GAME PREVIEW | Devils – Canadiens: Habs Look to End 5-game Skid

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GAME DAY | Montreal Canadiens vs New Jersey Devils: Preview, TV,  Start Time, Statistical Match-up, Projected Lines, Starting Goalies, Keys to Victory, Habs Tickets

Game Preview by Sam Gerber
Last game : MTL 1  BOS 8  F   It was a game where nothing went right for the Habs. Costly turnovers, poor execution, a bad penalty kill and terrible defence sunk the Canadiens. Marc Bergevin did nothing to improve the team in the off-season and it is showing. 

For a complete game recap: Habs Routed at Home

Players to watch

  • Jeff Petry
     Petry had an off night and finished a minus-4. The Habs need Petry to be one of the best defensemen and when he’s off his game the Habs lack the depth on defence to step up.
  • Victor Mete
    The Habs need some help on defence and if Mete doesn’t step up and use his speed more he shouldn’t be part of the Habs future.
  • Carey Price
    Price has made big saves and stolen multiple games all season. He remains near the top of the league for starts and wins. But he can’t do it all himself. And when he is abandoned by his defence, it’s easy for some fans to blame him.

Keys to Victory

  • Take the body
    The Habs haven’t been finishing their checks instead giving a half-effort stick checks. It’s time the Habs play a more playoff style hockey game leaving their opponents  with bumps and bruises.
  • Focus from start to end
    Bad turnovers and goals in the opening and closing minutes of periods can be due to a lack of focus. The Habs are too causal and stop paying attention to what their doing and one slip up ends up in the back of their net.
  • Improve the penalty-kill
    The penalty kill is worst in the league. It’s time to fix it and that starts with Claude Julien. 
Statistical Matchup by All Habs
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC | November 28, 7:30 PM ET | TV: SN, RDS, MSG+, NHLN

2019-20 statistics
DEVILS CANADIENS
20 (29th) Points (rank) 27 (15th)
8-11-4 Record 11-8-5
4-6-0 Away/Home 6-5-2
4-6-0 Last 10 4-3-3
2.52 GF/G 3.29
3.43 GA/G 3.42
14.6 PP% 18.9
77.5 PK% 71.6
47.14  CF% 53.96
Pre-game quotes
Nate Thompson

  • “[Artemi Panarin] is just so dynamic, the way he sees the ice, the plays he makes. He’s one of those guys that creates space for himself when it’s not there and that’s a pretty elite thing to do. So, he’s one of those guys we have to make sure that when he’s on the ice, we’re aware of it.”
Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders by All Habs
Forwards
Hall – Hischier – Palmieri
Boqvist – Hughes – Simmonds
Coleman – Zajac – Gusev
Wood – Zacha –  Bratt		 Tatar – Danault – Gallagher
Lehkonen – Domi – Suzuki
Cousins – Kotkaniemi – Armia
Hudon – Thompson – Weal
Defensemen
Greene – Severson
Vatanen – Subban
Butcher – Tennyson		  Chiarot – Weber
Mete – Petry
Reilly – Fleury
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Mueller, Seney, Hayden
Injured: Carrick, Rooney
 Scratched: Kulak, Folin
Injured: Drouin, Byron
Goalies
MacKenzie Blackwood Carey Price
Record: 7-6-3
GAA: – 3.07
Sv%: – .898
SO: 1
Alternate: Louis Domingue		 Record: 10-7-3
GAA: – 3.09
Sv%: – .900
SO: 1
Alternate: Keith Kinkaid
 What to Expect by Sam Gerber
The Habs are going through their worst stretch of hockey and struggling to hold on to a playoff spot. They are on pace to finish with the same number of points last year. The Habs need one win to stop the bleeding and move on from there. The Habs were robbed of a win last week against the Devils and it’s up to them to make up for that tonight.
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