GAME DAY | Blue Jackets – Canadiens: Preview, Prediction, Lines, Goalies, TV

Sam Gerber

November 14, 2017

Game Preview by Sam Gerber, Staff Writer

Last game: MTL 3 BUF 2 (OT)

Charlie Lindgen shone again, and Max Pacioretty scored in overtime to steal the win for the Canadiens in a game that they were outplayed.

Players to watch

Artemi Panarin
While Panarin is the most dangerous offensive weapon for the Blue Jackets, he has been a little snake bitten in the goal column with only three markers this season. But the Canadiens must limit his space.
Alex Galchenyuk
The slump is clearly over for Galchenyuk. He has performed well in the last few games and its only matter of time until the points start coming.
Sergei Bobrovsky
Bobrovsky is one the elite goaltenders in the game and is able to steal a game on any given night. Just last week he stopped a 2-on-0 in overtime. Habs will need to get in front of him and not let him settle into the game.

Keys to Victory

Forcheck hard
The Canadiens forecheck was weak last game against Buffalo. The Habs need to get back to fundamentals.
Clear the crease
The Jackets like to get to the blue paint. It will be important for the Habs defense to keep the Jackets out of the crease to allow Charlie Lindgren to make the save.
Win special teams
If the Habs can win the special teams battle they will have a great shot at winning.

Matchup
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC \| November 14, 7:30 PM ET \| TV: TSN2, RDS, FS-O
	2017-18 statistics
BLUE JACKETS	2017-18 statistics	CANADIENS
21 (9th)	Points (rank)	17 (25th)
10-7-1	Record	8-9-1
5-3-1	Away/Home	4-3-1
5-4-1	Last 10	7-3-0
2.94	GF/G	2.50
2.72	GA/G	3.39
9.6	PP%	16.4
80.4	PK%	75.0
53.03	CF%	53.26


Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Panarin – Foligno – Bjorkstrand Jenner – Dubinsky – Atkinson Motte – Dubois – Anderson Milano – Schroeder – Hannikainen	Galchenyuk – Drouin – Byron Pacioretty – Danault – Shaw Hudon – Plekanec – Gallagher De La Rose – Mitchell – Froese
Defensemen
Werenski – Jones Johnson – Savard Murray – Nutivaara	Benn – Weber Alzner – Petry Mete – Morrow
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Harrington, Carlsson Injured: Wennberg, Calvert, Sedlak, Dalpe	Scratched: Davidson Injured: Hemsky, Schlemko, Scherbak, Price, Montoya, Lehkonen
Goalies
Sergei Bobrovsky	Charlie Lindgren

Record: 9-4-1 GAA: 2.24 Sv%: .925 SO: 1 Alternate: Joonas Korpisalo	Record: 3-1-0 GAA: 1.24 Sv%: .964 SO: 1 Alternate: Zach Fucale

What to Expect

This game can go either way, the Habs will need to give a much better effort this game than they did against Buffalo to stay in it.

Prediction: Canadiens 3 Blue Jackets 2

The Jackets are capable of scoring in bunches and the Habs can’t forget about the 10-0 loss they suffered last season courtesy of Columbus.

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