kinot-2 Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 TONITE THE GOOD GUYS TAKE ON THE RANGERS Sat, Nov 23 7:00 PM ET New York Rangers @ Montreal CITY, SNE, TVAS, MSG 2, TSN 690 Radio. The matchup: If you’re an optimist, the Canadiens have picked up four points in their last four games but, if you’re are realist, they have lost their last three games to teams that are below them in the standings. The Rangers fall onto that category, but they’ve shown signs of life lately and had a 6-3-1 record in their last 10 games heading into Friday night’s game in Ottawa. The goaltenders: Carey Price played back-to-back games this week, but managed to collect only one point as the Canadiens lost in Columbus on Tuesday and dropped an overtime decision to the Senators on Wednesday at the Bell Centre. The Ottawa game was one of Price’s better performances this season, but he had no help from the offence, which produced only one goal. Henrik Lundqvist started for the Rangers in Ottawa and that means the Canadiens will likely face Alexandar Georgiev. He and Lundqvist have split the work this season and neither has been very good. The Rangers rank 26th in defence, allowing 3.47 goals a game. Julien makes changes: Canadiens coach Claude Julien made one change on defence, swapping Mike Reilly for Brett Kulak. Reilly will be paired with rookie Cale Fleury and he’ll also see some action on the power play. Julien also did some juggling on his forward lines and the result is that Nick Suzuki will move to left wing on the second line and Max Domi will return to centre. Suzuki played well at centre against Ottawa, but Julien felt Domi lost some of his speed playing on the outside. Domi has earned only one assist in the last five games. Armia hits dry spell: Domi isn’t the only player who has struggled of late. Joel Armia notched his seventh goal in Columbus, but he has only one goal and one assist in his last nine games. Fellow Finn Jesperi Kotkaniemi has gone seven games without collecting a point and is stuck on three points for the season. The Canadiens are 0-1-2 with Jonathan Drouin and Paul Byron out of the lineup and other players have to step up. Panarin on a roll: There were some raised eyebrows during the off-season when the Rangers lured Artemi Panarin away from Columbus with a seven-year, US$81.5-million contract. But the Russian is earning his keep and leads the Rangers with 11 goals and 14 assists. He went into Ottawa on Friday with a 12-game point-scoring streak that produced seven goals and 12 assists. Linemate Ryan Strome has benefitted from Panarin’s presence and has six goals and 13 assists. New York is missing Mika Zibanejad (upper-body injury) and Marc Staal (ankle). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Rangers projected lineup Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Jesper Fast Chris Kreider -- Filip Chytil -- Pavel Buchnevich Brendan Lemieux -- Brett Howden -- Kaapo Kakko Tim Gettinger -- Greg McKegg -- Brendan Smith Libor Hajek -- Jacob Trouba Brady Skjei -- Tony DeAngelo Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox Alexandar Georgiev Henrik Lundqvist Ludqvist started last night so expect Georgiev to start tonite. Scratched: Micheal Haley Injured: Mika Zibanejad (upper body), Marc Staal (ankle) Canadiens projected lineup Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher Artturi Lehkonen -- Max Domi -- Nick Suzuki Charles Hudon -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Joel Armia Nick Cousins -- Nate Thompson -- Jordan Weal Ben Chiarot -- Shea Weber Victor Mete -- Jeff Petry Mike Reilly -- Cale Fleury Carey Price Keith Kinkaid Scratched: Christian Folin, Brett Kulak Injured: Jonathan Drouin (wrist), Paul Byron (knee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campabee82 Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 I predict a 3 point night for Kotkaniemi and Domi scores twice once on the PP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptWelly Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Habs win 4-1 Domi , JK, Petry, Armia score tonight! GO HABS GO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Live game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 1 minute ago, H_T_L said: Live game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, H_T_L said: Live game As opposed to a dead game? PP units:First power-play unitTatarHudon-Gallagher-SuzukiPetrySecond power-play unitDomiWeber-Armia-KotkaniemiReilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 1 minute ago, kinot-2 said: As opposed to a dead game? PP units:First power-play unitTatarHudon-Gallagher-SuzukiPetrySecond power-play unitDomiWeber-Armia-KotkaniemiReilly Where's Wheels and his Cousin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campabee82 Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, kinot-2 said: As opposed to a dead game? PP units:First power-play unitTatarHudon-Gallagher-SuzukiPetrySecond power-play unitDomiWeber-Armia-KotkaniemiReilly Those PP units actually look good. What has gotten into CJ playing our best players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARBORSPORT Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, H_T_L said: Live game I get to watch the NY version....cuz they think all of us ny'ers must be rooting for the rags......but I'll take solace in the Habs winning 5-3....with kk scoring in the second period... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Brave kids. Thumbs up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Just now, HabsRuleForever said: Brave kids. Thumbs up! ^^^^ This X 1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 That guy must sing opera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Just now, H_T_L said: That guy must sing opera. Sing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 I'll pass on the singer. Next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 He looks like a Russian spy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Just now, kinot-2 said: I'll pass on the singer. Next? He makes me want to 🤮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Just now, H_T_L said: He looks like a Russian spy. Trumped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habberwacky Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Think I'll watch this with one eye open. Since we played that great game against the Caps the Habs have been very hard to watch. We need a W tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Guy who's never won against us. We're doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Just now, Habberwacky said: Think I'll watch this with one eye open. Since we played that great game against the Caps the Habs have been very hard to watch. We need a W tonight. Yes it’s been very frustrating . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 OK boys ,,,, time to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARBORSPORT Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, Habberwacky said: Think I'll watch this with one eye open. Since we played that great game against the Caps the Habs have been very hard to watch. We need a W tonight. this !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Well the the Rangers appear ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 GOAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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