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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