MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- Les Canadiens et les Jets s’affrontent ce soir pour la 77e fois en saison régulière. Incluant les séries éliminatoires, il
s’agit du 81e match entre les deux formations. - The Canadiens and Jets are facing each other for the 77th time in regular season. Including the playoffs, this marks the
81st matchup between the two teams.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MIN 4 VS. MTL 1 (@ XCEL ENERGY CENTER)
Buts MTL Goals – Suzuki (AN/PP)
Buts MIN Goals – Shaw, Kaprizov (AN/PP), Kaprizov, Boldy
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (27-30)
Gardien MIN Goalie – Fleury (34-35)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/2
Avantage numérique MIN Powerplay – 1/4
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Harris – 21:10) ; S (Caufield – 8) ; HT (Anderson – 3) ; BS (Wideman – 3)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
5 NOV. VS. VEGAS 19 h / 7 p.m.
8 NOV. @ DETROIT 19 h / 7 p.m.
9 NOV. VS. VANCOUVER 19h30 / 7:30 p.m.
12 NOV. VS. PITTSBURGH 19 h / 7 p.m.
15 NOV. VS. NEW JERSEY 19 h / 7 p.m.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 10 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 10 –
J. Edmundson – Bas du dos / Lower-back 10 –
J. Armia – Haut du corps / Upper-body 8 29/10/2022
M. Matheson – Haut du corps / Upper-body 10 –
J. Slafkovsky – Haut du corps / Upper-body 3 29/10/2022
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval (26/10)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket (10/26)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le gardien Cayden Primeau au Rocket de Laval et ont rappelé le défenseur Corey Schueneman (18/10)
The Canadiens have loaned goaltender Cayden Primeau to the Laval Rocket and recalled defenseman Corey Schueneman (10/18)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval et ont rappelé le gardien Cayden Primeau (17/10)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket and recalled goaltender Cayden Primeau (10/17)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Corey Schueneman du Rocket de Laval (13/10)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Corey Schueneman from the Laval Rocket (10/13)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Arber Xhekaj du Rocket de Laval (11/10)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Arber Xhekaj from the Laval Rocket (10/11)
NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 02/11 – BEFORE GAMES ON 11/02
PTS (10 – 22e/22nd)
V/W (5 – 18e/18th)
BP/GF (28 – 24e/24th)
BC/GA (31 – 15e/15th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (29.8 – 21e/21st)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (32.3 – 17e/17th)
MÉ/Hits (170 – 31e/31st)
MP/PIM (119 – 7e/7th)
AN/PP (13.8% – 26e/26th)
DN/PK (80.7% – 13e/13th)
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire
Opponent
Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 2-1-0 4 7 8
Centrale 2-3-0 4 17 18
Métropolitaine 1-1-0 2 4 5
Pacifique – – – –
Total 5-5-0 10 28 31
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 47
Victoires/Wins : 19
Fiche : 19-24-4
Points de classement/Standing points : 42
CANADIENS VS. WINNIPEG
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. WPG (ATL) 44-22-2-8 (76 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 24-10-0-5 (39 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 20-12-2-3 (37 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 4-2 L @ MTL (11/04/22)
S. Montembeault 3-34 | C. Hellebuyck 2-25
BG / WG: E. Svechnikov
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE WINNIPEG / LAST 10 GAMES VS. WINNIPEG:
11/04/22 – WPG 4 @ MTL 2
01/03/22 – MTL 4 @ WPG 8
30/04/21 – WPG 3 @ MTL 5
10/04/21 – WPG 5 @ MTL 0
08/04/21 – WPG 4 @ MTL 2
17/03/21 – MTL 3 @ WPG 4 (P/OT)
15/03/21 – MTL 4 @ WPG 2
06/03/21 – WPG 1 @ MTL 7
04/03/21 – WPG 4 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
27/02/21 – MTL 1 @ WPG 2 (P/OT)
CETTE SAISON CONTRE WINNIPEG / THIS SEASON VS. WINNIPEG
Match #1: 03/11/2022 @ WPG
Match #2: 17/12/2022 @ MTL
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE WINNIPEG / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. WINNIPEG:
1) Josh Anderson (8-2-10, 17 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (7-10-17, 23 pj/gp)
3) Joel Armia (6-1-7, 12 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE WINNIPEG / LEADING SCORERS VS. WINNIPEG:
1) Sean Monahan (5-13-18, 27 pj/gp)
2) Jonathan Drouin (3-14-17, 17 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (7-10-17, 23 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE WINNIPEG / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. WINNIPEG:
1) Brendan Gallagher (16, 23 pj/gp)
2) Josh Anderson (14, 17 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (10, 27 pj/gp)
JOUEURS AVEC LE PLUS DE MATCHS AVEC LES CANADIENS / PLAYERS WITH THE MOST GAMES WITH THE CANADIENS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Matchs/Games
31 – Craig Rivest – 653
32 – Brendan Gallagher – 648
33 – Bobby Rousseau – 643
MEILLEURS MARQUEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME TOP SCORERS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Buts/Goals
