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| On this day in hockey history… | 1988 – Former Montreal Canadiens coach Jean Perron was named coach of the Quebec Nordiques, replacing Ron Lapointe, who stepped down after doctors discovered a tumor on his kidney. |
| Matchup | ||
| Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | December 16, 7:30 PM ET | TV: RDS, SNE, FS-CR | ||
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| CANADIENS | HURRICANES | |
| 40 Points / 9th NHL | Points/Position | 19 Points / 29th NHL |
| 19-10-2 | Record | 8-18-3 |
| 11-3-1 | Home | 5-7-1 |
| 8-7-1 | Road | 3-11-2 |
| 4-5-1 | Last 10 | 2-8-0 |
| 2.55 | G/G | 2.10 |
| 2.52 | GA/G | 2.79 |
| 15.5 | PP% | 19.2 |
| 84.8 | PK% | 81.6 |
| Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change) | |
| Forwards | |
| Pacioretty – Galchenyuk – Gallagher Andrighetto – Plekanec – Sekac Bournival – Desharnais – Parenteau Prust – Malhotra – Weise Expected scratches: Tangradi, Eller (upper-body) |
Boychuk – Staal – Terry Gerbe – Nash – Lindholm Skinner – Rask – Shugg Malone – McClement – Dwyer |
| Defensemen | |
| Markov – Subban Emelin – Gonchar Beaulieu – Gilbert Expected scratches: Allen (flu), Weaver (concussion) |
Sekera – Faulk Liles – Gleason Hainsey – Jordan |
| Goalies | |
| Carey Price (Confirmed) | Cam Ward (Confirmed) |
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| 2014-2015 Season: Record: 16-8-1 GAA: 2.38 Sv%: .922 SO: 2 Alternate: Dustin Tokarski |
2014-2015 Season: Record: 8-11-1 GAA: 2.46 Sv%: .909 SO:1 Alternate: Anton Khudobin |
| Recap: Kings vs Canadiens (Dec 13) – Click for Summary, 3-Stars, Presser |
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