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Calgary Flames @ Montreal Canadiens, 7 PM ET, Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Broadcast Schedule |
TV: RSN, RDS |
Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan |
The Flames start a 3 game road swing with a trip to the Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens. The Flames come into this contest as winners of 3 of their last 5 games. The Canadiens on the other hand have dropped 3 of their last 4. The Flames and Canadiens last played back on October 30th with Montreal dominating the Flames 6-2. The Flames and Canadiens have have some epic battles over the years, but Calgary hasn't fared well in the overall series or when they visit Montreal. Overall the Flames have a 42-64-15 record in total and are 17-33-8 at Montreal's home rink. Recently acquired Niklas Backstrom will get his first start in net for the Flames tonight. Here's how the teams match-up:
Calgary Flames | Montreal Canadiens | |
30-35-6 | Record | 33-33-6 |
66 | Points | 72 |
5th Pacific | Division | 6th Atlantic |
10th West (tie) | Conference | 11th East |
4-6 | Last 10 Games | 3-7 |
194 | Goals For | 186 |
219 | Goals Against | 202 |
Gaudreau (26) | Goals | Galchenyuk (26) |
Gaudreau (70) | Points | Pacioretty (53) |
Ramo (.909) | SV % | Price (.934) |
28th (15.8%) | PP | 24th (16.8%) |
30th (74.4%) | PK | 7th (83.8%) |
The Flames last played on Friday night and dropped a shoot out decision to the Colorado Avalanche 4-3. Lance Bouma had a multiple point night and Freddie Hamilton found the back of the net for one of Calgary's 3 goals. Joni Ortio stopped 25 of 28 shots in the loss. Here's the highlights:
The Canadiens last played on Saturday night and lost to the Ottawa Senators 5-0. The Senators pummeled the Canadiens to the tune of 44 shots. Ben Scrivens did his best, stopping 39 of the 44, but it wasn't enough as Montreal couldn't find the back of the net. Here's the highlights:
Calgary Flames Projected Lineup (these are the projected lines and can be changed any time before the puck drop)
Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
Johnny Gaudreau | Sean Monahan | Josh Jooris |
Lance Bouma | Mikael Backlund | Michael Frolik |
Micheal Ferland | Sam Bennett | Joe Colborne |
Brandon Bollig | Matt Stajan | Garnet Hathaway |
Left Defense | Right Defense |
Mark Giordano | |
TJ Brodie | Dougie Hamilton |
Jakub Nakladal | Jyrki Jokipakka |
Goalies | |
Jonas Hiller | Niklas Backstrom (s) |
Scratches: Deryk Engelland (who will be with his wife as she gives birth to their second child - congrats!), Freddie Hamilton
Injuries: Karri Ramo, Ladislav Smid, Dennis Wideman
Montreal Canadiens Projected Lineup (these are the projected lines and can be changed any time before the puck drop)
Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
Max Pacioretty |
Alex Galchenyuk |
Sven Andrighetto |
Paul Byron | Tomas Plekanec | Lars Eller |
Jacob De La Rose | Michael McCarron | Lucas Lessio |
Torrey Mitchell | Phillip Danault | Mike Brown |
Left Defense | Right Defense |
Andrei Markov | Nathan Beaulieu |
Alexei Emelin | Greg Pateryn |
Victor Bartley | Darren Dietz |
Goalies | |
Mike Condon (s) | Ben Scrivens |
Scratches:
Injuries: Daniel Carr, Carey Price, Tom Gilbert, Brian Flynn, David Desharnais, Jeff Petry, P.K. Subban, Brendan Gallagher, Mark Barberio