The Canes wrap up their 2 game visit to Canada.
Maybe they found something in the 3rd period on Saturday? Their hearts? Shame? Whatever it is, they briefly made a game of it, getting to within a goal but 2 empty netters closed it out. They practiced yesterday but, as usual, it was radio silence on who played with whom. We’ll have to wait until the morning skate to see what the lineup looks like. I’d expect Andersen in goal as he looks to snap a 2 game losing streak. Also of note, the Canes have points in 13 straight against Montreal at 12-0-1, the longest points streak against any team.
The Habs moved briefly into playoff contention and then fell back. They’re 2-7-1 in their last 10 but coming off a 5-2 win over Ottawa on Saturday. That brought them back to NHL .500. They’re 5 points behind the Sens for the 2nd Wild Card but have 4 teams ahead of them. Cole Caufield leads with 27 goals, Nick Suzuki has 39 assists and averages nearly a point per game. The Habs have 9 players with at least 10 goals and 2 others have 9. Sam Montembeault has carried the load in goal, starting 41 games. He’s at 2.97/.897. Rookie Jakub Dobes made his NHL debut at the end of December and won his first 5 starts. He’s 0-2-1 since, and was pulled after 21 minutes in his last start against Tampa after allowing 3 goals on 8 shots. He’s at 2.71/.908 on the season. The Habs are 15th in goals per game and 29th in goals against. They’re 18th on the PP and 7th on the PK.
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Maybe they found something in the 3rd period on Saturday? Their hearts? Shame? Whatever it is, they briefly made a game of it, getting to within a goal but 2 empty netters closed it out. They practiced yesterday but, as usual, it was radio silence on who played with whom. We’ll have to wait until the morning skate to see what the lineup looks like. I’d expect Andersen in goal as he looks to snap a 2 game losing streak. Also of note, the Canes have points in 13 straight against Montreal at 12-0-1, the longest points streak against any team.
The Habs moved briefly into playoff contention and then fell back. They’re 2-7-1 in their last 10 but coming off a 5-2 win over Ottawa on Saturday. That brought them back to NHL .500. They’re 5 points behind the Sens for the 2nd Wild Card but have 4 teams ahead of them. Cole Caufield leads with 27 goals, Nick Suzuki has 39 assists and averages nearly a point per game. The Habs have 9 players with at least 10 goals and 2 others have 9. Sam Montembeault has carried the load in goal, starting 41 games. He’s at 2.97/.897. Rookie Jakub Dobes made his NHL debut at the end of December and won his first 5 starts. He’s 0-2-1 since, and was pulled after 21 minutes in his last start against Tampa after allowing 3 goals on 8 shots. He’s at 2.71/.908 on the season. The Habs are 15th in goals per game and 29th in goals against. They’re 18th on the PP and 7th on the PK.
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