Canucks @ Canadiens: Milestone For Weber | HABS PREVIEW

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

Game Preview

A Look Back

The Habs dominated the Canucks from start to finish. It was a well-balanced attack with only three forwards not earning a point. The Habs fourth line and special teams play was a big part of the game. Price stopped 27 shots and made the big saves when he needed to bail out his team.

Last game: MTL 6  VAN 2  F

For a complete game recap: Canucks @ Canadiens: Habs Cruise to Victory

Players to Watch

  • Shea Weber
    Something special is happening in Montreal when Shea Weber is making touch passes to the slot that are tap ins for his teammates. Weber has quietly got six points and is leading by example every game.
  • Artturi Lehkonen
    Lehkonen had an excellent game last night. He was a big part of the fourth line’s great performance and will look to add on to that with the same effort tonight.
  • Joel Edmundson
    Edmundson now leads the league in plus minus and his partner is right behind him. His physical presence on the ice has been exactly what the Habs wanted.

Keys to Victory

  • Repeat the effort
    The Canucks do not want last night to happen again and will be putting up a fight. The Habs have to be ready right from the start and play as hard as they did last night.
  • Use the depth
    The depth of the Habs was on full display last night and will be once again tonight. The Habs will go as far as their depth takes them and right now it’s looking pretty far.
  • Stay disciplined
    The Habs only took three minors last night and playing 5-on-5 is key for the Habs. The second night of a back-to-back is always harder but expect a physical game tonight. 
Statistical Matchup
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC | February 2, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, SNP

2020-21 statistics
CANUCKS CANADIENS
12 (9th) Points (rank) 14 (4th)
6-6-0 Record 6-1-2
2-4-0 Away/Home 2-1-0
5-5-0 Last 10 6-1-2
3.42 GF/G 4.33
3.58 GA/G 2.56
13.6 (24th) PP% (rank) 26.5 (12th)
78.8 (17th) PK% (rank) 80.5 (12th)
46.79  CF% 54.46
Pre-game Quotes
 Shea Weber on the milestone of playing his 1000th game tonight

  • It’s special. It’s something that as a kid you dream of playing in the NHL, you think that it’s going to come true, and you imagine it. Realistically, you know it’s a lot tougher than people realize and it’s tough to do, so just making it here is really special. Making it this long and having a career with this many games is something that I never really imagined. I dreamed about it, but it’s pretty surreal.”
Projected Forwards, Defense and Goaltenders (subject to change)
Forwards
Miller – Pettersson – Boeser
Pearson – Horvat – Hoglander
Gaudette – Sutter – MacEwen
Roussel – Beagle – Motte		 Tatar – Danault – Gallagher
Drouin – Suzuki – Anderson
Toffoli – Kotkaniemi – Perry
Lehkonen – Evans – Byron
Defensemen
Hughes – Benn
Schmidt – Myers
Edler – Chatfield		 Chiarot – Weber
Edmundson – Petry
Kulak – Mete
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Juolevi, Eriksson, Virtanen
Injured: Ferland, Hawryluk, Hamonic
 Scratched:
Injured: Armia
Goalies
Thatcher Demko Jake Allen
Record: 3-3-0
GAA: – 3.21
Sv%: – .914
SO: 0
Alternate: Braden Holtby		 Record: 2-1-0
GAA: – 1.68
Sv%: – .933
SO: 0
Alternate: Carey Price
 Game Expectations
Happy Groundhog Day! The Habs are hoping to have a little groundhog day of their own and repeat last night’s performance. They know better then to think tonight will be a cake walk but the Habs seem to have the Canucks number.

Bottom Line

If tonight is anything like last night the Canucks will get frustrated as they showed a bit of that last night. The Canadian division has yet to get nasty but sooner or later it will.
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