GameDay: Panthers vs Habs (Dec-15, 2013)
On this day in hockey history… 1917 – The first exhibition game in NHL history was played (four days before the league officially began) when the Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Wanderers played in a benefit game for victims of the Halifax Fire (which had occurred 10 days earlier).
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Montreal CANADIENS |
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC Dec 15, 6:00 PM ET TV: RDS |
Florida PANTHERS |
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| 2nd (Atlantic) | Position | 7th (Atlantic) |
| 20-11-3 | Record | 11-17-5 |
| 11-6-2 | Home | 7-7-3 |
| 9-5-1 | Away | 4-10-2 |
| 7-2-1 | Last 10 | 5-4-1 |
| 2.50 | G/G | 2.18 |
| 2.06 | GA/G | 3.15 |
| 21.4 | PP% | 10.8 |
| 86.5 | PK% | 74.0 |
| 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 – Ryan White |
Jonathan Huberdeau – Nick Bjugstad – Scottie Upshall Jimmy Hayes – Aleksander Barkov – Sean Bergenheim Tomas Kopecky – Marcel Goc – Tomas Fleischmann Brad Boyes – Shawn Matthias – Jesse Winchester |
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| Defensemen | |||
| Andrei Markov – P.K. Subban Josh Gorges – Alexei Emelin Douglas Murray – Raphael Diaz |
Brian Campbell – Tom Gilbert Erik Gudbranson – Dylan Olsen Dmitry Kulikov – Mike Weaver |
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| Goalies | |||
| Peter Budaj (Confirmed) | Scott Clemmensen (Confirmed) | ||
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Record: 5-1-1 GAA: 1.92 Sv%: 0.929 SO: 1 Alternate: Carey Price |
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Record: 1-2-1 GAA: 3.42 Sv%: .870 SO: 0 Alternate: Jacob Markstrom |
| Scratches | |||
| Davis Drewiske (shoulder), George Parros (head), Francis Bouillon (healthy scratch), Rene Bourque (shoulder) | Tim Thomas (groin), Ed Jovanovski (hip) | ||
| Featured Matchup | |
| 27 – Alex Galchenyuk (Centre) |
16 – Aleksander Barkov (Centre) |
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| Height: 6-1 Weight: 196 Born: February 12, 1994 Birth Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Draft: 2012 1ˢᵗ round (3ʳᵈ pick) by the Montreal Canadiens |
Height: 6-3 Weight: 209 Born: September 2, 1995 Birth Place: Tampere, Finland Draft: 2013 1ˢᵗ round (2ⁿᵈ pick) by the Florida Panthers |
| Alex Galchenyuk has 9 goals and 12 assists on the season, ranking him third amongst all Canadiens’ players in total points, behind Tomas Plekanec and leader P.K. Subban. Galchenyuk has 2 goals in his last 4 games. | Aleksander Barkov has 5 goals and 7 assists for 12 points, playing as an 18-year old on a team struggling for offensive production. He has a goal and an assist in his last 2 games. |
| Highlights: Habs vs Islanders (Dec-14) – Game Recap is here |
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(Header Photo/The Canadian Press, Jason Franson)