GameDay: Habs vs Islanders (Dec-14, 2013)
On this day in hockey history… 1933 – Montreal’s Howie Morenz became the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer, when the 247th of his career moved him ahead of Cy Denneny.
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Montreal Canadiens |
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY Dec 14, 7:00 PM ET TV: CBC, RDS, MSG Plus 2 |
New York Islanders |
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| 2nd (Eastern) | Position | 8th (Metropolitan) |
| 19-11-3 | Record | 9-19-5 |
| 11-6-2 | Home | 5-6-5 |
| 8-5-1 | Away | 4-13-0 |
| 7-2-1 | Last 10 | 1-7-2 |
| 2.54 | G/G | 2.39 |
| 2.12 | GA/G | 3.48 |
| 21.7 | PP% | 15.6 |
| 86.1 | PK% | 71.4 |
| 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 – Danny Briere Travis Moen – Brandon Prust – George Parros |
Thomas Vanek – John Tavares – Kyle Okposo Josh Bailey – Brock Nelson – Colin McDonald Michael Grabner – Frans Nielsen – Cal Clutterbuck Eric Boulton – Casey Cizikas – Matt Martin |
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| Defensemen | |||
| Andrei Markov – P.K. Subban Josh Gorges – Alexei Emelin Douglas Murray – Raphael Diaz |
Thomas Hickey – Andrew MacDonald Calvin de Haan – Travis Hamonic Aaron Ness – Brian Strait |
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| Goalies | |||
| Carey Price (Confirmed) | Evgeni Nabokov (Unconfirmed) | ||
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Record: 14-10-2 GAA: 2.08 Sv%: 0.933 SO: 1 Alternate: Peter Budaj |
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Record: 5-5-3 GAA: 3.30 Sv%: .892 SO: 0 Alternate: Kevin Poulin |
| Scratches | |||
| Davis Drewiske (shoulder), Ryan White (healthy scratch), Francis Bouillon (healthy scratch), Rene Bourque (shoulder) | Lubomir Visnovsky (concussion), Radek Martinek (back) | ||
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| 76 – P.K. Subban (Defense) |
91 – John Tavares (Centre) |
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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: 6-0 Weight: 199 Born: September 20, 1990 Birth Place: Mississauga, Ontario Draft: 2009 1ˢᵗ round (1ˢᵗ pick) by the New York Islanders |
| P.K. Subban leads the Canadiens in points with 24, two more than Tomas Plekanec. His 4 goals and 20 assists rank him third in the NHL (defensemen) for total points, behind Erik Karlsson and Duncan Keith. Subban has been held off the scoresheet in his last five games. | John Tavares leads the Islanders in goals , assists and points with 13 goals and 24 assists, for 37 points on the season. He has 2 goals and 3 assists in his last three games. His 37 points rank him fifth in the NHL in total points. |
| Highlights: Habs vs Flyers (Dec-12) – Game Recap is here |
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