GameDay: Wednesday December 4, 2013
On this day in hockey history… 1948 – Detroit’s Gordie Howe suffered torn cartilage in his right knee in a Red Wings’ 3-2 win at Boston. The injury forced him to miss next 20 games, the longest period of inactivity in his 26 year NHL career.
Game highlights: Devils vs Habs (Dec-2)
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| Devils vs Habs Game Recap is here |
GameDay: Habs and Devils, or Deja-Vu.
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Prudential Center, Newark, NJ Dec 4, 7:00 p.m. EDT TV: TSN, RDS 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. | ||
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| Alex Galchenyuk – Lars Eller – Brandon Prust Daniel Briere – Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Brendan Gallagher Travis Moen – Ryan White – Michael Bournival |
Dainius Zubrus – Travis Zajac – Jaromir Jagr Reid Boucher – Patrik Elias – Steve Bernier Damien Brunner – Adam Henrique – Michael Ryder Tim Sestito – Andrei Loktionov – Cam Janssen |
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| Andrei Markov – P.K. Subban Josh Gorges – Alexei Emelin Raphael Diaz – Francis Bouillon |
Andy Greene – Mark Fayne Anton Volchenkov – Marek Zidlicky Eric Gelinas – Jon Merrill |
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| Peter Budaj (Confirmed) | Cory Schneider (Confirmed) | ||
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Record: 4-1-1 GAA: 1.63 Sv%: 0.939 SO: 1 |
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Record: 4-5-3 GAA: 1.72 Sv%: .927 SO: 2 |
| Alternate: Carey Price | Alternate: Martin Brodeur | ||
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| 51 – David Desharnais (Left Wing) |
18 – Steve Bernier (Right Wing) |
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| Height: 5-7 Weight: 177 Born: September 14, 1986 Birth Place: Laurier-Station, Quebec Draft: Undrafted |
Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 Born: March 31, 1985 Birth Place: Quebec, Quebec Draft: 2003 1ˢᵗ round (16ᵗʰ pick) by the San Jose Sharks |
| David Desharnais has turned it around lately. He had two assists in Monday’s game against the Devils and now has 2 goals and 6 assists in his last 7 games. What’s cause for concern is that during this same period of 7 games, he only has 9 shots on goal. | Steve Bernier was one of the most dangerous players for the Devils in their last game against the Canadiens this past Monday. He had a goal and six shots against Carey Price. |
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(Header Photo/The Canadian Press, Jason Franson)