After a bit of shakeup in the latter stages of the previous game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Montreal Canadiens’ coaching staff has decided to keep a few of those rearranged elements intact.
First of all, the initial wave of the power play with keep Alexander Radulov alongside Alex Galchenyuk, as that duo has shown a lot of promise is its time together.
#Habs power play lines are
Radulov – Galchenyuk – Gallagher
Pacioretty -Desharnais – Shaw
Good indication of even strength trios (47/27).— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) October 29, 2016
It also means the Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Andrew Shaw line survives for another game.
The even-strength lines keep the same combinations.
#Habs: les trios face aux Leafs.
Radulov-Galchenyuk-Gallagher
Pacioretty-Desharnais-Shaw
Lehkonen-Plekanec-Byron
Danault-Mitchell-Flynn— J-F Chaumont (@JFChaumontJDM) October 29, 2016
Or maybe it’s really John Lu’s version. I guess we’ll know when the final ice time results are in.
#Habs lines vs #Leafs:
Pacioretty -Desharnais – Shaw
Radulov – Galchenyuk – Gallagher
Lehkonen – Plekanec – Byron
Danault – Mitchell – Flynn— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) October 29, 2016
On defence, the pairs stay the same, which means Sergachev sits once again.
À la ligne bleue contre le Toronto.
Emelin-Weber
Markov-Petry
Beaulieu-Pateryn
Sergachev— J-F Chaumont (@JFChaumontJDM) October 29, 2016
It will be interesting to see which groups end up getting the matchups versus the line of Auston Matthews, and whether they will hold this formation for the entire 60 minutes.
