GameDay: Friday November 1, 2013
On this day in hockey history… 1952 – Jacques Plante, called up by Montreal to replace injured goalie Gerry McNeil, beat NY Rangers 4-1, in his first NHL start. In his three game replacement trial he went 2-0-1 giving up only four goals, before being returned to the Montreal Royals.
Game highlights: Stars vs Habs (Oct-29)
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| Stars vs Habs Game Recap is here |
GameDay: Off to Minny they go.
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Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN. Nov 1, 8:00 p.m. EDT TV: 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 – Brendan Gallagher Michael Bournival – Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta Rene Bourque – David Desharnais – Louis Leblanc Mike Blunden – Ryan White – George Parros |
Zach Parise – Charlie Coyle – Dany Heatley Nino Niederreiter – Mikko Koivu – Kyle Brodziak Matt Cooke – Mikael Granlund – Jason Pominville Justin Fontaine – Zenon Konopka – Torrey Mitchell |
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| Andrei Markov – P.K. Subban Josh Gorges – Raphael Diaz Douglas Murray – Francis Boullion |
Ryan Suter – Jared Spurgeon Clayton Stoner – Keith Ballard Marco Scandella – Nate Prosser |
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| Carey Price (Confirmed) | Josh Harding (Likely) | ||
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Record: 6-5-0 GAA: 2.02 Sv%: 0.939 SO: 1 |
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Record: 5-2-1 GAA: 1.00 Sv%: 0.953 SO: 1 |
| Alternate: Peter Budaj | Alternate: Niklas Backstrom | ||
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| Carey Price (Goalie) |
Josh Harding (Goalie) |
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| Height: 6-3 Weight: 209 Born: August 16, 1987 Birth Place: Anahim Lake, British Columbia Draft: 2005 1ˢᵗ round (5ᵗʰ pick) by the Montreal Canadiens |
Height: 6-1 Weight: 202 Born: June 18, 1984 Birth Place: Regina, Saskatchewan Draft: 2002 2ⁿᵈ round (38ᵗʰ pick) by the Minnesota Wild |
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Quick Links
► Quick Links from this past week:
- Official Release: Habs Alexei Emelin Signs Four-Year Contract Extension (PR)
- Des Jeunes plein d’Avenir, des Vétérans plein de Présent par Sophie Lamote (Français)
- Habs Vence Stars Com 2 – 1 by Rovena (Português)
- George Parros, bienvenue à Montréal! by Isabella Rheault (Français)
- QMJHL Headlines: Three Future Habs to Play in Super Series by Kathy K
- Czech List, European Edition: Prospects Battle for NHL Draft Attention by Radoslav Vavřina (Francais)
- Tired Bulldogs See Streak Ended by Marlies by Dan Kramer
- Habs Reassign Nathan Beaulieu, Patrick Holland to Hamilton (PR)
- Habs Reassign Greg Pateryn to Hamilton (PR)
- Habs360 Podcast: Canadiens fighting through injuries [AUDIO] by Chris G
- Liste tchèque, Édition Nord Americaine: Pour Hertl, ça commence bien by Radoslav Vavřina (Francais)
- Junior, Eh? An Insider’s Take on the Edmonton Oilers’ Rebuild by Avi Goldberg
- Canadiens Support Hockey Fights Cancer, Movember (PR)
- Official Release: Tinordi Assigned to Bulldogs (PR)
- Habs Não Aparece e Perde Para Oilers by Rovena (Português)
- QMJHL Headlines: Teams, Habs’ Prospects on the Rise by Kathy K
- Should Habs Fans Be Thanking Pierre Gauthier? by Paulo Cerqueira
- Panique générale ou Zenitude globale? by Sophie (Francais)
- Habs Recall Nathan Beaulieu from Hamilton.. Again! (PR)
- Meu Primeiro Jogo dos Bulldogs by Louise (Português)
- After 20 seasons, Hamrlik calls it a career (PR)
- Official Release: Habs Recall Blunden and Holland (PR)
- Game Recap: Preds Capitalize on Habs Special Teams, Discipline Woes [VIDEO Highlights] by Rick Stephens
- Habs Decepciona Contra Predators e Perde by Rovena (Português)
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(Header Photo/The Canadian Press, Jason Franson)