Sat, Dec 28 7:00 PM ET Montreal @ Tampa Bay SN360, CITY, SNE, TVAS, SUN TSN 690 Radio

[kinot-2]

COME ONE, COME ALL, TO THE BIG GAME TONITE DOWN IN TAMPA

Sat, Dec 28  7:00 PM ET  Montreal @ Tampa Bay  SN360, CITY, SNE, TVAS, SUN TSN 690 Radio.

DETAILS

Carey  backstopped Montreal to three wins on their four-game road trip and has won six of his last eight starts. Andrei Vasilevskiy, last year’s Vézina winner, has a 15-9-2 record with a 2.81 GAA and a .908 SP.

 The top line of Brendan Gallagher, Phil Danault and Tomas Tatar lead the offence. Tatar and Danault each scored twice in Monday’s 6-2 win over Winnipeg. Tatar leads the team with 32 points and he and Gallagher each have a team-high 15 goals. Captain Shea Weber (30 points) is tied for fifth among NHL defencemen. Max Domi has regained his scoring touch after notching three goals and adding three assists in the past three games.

 The good news is Jesperi Kotkaniemi will be back in the lineup for the first time since he suffered a concussion on Dec. 5. Kotkaniemi will be the centre on the third line with Nick Cousins and Jordan Weal.

Tampa ranks third in offence (3.51 goals a game), but is 23rd in defence (3.17 goals a game). Nikita Kucherov, last season’s most valuable player and leading scorer, has 40 points, including 13 goals, while Steven Stamkos has 13 goals and 32 points. The team’s leading goal-scorer is Brayden Point (14), while Montrealer Alex Killorn has 11. Former Canadiens defenceman Mikhail Sergachev has six goals and 19 points.

[kinot-2]

The refs for tonite are 

Tom Chmielewski #18 and Jean Hebert #15 who have a combined win/loss record for the Habs of 4 wins and 13 losses over the last 2 years and this season.

 

[H_T_L]

Looking forward to KK back in the lineup but losing Armia hurts. 

[H_T_L]

Will be interesting to see who gets the back end of this B2B. The pressure will be tremendous to have Price play them both,,, especially if we come out of Tampa with nothing. 

 

[CaptWelly]

GO HABS GO!!!!!           Habs Win 4-3   DOMI, WEBER, SUZUKI, POEHLING score tonight!!!      These are the really important games. The games against division opponents then conference...…..we need these. Hopefully the HABS can sweep the weekend in Florida!

[ramcharger440]

it is going to be tough!

[kinot-2]

TB has horrible looking sweaters.

CBC spent 10 mins. on the laffs and 3 1/2 on the Habs. 

[kinot-2]

TB is 39% on the PP at home. 

[HabsRuleForever]

14 minutes ago, kinot-2 said:

TB has horrible looking sweaters.

CBC spent 10 mins. on the laffs and 3 1/2 on the Habs. 

We got more TV time than usual then.

[kinot-2]

Singer has a pretty good voice

[HabsRuleForever]

1 minute ago, kinot-2 said:

Singer has a pretty good voice. 

Better than the other.

[HabsRuleForever]

17 minutes ago, kinot-2 said:

TB is 39% on the PP at home. 

That might be what does us in tonight.

[HabsRuleForever]

Goal 

[kinot-2]

[HabsRuleForever]

Welcome back #15!

[kinot-2]

KK, 1st game back

[HARBORSPORT]

woo hoo  kk !!!!

[HabsRuleForever]

We scored first for a change. I wonder what that’s going to mean for the game.

[HabsRuleForever]

1 minute ago, kinot-2 said:

KK, 1st game back

May have been his first shift possibly?!

[H_T_L]

1 minute ago, HabsRuleForever said:

We scored first for a change. I wonder what that’s going to mean for the game.

Means we lead until the zebras burn off the turkey.

[HARBORSPORT]

1 minute ago, HabsRuleForever said:

We scored first for a change. I wonder what that’s going to mean for the game.

it surely must mean that we will dominate

[HabsRuleForever]

Cross checking anyone?

[kinot-2]

1 minute ago, HabsRuleForever said:

May have been his first shift possibly?!

Pretty sure that's what they said. 

[kinot-2]

Just now, HabsRuleForever said:

Cross checking anyone?

+ interference. 

[H_T_L]

At least two missed calls so far.