 |
|
| Game Preview by Sam Gerber | |
| Last game : MTL 3 VAN 2
A game that went back and forth was again highlighted by Carey Price. He made 36 saves and came up with several point blank stops that secured the win for the Habs. Tomas Tatar remained hot with a breakaway goal in the first, as did Andrew Shaw who continues to go to the dirty areas in front of the net. A bad penalty by Michael Del Zotto late in the third period gave the Habs a chance on the power-play. A shot by Jonathan Drouin found the net with Brendan Gallagher providing a screen. For a complete game recap: Price Earns First Star Nod Again
Keys to Victory
|
|
| Matchup by All Habs staff | ||
| Bell Centre, Montreal, QC | November 19, 7:30 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, NBCSWA | ||
 |
2018-19 statistics |
 |
| CAPITALS | CANADIENS | |
| 21 (17th) | Points (rank) | 25 (8th) |
| 9-7-3 | Record | 11-6-3 |
| 4-4-1 | Away/Home | 6-3-1 |
| 5-4-1 | Last 10 | 5-4-1 |
| 3.26 | GF/G | 3.20 |
| 3.26 | GA/G | 3.25 |
| 29.0 | PP% | 13.5 |
| 73.2 | PK% | 80.9 |
| 47.99 | CF% | 52.07 |
| eSAT Analytics by Mathieu Chagnon | ||
  |
||
| Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders | ||
| Forwards | ||
| Ovechkin – Eller – Wilson Vrana – Backstrom – Burakovsky Stephenson – Boyd – Smith-Pelly Jaskin – Dowd – Connolly |
Tatar – Danault – Gallagher Drouin – Domi – Shaw Agostino – Kotkaniemi – Lehkonen Deslauriers – Peca – Hudon |
|
| Defensemen | ||
| Orlov – Carlson Kempny – Niskanen Djoos – Bowey |
Benn – Petry Schlemko – Juulsen Reilly – Mete |
|
| Out of the lineup | ||
| Scratched: Siegenthaler Injured: Kuznetsov, Orpik, Oshie |
Scratched: Alzner, Ouellet Injured: Weber, Armia, Byron, Scherbak |
|
| Goalies | ||
| Pheonix Copley | Carey Price | |
 |
 |
|
| Record: 4-2-1 GAA: – 2.64 Sv%: – .908 SO: 0 Alternate: Braden Holtby |
Record: 7-4-3 GAA: – 2.92 Sv%: – .904 SO: 1 Alternate: Antti Niemi |
|
| What to Expect by Sam Gerber |
| The Canadiens return home after a Western Canadian road trip where they got four of six points. The Habs have to be happy with the outcome after it was off to a rocky start. Carey Price was great in his last two games with a .954 save percentage. It’s not going to a nice return to the Bell Centre as the Habs host the defending Stanley Cup Champions who have something to prove. The Canadiens beat the Capitals 6-4 in Washington earlier this season that will be remembered by the Caps. It’s important that the Habs don’t leave Carey Price hung-out to dry as they have done so often this season. The next five games will be a big test for Montreal. |
| Highlights from the NHL |
| Quick Links from Rocket Sports Media publications | |
 |
[wp_rss_multi_importer category=”3″ thisfeed=”8″ showdate=”0″] |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
[wp_rss_multi_importer category=”6″ showdate=”0″] |
 |
|
| Tickets | |
| Get Habs Tickets | |
|
 |
Follow @AllHabs on Twitter