The Canadiens players should receive a warm welcome upon their return to the Bell Center on Monday evening, but it will be a question of seeing if they will thank their fans with a victory at the expense of the Vancouver Canucks.
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As the mid-season mark approaches, the Habs find themselves at the height of the race for a playoff spot thanks to their excellent performances in recent weeks. He concluded his streak of six games abroad with four wins, all against seasoned teams that have won the Stanley Cup in recent years. Montreal also surprised the Colorado Avalanche 2 to 1 in a shootout on Saturday.
The match is in progress. The score is 1 to 1 in the first period.
FIRST PERIOD
[VAN 1 – 1 MTL] – 10:47 – JT Miller accepts Nils Hoglander’s pass and equalizes.
10:07 – We are treated to a very physical match, with several solid hits having been exchanged between the two teams.
[VAN 0 – 1 MTL] – 1:07 – Cole Caufield opens the scoring with a precise wrist shot.
00:50 – Kaiden Guhle rings Jonathan Lekkerimaki’s bells with a solid check at center ice.
00:00 – Start of the first period.
PREMATCH
Now, for their first home clash of the calendar year, CH will try to continue their success in a duel against a club claiming five points more than them. However, the visitors experienced some problems and clung to the second pass of the teams drafted from the Western Association. On Friday, the Canucks fell 3-0 to the Nashville Predators.
Very busy last weekend, the Canadian did not plan any morning training. However, he confirmed late in the afternoon that attacker Patrik Laine (flu symptoms) and defender David Savard (upper body) would miss a third meeting in a row.
It is goalie Samuel Montembeault who will be back in front of the net after he gave way to Jakub Dobes on Saturday evening.
In the opposing camp, pilot Rick Tocchet mentioned that captain Quinn Hughes (probable hand injury, according to the newspaper The Province) could return to play. A decision will be made during the warm-up session. Elias Pettersson will be absent, suffering from an upper body injury.
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