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| Game Preview by Sam Gerber | |
| Last game : MTL 5 PIT 1
Paul Byron showed why he earned the new contract with the Habs. Byron had a two-goal game and set-up Joel Armia for his first in a Habs sweater. Just like against the Maple Leafs, the Canadiens outworked and outplayed the Penguins. Carey Price stood tall once again and looks to be back in Vezina-winning form. For a complete game recap: Habs Smother Pens
Keys to Victory
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| Matchup by All Habs staff | ||
| Bell Centre, Montreal, QC | October 11, 7:30 PM ET | TV: RDS, TSN2, FS-W | ||
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| KINGS | CANADIENS | |
| 3 (18th) | Points (rank) | 3 (17th) |
| 1-1-1 | Record | 1-0-1 |
| 0-1-0 | Away/Home | 0-0-0 |
| 1-1-1 | Last 10 | 1-0-1 |
| 2.33 | GF/G | 3.50 |
| 2.33 | GA/G | 2.00 |
| 0.0 | PP% | 14.3 |
| 70.0 | PK% | 83.3 |
| 39.26 | CF% | 52.36 |
| eSAT Analytics by Mathieu Chagnon | ||
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| Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders | ||
| Forwards | ||
| Iafallo – Kopitar – Kovalchuk Pearson – Kempe – Toffoli Anderson-Dolan – Amadio – Carter Clifford – Thompson – Lewis |
Tatar – Danault – Gallagher Drouin – Kotkaniemi – Armia Byron – Domi – Lehkonen Hudon – Peca – Shaw |
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| Defensemen | ||
| Forbort – Doughty Muzzin – Martinez Phaneuf – LaDue |
Mete – Petry Reilly – Juulsen Benn – Ouellet |
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| Out of the lineup | ||
| Scratched: Fantenberg, Wagner Injured: Quick, Brown, Brodzinski, Vilardi |
Scratched: Alzner, Scherbak, Plekanec Injured: Weber, Schlemko, De la Rose, Deslauriers |
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| Goalies | ||
| Jack Campbell | Carey Price | |
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| Record: 1-1-0 GAA: – 2.03 Sv%: – .948 SO: 0 Alternate: Peter Budaj |
Record: 1-0-1 GAA: – 1.98 Sv%: – .917 SO: 0 Alternate: Antti Niemi |
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| What to Expect by Sam Gerber |
| The home opener is always a sight. It will be good to see, with the torch passing to Shea Weber, who is expected to take part in the opening ceremonies. With 1-0-1 start the season, the fans will have a reason to be loud. Expect some nerves from the six players who will be playing in their first home opener. The Habs have had several days to prepare for this game, after not playing since last Saturday. They will come out with energy trying to execute the game plan from the start, using their speed to get the Kings on their heels. The Kings have a lot of veterans in their line-up that should be handle the early emotion and can easily take over games. If the Habs are going to leave with the win they have to capitalize on every chance. |
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