One day after defeating the Capitals in Washington, the Montreal Canadiens regained the lead against the Dallas Stars.
Saturday evening, the Texan team will be at the Bell Center. The meeting will be presented on TVA Sports from 7 p.m.!
The Habs have been on fire lately, having won eight of their last ten matches. Friday, the men of head coach Martin St-Louis defeated the “Caps” 3 to 2 in overtime. Goalkeeper Jakub Dobes took the opportunity to sign a third victory in as many outings.
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It is Samuel Montembeault who will protect the Canadiens’ net for the duel against the Stars. So far this season, the Quebecer has maintained a record of 15-15-2, an efficiency percentage of .898 and a goals against average of 2.95.
Patrik Laine has missed the last four Sainte-Flanelle games due to flu symptoms. In the morning, the Finn trained for 25 minutes. His participation will be decided before the meeting. Defender David Savard, who has also been absent for four games, will be back in the lineup.
The Stars, for their part, come to Montreal on an excellent series of six consecutive victories. The Dallas club occupies third place in the Central Division standings with a record of 26-13-1.
Veteran Matt Duchene is the top scorer for the Bleu-Blanc-Rouge’s next opponents, having collected 16 goals and 22 assists for 38 points in 40 games.
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