael Diaz – Francis Bouillon |
Alexander Urbom – Mike Green Karl Alzner – John Carlson Nate Schmidt – Tyson Strachan |
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| Goalies | |||
| Peter Budaj (Confirmed) | Michal Neuvirth (Confirmed) | ||
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Record: 4-1-0 GAA: 1.58 Sv%: 0.942 SO: 1 |
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Record: 2-3-1 GAA: 2.83 Sv%: .912 SO: 0 |
| Alternate: Carey Price | Alternate: Braden Holtby | ||
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| 76 – P.K. Subban (Defense) |
8 – Alex Ovechkin (Right Wing) |
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| Height: 6-0 Weight: 216 Born: May 13, 1989 Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario Draft: 2007 2ⁿᵈ round (43ʳᵈ pick) by the Montreal Canadiens |
Height: 6-3 Weight: 230 Born: September 17, 1985 Birth Place: Moscow, USSR Draft: 2004 1ˢᵗ round (1ˢᵗ pick) by the Washington Capitals |
| P.K. Subban of the Montreal Canadiens continues to be a dangerous weapon on the power-play. His presence alone creates opening for his teammates. Subban has 4 assists in his last 4 games, and leads the Canadiens in points with 21 (3 goals and 18 assists). | Washington Capitals winger, Alex Ovechkin has 20 goals in 23 games this season. He’s ranked first in the NHL in goals and sixth in points, with 28. In his last 5 games, he’s picked up 5 goals and 1 assist. |
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