Jets @ Canadiens: Anderson May Return | HABS PREVIEW

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GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets: Preview, TV, Start Time, Statistical Match-up, Projected Lines, Starting Goalies, Keys to Victory, Habs Tickets

Game Preview

A Look Back

Jake Allen had a good game while Jonathan Drouin had one of best games of the season but it was overtime troubles that continued to haunt Montreal. The Habs are showing more effort and determination but have to stop being a perimeter shooting team.

Last game: MTL 3  WPG  4  F/OT

For a complete game recap: Jets @ Canadiens: Habs Fall in OT

Players to Watch

  • Josh Anderson
    Anderson is a game-time decision but may make his much needed return to the line up. He is unlikely to be 100 percent but his presence in the game has been missed.
  • Joel Armia
    Armia has been playing very well under Dom Ducharme and could be rewarded tonight with a promotion to the second line.
  • Jesperi Kotkaniemi
    Kotkaniemi may be flanked by the Habs top two scorers something he has never had a chance to do.

Keys to Victory

  • Create traffic
    The play of Hellebuyck has been one issue for the Habs this week. They need to have a constant net presence and make life difficult for him.
  • Limit turnovers
    The Jets are finding their groove and are a team that only needs one opportunity to change the game. Habs need to do a much better job limiting turnovers not giving the Jets anything.
  • Win special teams
    The special teams are making slow improvements but have a long way to go to come up in the rankings.
Statistical Matchup
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC | March 6, 7:00 PM ET | TV: SNE, SNW, CITY, TVAS, ESPN+

2020-21 statistics
JETS CANADIENS
31 (7th) Points (rank) 26 (17th)
15-7-1 Record 10-6-6
6-3-0 Away/Home 4-5-1
7-3-0 Last 10 2-4-4
3.39 GF/G 3.23
2.65 GA/G 2.86
22.9 (14th) PP% (rank) 22.2 (15th)
76.7 (21st) PK% (rank) 77.4 (20th)
47.85  CF% 58.62
Pre-game Quotes
Dominique Ducharme

  • “Josh (Anderson) brings a lot to our team. He’s a guy who skates and he plays physical. He’s talented and he can score goals. We saw that in the past. He usually has strong starts to games, which is good for us..”
Projected Forwards, Defense and Goaltenders (subject to change)
Forwards
Stastny – Scheifele – Wheeler
Connor – Dubois – Ehlers
Copp – Lowry – Appleton
Perreault – Thompson – Lewis		 Drouin – Suzuki – Armia
Tatar – Danault – Gallagher
Toffoli  – Kotkaniemi – Anderson
Lehkonen – Evans – Perry
Defensemen
 Morrissey – Poolman
Forbort – Pionk
Beaulieu – Demelo		 Chiarot – Weber
Edmundson – Petry
Kulak – Romanov
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Forsberg, Harkins, Niku
Injured: none
 Scratched: Mete, Byron
Injured:
Goalies
Connor Hellebuyck Carey Price
Record: 11-6-1
GAA: – 2.60
Sv%: – .915
SO: 0
Alternate: Laurent Brossoit		 Record: 6-4-3
GAA: – 2.96
Sv%: – .893
SO: 0
Alternate: Jake Allen
 Game Expectations
The Habs have lost all three matchups to the Jets so far, earning just two out of a possible six points. The one good thing during this Habs slump is that they still find themselves in a playoff spot and could be only three points back of the Jets with the games in hand differential.

Bottom Line

That’s what makes this game so important, the final playoff spot is going to come down the end do the season and the Habs need to get as many points now before they have to play even more catch up.
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