Game #33 ~ Minnesota Wild @ Montreal Canadiens. Thursday, December 22nd, 2016.

[Clues]

Thursday, December 22nd, 2016

Minnesota Wild (19-8-4) @ Montreal Canadiens (21-7-4)

TV: SN360 and RDS

7:30pm

 

The Canadiens play their final home game of 2016 on Thursday, hosting the Minnesota Wild at the Bell Centre.

The Wild arrive in Montreal on an eight-game win streak, coming off a 2-0 shutout of the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.

It marked a fifth clean sheet this season for Devan Dubnyk, who leads all NHL goaltenders in that category, as well as goals allowed (1.55) and save percentage (0.948).

Eric Staal for his part -- the League's reigning third star of the week -- leads the Wild with 10 goals and 15 assists.

The Habs meanwhile should have a similar lineup to the one that beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 in convincing fashion on Tuesday.

Montreal will once again be without the services of Andrei Markov, who continues to nurse a lower body suffered last Saturday in Washington. The Russian rearguard will miss a second consecutive game, and is a question mark for Friday's contest in Columbus.

Carey Price will be back in goal after facing just 13 shots against the Ducks.

Jeff Petry, who now has seven points (4G-3A) in his last five games, will be looking to extend his three-game goal streak to four, while Paul Byron (11G-8A) is now just two points shy of his career best 21 set in 2013-14.

https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/pregame-game-preview-wild--canadiens/c-284961522

 

 

[H_T_L]

Emelin could miss tonight's game.

http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/news/game-day-alexei-emelin-misses-canadiens-morning-skate-for-very-good-reason

[vegasrick]

kinot could miss tonight's game. 

[kinot-1]

18 minutes ago, vegasrick said:

kinot could miss tonight's game. 

But I won't. 

 

Hope you're feeling better, Clues, and thanks for the GDT..

[habs1952]

1 hour ago, H_T_L said:

Emelin could miss tonight's game.

http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/news/game-day-alexei-emelin-misses-canadiens-morning-skate-for-very-good-reason

Poor planning 9 months ago. Don't people ever check their calendar? 

[kinot-1]

Hanley called up, Ghetto sent down 

Emelin out.
Emelins baby in.

Marco Scandella is not only a Montreal native growing up blocks from the Forum, but his uncle was a Hab, Sergio Momesso.

[HabsRuleForever]

20 minutes ago, kinot-1 said:

Hanley called up, Ghetto sent down 

Emelin out.
Emelins baby in.

Marco Scandella is not only a Montreal native growing up blocks from the Forum, but his uncle was a Hab, Sergio Momesso.

BABY BOOM

[kinot-1]

1 minute ago, HabsRuleForever said:

BABY BOOM

[loyalhabsfan]

Would love to see another strong performance tonight. Radulov nets a couple.

 

Go habs go

[kinot-1]

51 minutes ago, loyalhabsfan said:

Would love to see another strong performance tonight. Radulov nets a couple.

 

Go habs go

If they play like they did on Tues. we should win it. 

 

[kinot-1]

Refs 4 2nite R,, Eric Furlatt (#27) Dan O’Rourke (#9) 

[rkgoalie]

I see no reason why habs  should win this game  tonight, that's why they will win  lol

[kinot-1]

Congratulation to Alexi and his wife, on the birth of their baby girl.  

[archey]

Just now, kinot-1 said:

Congratulation to Alexi and his wife, on the birth of their baby girl.  

Ok It's over...Get back to the game..

[vegasrick]

I hope Jagr has a multi-point game and smashes the record for 2nd place all time as the Panthers crush their opponent.  

[vegasrick]

3 hours ago, kinot-1 said:

Emelin out.
Emelins baby in.

kinot out, guest-kinot in.  

[Habs=stanleycup]

Let's kick some Wild's butt and break their 8 game winning streak! 

[vegasrick]

No harmonies tonight.  Too bad.  

[Habs=stanleycup]

Love this singer. Intense.

[raydourque]

That dude had a death grip on the Mic.

[Habs=stanleycup]

Just now, raydourque said:

That dude had a death grip on the Mic.

[vegasrick]

....so there's still a Koivu playing in the NHL. 

[Habs=stanleycup]

3 minutes ago, vegasrick said:

....so there's still a Koivu playing in the NHL. 

Not the right one 

[raydourque]

nICE GRAB, pRICE!

[vegasrick]

Well, I guess there's not much interest in this game on this forum.