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

Sam Gerber

January 20, 2018

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

Game Preview by Sam Gerber

Last game: MTL 3 WSH 2

The Habs played with effort and got the bounce they needed to take of the Capitals. Max Pacioretty proved why he is the captain of this team and Antti Niemi picked up his first win of the season.

For a complete recap: Captain Leads Habs Over Caps

Players to watch

Max Pacioretty
Pacioretty is out of his slump and played one of his best games all season against the Capitals. Look for a repeat performance tonight versus the Bruins.
Patrice Bergeron
Bergeron has been on quite the tear and the Habs have no answer for him in the faceoff dot. Montreal players will need to get in his face and take him off his game.
Jakub Jerabek
Jerabek is showing that he is getting comfortable with the NHL game and is playing with confidence. Jerabek has four points in his last three games.

Keys to Victory

Look for payback
The Habs poor effort against the Bruins the other night left a sour taste in their mouth and they will be looking to get some revenge.
Be disciplined
Montreal players continue to take too many penalties which is risky against a dangerous Boston power-play.
Move your feet
When the Habs are skating, they get rewarded.

Matchup by All Habs staff
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC \| January 20, 7:00 PM ET \| TV: SN, TVAS, NESN
	2017-18 statistics
BRUINS	2017-18 statistics	CANADIENS
60 (3rd)	Points (rank)	44 (25th)
26-10-8	Record	19-21-6
11-5-4	Away/Home	11-8-5
7-0-3	Last 10	3-5-2
3.25	GF/G	2.54
2.48	GA/G	3.09
21.6	PP%	19.3
83.3	PK%	77.7
53.20	CF%	51.35


Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Marchand – Bergeron – Pastrnak DeBrusk – Krejci – Spooner Heinen – Nash – Backes Schaller – Kuraly – Acciari	Pacioretty – Byron – Hudon Lehkonen – Plekanec – Gallagher Galchenyuk – Drouin – Deslauriers De La Rose – Froese – L. Shaw
Defensemen
Chara – McAvoy Krug – Carlo Grzelcyk – McQuaid	Alzner – Petry Benn – Jerabek Mete – Schlemko
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Postma, Vatrano, Miller Injured:	Scratched: Morrow, Carr Injured: Weber, Hemsky, Danault, A. Shaw
Goalies
Tuukka Rask	Carey Price

Record: 16-8-4 GAA: 2.21 Sv%: .920 SO: 2 Alternate: Anton Khudobin	Record: 13-15-4 GAA: 2.95 Sv%: .908 SO: 1 Alternate: Antti Niemi

What to Expect

Prediction: Canadiens 3 Bruins 1

After playing twice already in the last week, the Habs and Bruins rivalry should be present tonight. The Canadiens had no one to blame but themselves in Wednesday’s game in Boston. The Habs must stay disciplined or it could cost them.

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2017-18 statistics