Clues Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 @ Tuesday, December 10th, 2013. KINGS (19-7-4) at CANADIENS (19-9-3) TV: RDS, TSN, FS-W, 7:00pm Last 10: Los Angeles 6-1-3; Montreal 9-0-1. Season series: The Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings have not met since Dec. 3, 2011, and this will be Los Angeles' first visit to Montreal since Nov. 24, 2010. The Canadiens will visit the Kings on March 3. Big story: The game pits two of the NHL's stingiest defensive teams against one another with the Canadiens and Kings tied for second in the League at two goals against per game, and each is coming in hot. The Kings have not allowed more than two goals in 15 straight games and have lost in regulation once in that span (10-1-4). The Canadiens have allowed more than two goals once in 14 games and also have one regulation loss in that span (11-1-2). Team scope: Kings: The Kings were supposed to see some sort of dip in the goaltending department this season after trading backup Jonathan Bernier to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the offseason. But it appears as though whomever coach Darryl Sutter puts in goal has success. The new backup acquired for Bernier, Ben Scrivens, was thrust into the starter's role when Jonathan Quick went down with a groin injury, and he leads the NHL in save percentage. Then on Saturday night, with Scrivens slated to start and looking as though he would in the warmup, backup Martin Jones got the nod and made 16 saves for his first career shutout in a 3-0 win at home against the New York Islanders. "He did a really good job in Anaheim [a 3-2 Kings win in a shootout that went nine rounds], and then [saturday] night he was really solid," Sutter said of Jones on Sunday after practice. "He didn't have to be great, but he was solid coming in, especially in the first period." Canadiens: Canadiens coach Michel Therrien has had a magic touch over his team's hot streak, with many of his decisions turning into gold. The latest one he is hoping to see produce results is putting Alex Galchenyuk on the left wing with veterans Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta, a duo that is charged with facing the opposition's top lines every night. Galchenyuk was put on that line in the place of Daniel Briere over the second half of a game against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, and he wound up scoring the game winning goal in a 3-2 win. The side effect of that move is that Briere will play with Lars Eller and Michael Bournival on the team's third line. Briere has played on each of Montreal's four lines this season and rarely plays more than two or three games on the same one as Therrien continues to seek a permanent home for him where he is effective. "My responsibility as a coach is to put the best players on the ice and win hockey games," Therrien said Monday. "It's as simple as that." Who's hot: For the Kings, captain Dustin Brown has a goal in each of his past two games and Jarret Stoll has a point in three straight. … For the Canadiens, Plekanec has five goals in eight games and Max Pacioretty has nine in his past 10. Injury report: The Kings are without Quick (groin), defenseman Matt Greene (upper body) and center Trevor Lewis (lower body). … The Canadiens are missing left wing Rene Bourque (upper body) and defenseman Davis Drewiske (knee). go Habs go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Thanks Clues, a 10 out of 10, as usual. It's going to be a very interesting game, with both so close together in many aspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 From Habs I/O: Alex Galchenyuk, was skating on a line with Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta at practice Monday, while Daniel Briere was on a line with Lars Eller and Michael Bournival.. Carey Price will start in goal when the Canadiens face the Kings Tuesday night with Habs coach Michel Therrien planning to use the same lineup that faced the Sabres Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marathon.Man Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 GO HABS GO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 It's up to Carey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeanCountingHab Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 We better get back to a strong posession game tonight. If we play like we did vs Buffalo or New Jersey we're going to get steam rolled byt the Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 The Kings have yet to win at the Bell Centre in the 21st century – their last road win against the Habs came in December 1999. Ya know it's coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careypricefan Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Go Habs Go!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintcevans Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Nice GDT Clues! Ahhh, our boys against a team from the big bad Western Conference. It will be interesting to see how the Habs respond after a 2-day break, the longest stretch between games since November 27. I know how good the Kings are, but if goalie, offense, and defense keep doing what they've been doing there's no reason to leave the Bell Centre with less than 2 points. Go Habs Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I feel like we will win tonight's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1IscottieI1I Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 im happy to see galchenyuk playing with pleky. our top 2 scoring forwards playing together lets see what they can do... plus galchenyuk can learn alot playing with pleky just look at that +/- compared to the rest of our forwards, if pleky isnt considered for a selki nomination something is wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeanCountingHab Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I'm excited but worried. The Kings have been scary good lately. I just hope win or lose the boys play well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I'm excited but worried. The Kings have been scary good lately. I just hope win or lose the boys play well. I wonder how they look at our record of 9-0-1 and 5W in a row. We could just as well look "scary good" too. Murray is out,,, Francis is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 <looks around, sees only kinot-1's name > Wow,,I guess I'll be carrying the conversation tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 7:00pm game time. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 7:00pm game time. Weird. Hey, JR. Was getting lonely in here. I figured "some" people didn't get the start time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs_93 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 7:00pm game time. Weird. Yeah, usually they at least give the western teams an extra half hour. I don't know what to think about this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Hey, JR. Was getting lonely in here. I figured "some" people didn't get the start time. I just thought to check what other games were on tonight and noticed ours was starting at 7, too. Well, hopefully some more people show up soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Yeah, usually they at least give the western teams an extra half hour. I don't know what to think about this one. They moved the start time ahead to accommodate TSN's double header. I figure it's going to be a tight, low-scoring game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 They moved the start time ahead to accommodate TSN's double header. How nice of them! Here comes the Doughty/Subban comparisons. Olympic team conversations commence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Pp of the bat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs_93 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 It's about time they start calling those trips. Why not pounce early? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Early powerplay = a tone setter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicHabsFan Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Evening all! Great GDT Clues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Early PP. Doughty off. Kick him off team Canada already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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