Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames - Game Thread
The Montreal Canadiens begin their longest road trip of the year tonight with the first half of a back-to-back in Alberta, something that used to strike fear into opponents.
Game time is 8:00PM EST, and here are your projected lineups:
Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
Rene Bourque | Tomas Plekanec | Brian Gionta |
Alex Galchenyuk | Lars Eller | Brendan Gallagher |
Max Pacioretty | David Desharnais | Danny Briere |
Travis Moen | Ryan White | Brandon Prust |
Left Defense | Right Defense |
Josh Gorges | P.K. Subban |
Andrei Markov | Raphael Diaz |
Jarred Tinordi | Francis Bouillon |
Goaltenders |
Carey Price |
Peter Budaj |
Scratches: Nathan Beaulieu, Michael Bournival.
Injuries: Douglas Murray (4-6 weeks, upper body), Alexei Emelin (indefinitely, knee surgery), Davis Drewiske (4-6 weeks, sprained shoulder), George Parros (indefinitely, concussion).
As for Calgary:
Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
Curtis Glencross | Joe Colborne | David Jones |
Jiri Hudler | Mikael Backlund | T.J. Galiardi |
Sven Baertschi | Sean Monahan | Lee Stempniak |
Lance Bourna | Ben Street | Brian McGrattan |
Left Defense | Right Defense |
TJ Brodie | Mark Giordano |
Dennis Wideman | Kris Russell |
Chris Butler | Shane O'Brien |
Goaltenders |
Karri Ramo |
Joey MacDonald |
Injuries: Mike Cammalleri
Check out the opposing side at Matchsticks and Gasoline.
More from Eyes On The Prize:
- Canadiens at Flames - Game Preview
- Avant match: Canadiens - Flames
- Tomas Hertl with the goal of the year (and other links)
- Max Pacioretty back in the lineup for Canadiens against Calgary Flames
- Breaking down film - the Canadiens' power play and the argument for the 1-3-1/