GameDay: Habs vs Predators (Dec-21, 2013)
| On this day in hockey history… 1979 – Garry Unger’s NHL record for consecutive games played streak ended at 914, when Atlanta coach Al MacNeil benched him during a 5-1 Flames loss to the visiting St. Louis Blues. (The record was later upped to 964 games by Doug Jarvis.). |  |
| Matchup | ||||
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Montreal CANADIENS |
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN Dec 21, 7:00 PM ET TV: CBC, RDS |
Nashville PREDATORS |
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| 45 Points / 3rd (Atlantic) | Points/Position | 35 Points / 7th (Central) |
| 21-13-3 | Record | 16-16-3 |
| 12-7-2 | Home | 8-7-2 |
| 9-6-1 | Away | 8-9-1 |
| 6-4-0 | Last 10 | 3-6-1 |
| 2.43 | G/G | 2.29 |
| 2.11 | GA/G | 2.74 |
| 21.7 | PP% | 19.6 |
| 87.8 | PK% | 83.6 |
| Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change) | |||
| Forwards | |||
| Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Brendan Gallagher Alex Galchenyuk – Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta Rene Bourque – Lars Eller – Daniel Briere Michael Bournival – Brandon Prust – Travis Moen |
Eric Nystrom – Mike Fisher – Viktor Stalberg Colin Wilson – Matt Cullen – Craig Smith Nick Spaling – David Legwand – Patric Hornqvist Richard Clune – Paul Gaustad – Matt Hendricks |
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| Defensemen | |||
| Andrei Markov – P.K. Subban Josh Gorges – Alexei Emelin Francis Bouillon – Raphael Diaz |
Shea Weber – Roman Josi Ryan Ellis / Victor Bartley – Kevin Klein Seth Jones – Mattias Ekholm |
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| Goalies | |||
| Carey Price (Confirmed) | Marek Mazanec (Confirmed) | ||
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Record: 16-11-2 GAA: 2.07 Sv%: 0.932 SO: 2 Alternate: Peter Budaj |
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Record: 5-7-1 GAA: 2.44 Sv%: .919 SO: 2 Alternate: Carter Hutton |
| Scratches | |||
| Davis Drewiske (shoulder), George Parros (head), Douglas Murray (healthy scratch) | Pekka Rinne (hip infection), Filip Forsberg (sent to Milwaukee Admirals) | ||
| Featured Matchup | |
| 76 – P.K. Subban (D) |
6 – Shea Weber (D) |
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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: 6-4 Weight: 233 Born: August 14, 1985 Birth Place: Sicamous, British Columbia Draft: 2003 2ⁿᵈ round (49ᵗʰ pick) by the Nashville Predators |
| P.K. Subban leads the Canadiens in points. His 4 goals and 22 assists for 26 points on the season rank him third in the league in points for defensemen, tied with Dustin Byfuglien of the Winnipeg Jets. Subban has 2 assists in his last 3 games. | Shea Weber is second in scoring for the Preds with 8 goals and 10 assists for 18 points on the season. 6 of his 8 goals have come on the power-play which places him sixth in the league in this category. He currently has 1 goal and 4 assists in his last 4 games. |
| Highlights: Habs vs Blues (Dec-19) – Game Recap Here |
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Just to add a few notes, Mazanec has been confirmed to start for Nashville tonight, and Filip Forsberg has been sent down to the AHL club in Milwaukee after he just came off Injured Reserve. Mattias Ekholm will get to play on defense tonight, but we’re not sure who will be scratched in his place (Ryan Ellis would be my first guess, followed by Victor Bartley).
Thanks for the update Dirk. It’s appreciated. Enjoy the game!
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