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A win today would see the Canadiens leapfrog Toronto and jump out of the wildcard and into a real playoff spot, but a loss combined with a Detroit win would see them just 3 points from being out of the playoffs entirely.
Winnipeg have been much improved since the long awaited sacking of Claude Noel, with Paul Maurice leading them to a 7-3-0 record in their last ten games. However they’re still six points out of a playoff spot in the West and desperate to get there.
The Habs are 7-1-0 all time against Winnipeg, outscoring them 30-14, with the only loss coming in a game where Randy Cunneyworth scratched both Subban and Eller. In the 7 games including those players, Montreal has outscored Winnipeg 30-10.
Puck drop is at 1:00 PM at the Bell Centre.
Here are your projected lineups:
| Left Wing |
Center |
Right Wing |
| Daniel Briere | Tomas Plekanec | Brian Gionta |
| Max Pacioretty | David Desharnais | Brendan Gallagher |
| Rene Bourque | Lars Eller | Christian Thomas |
| Travis Moen | Brandon Prust | George Parros |
| Left Defense |
Right Defense |
| Josh Gorges | P.K. Subban |
| Andrei Markov | Alexei Emelin |
| Douglas Murray | Nathan Beaulieu |
| Goaltenders |
| Carey Price |
| Peter Budaj |
Scratches: Raphael Diaz, Francis Bouillon.
Injuries: Michael Bournival, (flu) Davis Drewiske (shoulder surgery, practicing), Alex Galchenyuk (wrist, 3-4 weeks), Ryan White (shoulder, 1-2 weeks).
As for Winnipeg:
| Left Wing |
Center |
Right Wing |
| Andrew Ladd | Bryan Little | Michael Frolik |
| Chris Thorburn | Mark Scheifele | Blake Wheeler |
| Devin Setoguchi | Olli Jokinen | Dustin Byfuglien |
| Eric Tangradi | James Wright | Anthony Peluso |
| Left Defense |
Right Defense |
| Zach Bogosian | Tobias Enstrom |
| Mark Stuart | Jacob Trouba |
| Adam Pardy | Keaton Ellerby |
| Goaltenders |
| Al Montoya |
| Ondrej Pavelec |
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