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New Jersey (33-19-11-1) at Montreal (33-25-6-2).

After the storm, the hell arrives downtown. Tonight, Claude Julien’s players will have to fight against one of the best defensive teams in the NHL. Surprisingly, according to those in the sports betting community in the US, the Canadiens are the favoured team. If the Habs win tonight, it will be their fifth consecutive victory; seeing as so far on the streak they have defeated New York, Ottawa, Boston, and Carolina. The Canadiens have lost the past three meetings against New Jersey, while you have to go back to November 16th ,2002 to find the Canadiens last victory against the Devils. If you’re looking for great online sports betting sites, check out casino sbobet.

There are a few roster changes of note for tonight, one of which will see young Mike Komisarek return to the lineup. Komisarek will dress in place of Karl Dykhuis. Also, another one of the Habs bigger players, that being Chad Kilger, will resume his duties with the club, likely on the fourth line. Niklas Sundstrom is reportedly battling the flu, which will likely cause Steve Begin to slide onto the third line, thus sending Kilger to the fourth line.

 MATCHUP EDGE
 New Jersey Edge in:  Montreal
Offense X
X Defense
Power Play X
X Penalty Kill
Intangibles X
Overall X
Recent Meetings
Date Home Away
1/23/2004 NJ 2 MTL 0
3/18/2003 MTL 0 NJ 1
1/7/2003 NJ 3 MTL 2
11/16/2002 MTL 3 NJ 1
11/15/2002 NJ 5 MTL 1
4/12/2002 NJ 5 MTL 2
2/5/2002 NJ 0 MTL 1
12/5/2001 MTL 1 NJ 2
10/13/2001 MTL 3 NJ 1
4/7/2001 MTL 0 NJ 2

OVERALL

New Jersey Montreal
Shots Goals % Shots Goals %
Period For Aga For Aga For Aga For Aga For Aga For Aga
1st 9.6 8.0 0.67 0.55 7.0 0.931 8.9 8.4 0.74 0.56 8.3 0.933
2nd 10.1 8.2 0.97 0.70 9.6 0.914 9.3 10.0 0.83 0.83 8.9 0.917
3rd 8.8 7.8 0.72 0.75 8.1 0.903 9.0 9.2 0.86 0.85 9.6 0.907
OT 0.7 0.5 0.09 0.02 12.8 0.966 0.4 0.4 0.08 0.03 19.2 0.926
Total 29.3 24.4 2.45 2.02 8.4 0.917 27.6 28.0 2.52 2.27 9.1 0.919
Special Teams
New Jersey Montreal
  PP PK PP PK
Goals 38.0 33.0 47.0 45.0
Attempts 245.0 217.0 266.0 249.0
% 15.5 84.8 17.7 81.9
New Jersey Goaltenders

Name Shots Saves % W/L
M.Brodeur 1438 1316 0.915 30-19-10
S.Clemmensen 51 48 0.941 1-1-0
C.Schwab 68 66 0.971 2-0-1

Montreal Goaltenders

Name Shots Saves % W/L
J.Theodore 1514 1398 0.923 26-23-5
M.Garon 329 299 0.909 7-4-1

Injuries

New Jersey Injuries

Player
Pos
Injury
Status
Brian Rafalski
D
Leg
Out indefinitely
Corey Schwab
G
Groin
Out for season
Christian Berglund
LW
Hip
Day-to-day
Scott Stevens
D
Concussion
I-R

Montreal Injuries

Player
Pos
Injury
Status
Jan Bulis
C
Leg
Late March
Sheldon Souray
D
Knee
Late March

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