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

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Game Preview by Sam Gerber
Last game : MTL 5  VGK 4  

Antti Niemi and the Habs had a terrible to start to this one and found themselves down two goals early. The Canadiens took advantage of a turnover to start their comeback, scoring three quick goals in the second. Montreal had the momentum gave up a late one to go into the third tied. An early power-play goal had the Golden Knights up again but the Habs found a way to come back once again bailing out their goaltender. Andrew Shaw got his second goal of the game and, shortly after, Tomas Tatar scored the game winner against his former team.

For a complete game recap: Habs Overcome Early Hole for Win

Players to watch

  • Max Domi
    Domi had another solid offensive effort and continues to be the offensive leader for the Habs. We look for Domi to improve defensively and clean up his bad penalties to take the next step to a more complete game. 
  • David Schlemko
    Schlemko is healthy once again and brings some stability to the Habs defense. Given the weak state of the Habs defence his decent first game back looked relatively good by comparison. 
  • Andrew Shaw
    Due to injuries, Shaw has moved up to play with Jonathan Drouin and Max Domi. Shaw has returned to going to the net hard and creating space for his line mates. If he’s open, he’s playing with two high-end players that will find him.

Keys to Victory

  • Go to the net
    All five goals the Habs scored last game were from right in front of the net. The Canadiens have to continue to be willing to go to the dirty areas. It is the best way to create scoring chances.
  • Compete harder
    After an exciting and emotional night for the Habs at home, they must keep competing on the road. The season only gets harder from here and this should be a winnable game for them
  • Contain the superstar
    Montreal has to contain Connor McDavid. He will get his chances but it’s important he doesn’t single handled beat the Habs.
Matchup by All Habs staff
Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB | November 13, 9:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, 

2018-19 statistics
OILERS CANADIENS
17 (22nd) Points (rank) 21 (9th)
8-8-1 Record 9-5-3
3-3-1 Home/Away 3-2-2
5-5-0 Last 10 5-4-1
2.71 GF/G 3.29
3.18 GA/G 3.24
20.0 PP% 13.6
72.7 PK% 81.7
50.50  CF%  53.66
eSAT Analytics by Mathieu Chagnon
 
Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Caggiula – McDavid – Draisaitl
 Rieder – Nugent-Hopkins – Chiasson
Lucic – Strome – Rattie
Khaira – Brodziak – Kassian		 Tatar – Danault – Gallagher
Drouin – Domi – Shaw
Agostino – Kotkaniemi – Lehkonen
Deslauriers – Peca – Hudon
Defensemen
Klefbom – Larsson
Nurse – Benning
Russell – Gravel 		 Benn – Petry
Schlemko – Mete
Juulsen – Reilly
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Marody, Garrison
Injured: Sekera
 Scratched: Scherbak, Alzner, Ouellet
Injured: Weber, Armia, Byron
Goalies
Mikko Koskinen Antti Niemi
Record: 3-1-0
GAA: – 2.63
Sv%: – .915
SO: 1
Alternate: Cam Talbot		 Record: 4-1-0
GAA: – 3.30
Sv%: – .894
SO: 0
Alternate: Carey Price
 What to Expect by Sam Gerber
The first game on a Western road trip can always be a little rough but the Habs can’t be caught sleeping. The Habs have to come out strong. In my opinion, the Oilers are a one trick pony, and that would be Connor McDavid. Keep in mind, the Oilers are still a Western team and they will bring the physicality, the Habs have to be ready. The Canadiens may not punish teams but if they are consistent they could prevail in the late stages of the game. If the Habs were to pick a game to work on the power-play this would be the one as the Oilers penalty-kill is bottom five in the league. 
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