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

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Game Preview by Sam Gerber
Last game: MTL 5  CAR  2   

The Habs came out flying out of the gate and chased Miller early. The power-play was red hot and tallied three goals, two by Jeff Petry. Niemi was strong in goal making 43 saves for the win.

For a complete recap: Blame It on the D

Players to watch

  • Artturi Lehkonen
    Lehkonen hasn’t put the numbers up like last year but he competes every shift and is due for a breakout game.
  • Mike Hoffman
    Hoffman scored the shootout winner for the Senators yesterday with a highlight reel deke. Hoffman has been rumored in trade talks and his days in Ottawa may be numbered.
  • Matt Duchene
    Duchene has started to produce for the Sens using his speed to get to the net and set up his teammates.

Keys to Victory

  • Win special teams
    The Canadiens power-play put up three goals against the Ducks and should be put to the test again this afternoon.
  • Provide goal support
    The Habs have not given Price a lot of goal support this season. After scoring five goals against the Ducks, Montreal needs to offer their superstar a little of that.
  • Don’t get caught
    The Canadiens need to be aware of Ottawa’s ability to stretch out the ice.
Matchup by All Habs staff
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC | February 4, 1:00 PM ET | TV: SN, RDS

2017-18 statistics
SENATORS CANADIENS
43 (29th) Points (rank) 48 (28th)
17-24-9 Record 21-25-6
7-13-4 Away/Home 13-10-5
3-7-0 Last 10 3-5-2
2.58 GF/G 2.56
3.34 GA/G 3.10
15.8 PP% 20.8
75.5 PK% 78.4
 46.58  CF%  50.68
eSAT Analytics by Mathieu Chagnon
 
Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Hoffman – Duchene – White
Dzingel – Brassard – DiDomenico
Smith – Pageau – Pyatt
Paajarvi – Thompson – Burrows		 Pacioretty – Byron – Hudon
Galchenyuk – Drouin (GTD) – Scherbak
Lehkonen – Plekanec – Gallagher
Deslauriers – Froese – L. Shaw
Defensemen
Oduya – Karlsson
Phaneuf – Ceci
Chabot – Borowiecki		 Alzner – Petry
Mete – Schlemko
Morrow – Benn
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Claesson
Injured: Wideman, Stone, Ryan, Chlapik, Dumont		 Scratched: Jerabek, Carr, De La Rose
Injured: Weber, Hemsky, Danault, A. Shaw
Goalies
Mike Condon Carey Price
Record: 4-7-4
GAA: 3.26
Sv%: .903
SO: 0
Alternate: Craig Anderson		 Record: 14-19-4
GAA: 2.97
Sv%: .906
SO: 1
Alternate: Antti Niemi
 What to Expect
Prediction: Canadiens 3  Senators 1 

With both teams coming off wins yesterday confidence will be high. The Habs and Sens have had seasons to forget and will be playing desperate hockey. These teams are not very fond of each other and the rough stuff should start early.
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