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Montreal (36-26-6-2) at Anaheim (25-27-9-8)
The Canadiens will try to continue this evening their victory streak at the Anaheim Pond in California. They are now three points behind the New Jersey for the sixth place in the East and seven ahead of the NY Islanders for the eight spot.
Rich “Z” Zednik has four goals, three assists in is last four games and he’s on fire and this, without the much anticipated Alexei Kovalev. Jose Theodore was a shield lately with a 5-1 records and a nice 1.83 GAA in his last starts.
The Mighty?? Ducks lost to Pittsburgh 2-1 Saturday, becoming the first team the Penguins have beaten at home in 17 games. The loss made them six points out of a playoff spot. Playing their third game in four nights, they had just 10 shots in the first two periods and only two during a four-minute power play at the beginning of the third.
Steve Rucchin is the key player for Anaheim, in his last five games, he got four goals and seven points.
-Alexei Kovalev will not play tonight due to his shoulder injury, he’s expected to play next game against San Jose Wednesday.
Total Payroll: 46 232 000 $ (Montreal) vs 53 296 750 $ (Anaheim)
Projected Montreal Lineup
LW | C | RW |
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Perreault (2-3-5, +1) | Koivu (1-3-4, +1) | Zednik (4-3-7, +3) |
Dagenais (1-1-2, +1) | Ribeiro (2-0-2, +1) | Ryder (0-3-3, +1) |
Begin (1-1-2, +2) | Dowd (1-1-2, +2) | Ward (1-1-2, 0) |
Langdon (0-0-0, -1) | Juneau (0-0-0, +1) | Dackell (0-1-1, +1) |
LD | RD |
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Markov (1-3-4, +5) | Rivet (0-0-0, +2) |
Bouillon (0-2-2, -1) | Brisebois (0-2-2, +1) |
Komisarek (0-1-1, 0) | Quintal (0-0-0, +3) |
*(G-A-PTS, +/-) – Last five games -Player in red is on a hot streak – Player in blue is on a cold streak – Player in bold have contributed in the scoresheet recently
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Current Team Standing
| Team | G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Standing | GF | GA | Home/Road |
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Montreal | 70 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 4th, NE | 179 | 160 | 17-15-2-2 R |
Anaheim | 69 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 4th, PA | 155 | 175 | 17-7-6-4 H |
OVERALL
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Montreal Goaltenders
Anaheim Goaltenders
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* Expected to play
Top Leaders Matchup
| Player | Montreal | Anaheim |
|---|---|---|
Goals (FW) | Zednik (23) | Fedorov (24) |
Assists (FW) | Ribeiro (37) | Fedorov (31) |
Points (FW) | Ribeiro (55) | Fedorov (55) |
Plus/Minus (FW) | Ribeiro (+13) | Pahlsson/Kunitz (+1) |
Goals (D) | Souray (15) | Havelid (5) |
Assists (D) | Brisebois (22) | Havelid (18) |
Points (D) | Souray (35) | Havelid (23) |
Plus/Minus (D) | Brisebois (+14) | Salei/Skoula (+4) |
Injuries
Montreal Injuries
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| Player | Pos | Injury | Status |
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Mike Leclerc | F | Knee | Day-to-Day |
Sandis Ozolinsh | D | Ribs | Mid March |
Kevin Sawyer | LW | Concussion | Out for Season |
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