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| Game Preview by Sam Gerber | |
| Last game : MTL 3 LAK 1 The Canadiens played a complete game, limiting the Kings to under thirty shots. Brendan Gallagher got the Habs on the board early netting his 30th goal of the year. Jordan Weal scored mid-way through the second to put the Habs up by two. Shea Weber blasted one in the opening minute of the third to put the game out of reach. Carey Price earned his 314th win tying Jacques Plante for the most wins as a member of the Habs.
For a complete game recap:
Keys to Victory
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| Statistical Matchup by All Habs staff | ||
| SAP Center, San Jose, CA | March 7, 10:30 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, ESPN+, NBCSCA | ||
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2018-19 statistics |
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| SHARKS | CANADIENS | |
| 86 (5th) | Points (rank) | 79 (12th) |
| 39-19-8 | Record | 36-24-7 |
| 21-5-5 | Home/Away | 17-13-3 |
| 6-3-1 | Last 10 | 5-5-0 |
| 3.61 | GF/G | 3.01 |
| 3.08 | GA/G | 2.90 |
| 25.1 | PP% | 12.3 |
| 81.7 | PK% | 80.3 |
| 54.87 | CF% | 53.99 |
| Pre-game quote | ||
Claude Julien
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| Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders | ||
| Forwards | ||
| Meier – Couture – Pavelski Donskoi – Hertl – Nyquist Sorenson – Thornton – Labanc Haley – Goodrow – Karlsson |
Tatar – Danault – Gallagher Byron – Domi – Shaw Drouin – Weal – Armia Lehkonen – Thompson – Weise |
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| Defensemen | ||
| Vlasic – Heed Simek – Burns Dillon – Braun |
Mete – Weber Benn – Petry Kulak – Folin |
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| Out of the lineup | ||
| Scratched: Ryan, Radil, Gambrell Injured: Karlsson, Kane |
Scratched: Reilly, Hudon, Deslauriers, Peca, Kotkaniemi Injured: none |
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| Goalies | ||
| Martin Jones | Antti Niemi | |
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| Record: 31-13-5 GAA: – 2.93 Sv%: – .897 SO: 2 Alternate: Aaron Dell |
Record: 8-5-2 GAA: – 3.75 Sv%: – .889 SO: 0 Alternate: Carey Price |
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| What to Expect by Sam Gerber |
| Getting a convincing win against the Kings got the Habs off to a great start on the road trip but this is the game the Habs aren’t expected to win. The Sharks are second in the West and score an average of 3.61 goals per game and have a power-play and penalty-kill that are ranked in the top ten in the league. The Habs average 3 goals a game but their power-play is last in the league and the penalty-kill is currently ranked 16th. If special teams become a factor the Habs will likely loose, it’s been an issue for the Habs all season. |
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