GameDay: Leafs vs Habs Preview, Lineups, Puck’s Prediction

GameDay: Leafs vs Habs (Mar-1, 2014)

March 1, 2014

Game Recap (full recap available here)

Feb-27

On this day in hockey history… 1977 – Steve Shutt became the 4th player in Montreal Canadiens history to score 50 goals in a season, in the Canadiens’ 5-4 win over the Islanders at New York. Shutt joined Rocket Richard, Boom Boom Geoffrion and Guy Lafleur.

Matchup
	Montreal CANADIENS	Bell Centre Montreal, QC Mar 1, 7:00 PM ET TV: CBC, RDS	Toronto MAPLE LEAFS

73 Points / 2nd (Atlantic)	Points/Position	71 Points / 4th (Atlantic)
33-21-7	Record	32-22-7
17-10-5	Home	21-10-1
16-11-2	Away	11-12-6
6-2-2	Last 10	6-2-2
2.48	G/G	2.84
2.39	GA/G	3.00
19.5	PP%	21.8
85.0	PK%	77.9

Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change)
Forwards
Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Brendan Gallagher Alex Galchenyuk – Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta Dale Weise – Lars Eller – Rene Bourque Travis Moen – Daniel Briere – George Parros		James van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak – Phil Kessel Joffrey Lupul – Nazem Kadri – David Clarkson Mason Raymond – Nikolai Kulemin – Troy Bodie Frazer McLaren – Jay McClement – Trevor Smith
Defensemen
Andrei Markov – Alexei Emelin Josh Gorges – P.K. Subban Jarred Tinordi – Douglas Murray		Carl Gunnarsson – Dion Phaneuf Jake Gardiner – Cody Franson Tim Gleason – Morgan Rielly
Goalies
Peter Budaj (Confirmed)		Jonathan Bernier (Confirmed)
	Record: 7-4-2 GAA: 2.16 Sv%: 0.920 SO: 1 Alternate: Dustin Tokarski		Record: 22-16-6 GAA: 2.61 Sv%: .911 SO: 1 Alternate: James Reimer
Scratches
Davis Drewiske (shoulder), Brandon Prust (upper-body), Michael Bournival (concussion), Ryan White (virus), Carey Price (lower-body)		Dave Bolland (day-to-day)

Quick Links from this past week
	Featured Post: Down on the Farm – Playoff Flame Dwindling by Dan Kramer Carey Price Injured, Habs Recall Dustin Tokarski from Hamilton (PR) Sotchi à l’honneur: Résumé des deux dernières semaines! par Isabella Rheault Habs Recall Jarred Tinordi from Bulldogs (PR) Gionta and Gallagher Charity Tees from True Rivalry (PR) Would Paul Stastny in Montreal Make Sense? by J.D. Lagrange All Habs Mailbag: Trade Deadline, Emelin, Olympics by Chris G Carey Price Named NHL’s First Star of the Week (PR) Nathan Beaulieu Reassigned to Hamilton Bulldogs (PR) Habs Alexei Emelin Fined $5K for Butt-end (PR) Price Vence Luongo e Pacioretty Consegue Truque do Chapéu por Rovena (Português) Habs Vence Flames Com Shutout por Rovena (Português) Official Release: Habs trade Diaz, acquire Weise (PR)
	Official Release: Bulldogs Sign Southorn to PTO (PR) St. Pierre, Pateryn Help ‘Dogs Snap Skid vs. Rampage by Dan Kramer Official Release: Sven Andrighetto Named CCM / AHL Player of the Week (PR) Official Release: Bergevin Sends Quailer to the Kings for Czarnik (PR) Down on the Farm – Snakebitten ‘Dogs Hit the Road by Dan Kramer
	Czech List, Olympic Edition: Report Card for the Czech Republic by Radoslav Vavřina HockeyProspect.com’s 2014 NHL Draft Top Prospects Ranking: February Edition (Part 1) (PR) Czech List, North American Edition: Plekanec Leads Czechs to Sochi by Radoslav Vavřina Czech List, European Edition: A Closer Look at Pavel Zacha by Radoslav Vavřina QMJHL Headlines: Guess Who’s Back? by Kathy K
	Habs360 Podcast: Will the Olympic Break Benefit the Habs? [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Everything Under Control for Habs [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Habs Inconsistent Play [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Mid-season Report Card [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Brière in the Doghouse [AUDIO] by Chris G

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