On this day in hockey history…1933 – Montreal’s Howie Morenz became the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer, when the 247th of his career moved him ahead of Cy Denneny.
Featured Matchup
Montreal
Canadiens
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY Dec 14, 7:00 PM ET TV: CBC, RDS, MSG Plus 2
New York
Islanders
2nd (Eastern)
Position
8th (Metropolitan)
19-11-3
Record
9-19-5
11-6-2
Home
5-6-5
8-5-1
Away
4-13-0
7-2-1
Last 10
1-7-2
2.54
G/G
2.39
2.12
GA/G
3.48
21.7
PP%
15.6
86.1
PK%
71.4
Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change)
Forwards
Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Brendan Gallagher
Alex Galchenyuk – Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta
Michael Bournival – Lars Eller – Danny Briere
Travis Moen – Brandon Prust – George Parros
Thomas Vanek – John Tavares – Kyle Okposo
Josh Bailey – Brock Nelson – Colin McDonald
Michael Grabner – Frans Nielsen – Cal Clutterbuck
Eric Boulton – Casey Cizikas – Matt Martin
Defensemen
Andrei Markov – P.K. Subban
Josh Gorges – Alexei Emelin
Douglas Murray – Raphael Diaz
Thomas Hickey – Andrew MacDonald
Calvin de Haan – Travis Hamonic
Aaron Ness – Brian Strait
Goalies
Carey Price(Confirmed)
Evgeni Nabokov(Unconfirmed)
Record: 14-10-2 GAA: 2.08 Sv%: 0.933 SO: 1 Alternate: Peter Budaj
Record: 5-5-3 GAA: 3.30 Sv%: .892 SO: 0 Alternate: Kevin Poulin
Scratches
Davis Drewiske (shoulder), Ryan White (healthy scratch), Francis Bouillon (healthy scratch), Rene Bourque (shoulder)
Height: 6-0 Weight: 216 Born: May 13, 1989 Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario Draft: 2007 2ⁿᵈ round (43ʳᵈ pick) by the Montreal Canadiens
Height: 6-0 Weight: 199 Born: September 20, 1990 Birth Place: Mississauga, Ontario Draft: 2009 1ˢᵗ round (1ˢᵗ pick) by the New York Islanders
P.K. Subban leads the Canadiens in points with 24, two more than Tomas Plekanec. His 4 goals and 20 assists rank him third in the NHL (defensemen) for total points, behind Erik Karlsson and Duncan Keith. Subban has been held off the scoresheet in his last five games.
John Tavares leads the Islanders in goals , assists and points with 13 goals and 24 assists, for 37 points on the season. He has 2 goals and 3 assists in his last three games. His 37 points rank him fifth in the NHL in total points.
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