GAME DAY | Canadiens – Rangers: Preview, TV, Start Time, Statistical Match-up, Projected Lines, Starting Goalies, Keys to Victory, Tickets

Game Preview by Sam Gerber

Last game : MTL 8 DET 1 The Canadiens never took their foot off the gas, even after a five-goal second period. Tomas Tatar got the action started scoring on a breakaway against his former team but the Habs were powered by the Max Domi line. They were all over the ice, had their feet moving, crashing the net and even had the bounces going their way. Andrew Shaw was rewarded with his first NHL hat-trick, Domi had five points while Jonathan Drouin had four assists.

For a complete game recap: Habs Crush Wings, Shaw Nets Hat Trick

Players to watch

Joel Armia
Armia got his seventh goal of the year by one-timing a great pass from Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Armia does everything right and if he develops a bit more finish in his game he will become a strong goal scorer and not just a great forechecker.
Brendan Gallagher
Gallagher is three goals away from reaching thirty for the season and only four behind his career high.
Carey Price
Price has been extremely busy as the coach seems to have lost trust in Joel Armia. The Habs have to depend on their star player but he will need some rest to be ready for the playoffs.

Keys to Victory

Play with confidence
The Habs are a different team when they play with confidence. They can’t get down on themselves when a goal or two goes in.
Use depth
The Habs are a much stronger team than the Rangers and need to use their depth. Montreal should be able to spread the ice-time around saving some minutes for the game against Pittsburgh.
Get a strong start
The Canadiens are the better team but need to have a strong start by getting an early lead so Julien can simply roll his lines.

Statistical Matchup by All Habs staff
Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY \| March 1, 7:00 PM ET \| TV: TSN2, RDS, MSG
	2018-19 statistics
RANGERS	2018-19 statistics	CANADIENS
64 (23rd)	Points (rank)	75 (10th)
27-26-10	Record	34-23-7
16-10-7	Home/Away	15-13-3
4-4-2	Last 10	4-5-1
2.86	GF/G	3.03
3.32	GA/G	2.91
20.9	PP%	12.7
77.2	PK%	80.1
46.33	CF%	53.91

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Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
Forwards
Kreider – Zibanejad – Vesey Namestnikov – Strome – Fast Lemieux – Andersson – Buchnevich Brickley – Nieves – Smith	Tatar – Danault – Gallagher Drouin – Domi – Shaw Byron – Kotkaniemi – Armia Lehkonen – Thompson – Peca
Defensemen
Hajek – Pionk Staal – DeAngelo Claesson – Shattenkirk	Benn – Weber Mete – Petry Kulak – Folin
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Skjei, Chytil Injured: Howden	Scratched: Reilly, Hudon, Deslauriers, Weise, Weal Injured: none
Goalies
Henrik Lundqvist	Carey Price

Record: 17-16-9 GAA: – 3.04 Sv%: – .907 SO: 0 Alternate: Alexandar Georgiev	Record: 26-18-5 GAA: – 2.52 Sv%: – .917 SO: 3 Alternate: Antti Niemi

What to Expect by Sam Gerber

With less than twenty games left to go, the Canadiens need every point they can get. If they don’t get the job done tonight, they could find themselves out of the playoffs by a single point. The Habs can’t take the Rangers lightly even though they seem to be rebuilding. The Habs have to play just like last game where they moved their feet, found the open guy and didn’t let up.

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GAME DAY | Canadiens – Rangers: Preview, TV, Start Time, Statistical Match-up, Projected Lines, Starting Goalies, Keys to Victory, Tickets

2018-19 statistics