GameDay: Habs vs Flyers (Jan-8, 2014)
| On this day in hockey history… 1973 – Montreal’s rookie defenseman Larry Robinson made his NHL debut with the Canadiens, in a 3-3 tie against the visiting Minnesota North Stars. |
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| Matchup | ||||
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Montreal CANADIENS |
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA Jan 8, 7:30 PM ET TV: TSN, RDS |
Philadelphia FLYERS |
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| 55 Points / 3rd (Atlantic) | Points/Position | 48 Points / 2nd (Metropolitan) |
| 25-14-5 | Record | 22-17-4 |
| 13-7-3 | Home | 11-7-0 |
| 12-7-2 | Away | 11-10-4 |
| 5-3-2 | Last 10 | 8-2-0 |
| 2.52 | G/G | 2.58 |
| 2.27 | GA/G | 2.67 |
| 20.1 | PP% | 18.0 |
| 85.9 | PK% | 84.2 |
| Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change) | |||
| Forwards | |||
| Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Brendan Gallagher Daniel Briere – Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta Brandon Prust – Lars Eller – Rene Bourque Travis Moen – Michael Bournival – George Parros |
Michael Raffl – Claude Giroux – Jakub Voracek Scott Hartnell – Brayden Schenn – Wayne Simmonds Steve Downie – Sean Couturier – Vincent Lecavalier Zac Rinaldo – Chris VandeVelde – Adam Hall |
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| Defensemen | |||
| Andrei Markov – Alexei Emelin P.K. Subban – Josh Gorges Douglas Murray – Raphael Diaz |
Kimmo Timonen – Braydon Coburn Mark Streit – Nicklas Grossmann Luke Schenn – Andrej Meszaros |
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| Goalies | |||
| Peter Budaj (Confirmed) | Steve Mason (Confirmed) | ||
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Record: 9-5-3 GAA: 2.05 Sv%: 0.923 SO: 1 Alternate: Carey Price |
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Record: 17-10-4 GAA: 2.39 Sv%: .922 SO: 1 Alternate: Ray Emery |
| Scratches | |||
| Davis Drewiske (shoulder), George Parros (head), Ryan White (upper-body), Alex Galchenyuk (broken hand) | Erik Gustafsson (sprained knee), Matt Read (upper-body) | ||
| Highlights: Panthers vs Habs (Jan-6) – Game Recap Here |
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