Lineup
Forward lines and defense pairings
[one_half]Pacioretty – Byron – Lehkonen
Galchenyuk – Drouin – Scherbak
Hudon – Plekanec – Gallagher
Deslauriers – Froese – L. Shaw
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[one_half_last]Alzner – Petry
Mete – Schlemko
Morrow – Benn
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Goaltenders
Niemi
Price
Scratches
Jacob De La Rose, Daniel Carr, Jakub Jerabek
Injuries
Ales Hemsky – concussion, Shea Weber – lower-body, Phillip Danault – concussion, Andrew Shaw – lower-body
Game Report
This was a tough game for Habs fans for more reasons than a 9:30 ET. start. While Montreal had no trouble running up the shot clock against Colorado, there was never a feeling that the visitors were in control.
The Avalanche had more scoring opportunities for a 2:38 stretch when they pinned the Canadiens fourth line in their own end than the Habs were able to generate on a 5-on-3 predictable power-play.
Not to say that Montreal played a bad game. They didn’t. Just not good enough.
While Antti Niemi had solid moments, the first Colorado goal on the wraparound was weak. The second Avs goal resulted from a broken play and some shoddy defensive coverage by Charles Hudon and Max Pacioretty.
After the emotion-driven intensity of the match against the Predators, this game was decidedly Melba toast.
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▲ Alex Galchenyuk, Karl Alzner, Artturi Lehkonen, Tomas Plekanec
▼ Joe Morrow, Charles Hudon, Victor Mete, Paul Byron, power-play |