25 – Larry Robinson – 197
26 – Brendan Gallagher – 196
27 – Pierre Mondou – 194
MEILLEURS PASSEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME ASSIST LEADERS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Aides/Assists
45 – Petr Svoboda – 190
46 – Brendan Gallagher – 188
47 – Doug Risebrough – 185
MEILLEURS POINTEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Points/Points
36 – Réjean Joule – 408
37 – Brendan Gallagher – 384
38 – Bert Olmstead – 383
GARDIENS AVEC LE PLUS DE VICTOIRES AVEC LES CANADIENS / GOALTENDERS WITH THE MOST WINS IN CANADIENS HISTORY
Rang/Rank – Gardiens/Netminders – Victoires/Wins
1 – Carey Price – 361
2 – Jacques Plante – 314
3 – Patrick Roy – 289
GARDIENS AVEC LE PLUS DE JEUX BLANCS AVEC LES CANADIENS / GOALTENDERS WITH THE MOST SHUTOUTS IN CANADIENS HISTORY
Rang/Rank – Gardiens/Netminders – Blanchissages/Shutouts
1 – George Hainsworth – 75
2 – Jacques Plante – 58
3 – Carey Price – 49
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets begin a three-game homestand on Thursday night when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens to Canada Life Centre. The Jets are coming off 2-0-1 three-game road trip, which ended with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. Winnipeg continues the homestretch on Saturday afternoon against the Chicago Blackhawks before ending on Tuesday against the Dallas Stars.
Last Game
Vegas Golden Knights 2 (OT)
Winnipeg Jets 1
Jets Scorers: Lowry (2)
Golden Knights Scorers: Stone (3), Eichel (4)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (46 sv, 2 ga)
Golden Knights Goaltender: Adin Hill (23 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-1
Jets PK: 3-for-3
Recap: Despite being outshot 48-24, the Jets earned a point in Vegas on Sunday with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Golden Knights. Adam Lowry opened the scoring 13 seconds into the third period after a scoreless 40 minutes. Connor Hellebuyck made 46 saves in the loss, including 18 in
the first period. Nate Schmidt paced the Jets with eight shot attempts and three blocked shots.
October Recap
The Jets went 5-3-1 in October, marking the fourth time in the past five seasons they posted a winning record in October… Mark Scheifele led the team with six goals in the month, while Josh Morrissey had a team-best eight assists.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 2-1-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season and have won six of their past seven home games dating back to last season… The
Winnipeg went 23-15-3 at home last season, which ranked 15th in the NHL with 49 points… Winnipeg also started the season with four consecutive wins in their first four games at Canada Life Centre… The Jets outscored their opposition 140-115 in the 41 home games and 13 of the 23 wins came by three goals or more… Winnipeg’s 140 goals on home ice were 10th in the NHL… Winnipeg finished ninth in the NHL with a 52.0% faceoff winning percentage… Winnipeg is 231-150-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
Central Rivals
The Jets are 3-1-0 against their Central Division counterparts this season… Ten of Winnipeg’s first 21 games this season are against Central Division teams… Winnipeg went 14-6-6 against their Central Division rivals last season and have a winning record against the Central in each of the past five seasons in which the Jets have been in the Central Division… Kyle Connor (15G, 16A) and Mark Scheifele (16G, 15A) each had 31 points against the Central Division last season to lead the Jets.
Streakin’
The Jets have extended their point streak to a season best four games (3-0-1)… Winnipeg had a point in eight consecutive games last season from Oct. 19-Nov. 5.
Comebacks R Us
The Jets have overcome two-goal deficits in each of their past two wins… The Jets had 22 comeback wins last season, which was tied for seventh in the NHL… Five of the wins came after being down by two goals.
Tallying First
The Jets have scored the opening goal in seven of their eight games to start the season and are 4-2-1 when scoring first… The Jets were 24-10- 6 last season when scoring the game’s first goal and 15-22-5 when trailing first.
By Committee
The Jets have five players that have scored at least three goals this season, which is tied for seventh in the NHL… Mark Scheifele has six goals, while Pierre-Luc Dubois, Sam Gagner, Cole Perfetti, and Neal Pionk each have three tallies… Blake Wheeler and Adam Lowry are a goal away from joining the fivesome.
Over 40
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has faced at least 40 shots in three of his seven games this season, which is tied for the NHL lead… He’s 2-0-1
with a 2.29 goals-against average and .947 save percentage in the three games he’s faced at least 40 shots this season. Samberg Blocks
While Dylan Samberg has 11 blocked shots in four games this season, he’s fifth in the NHL with 11.22 blocks/60, which also leads all rookies…
He’s averaging 2.75 blocked shots per game this season after having 19 blocked shots in 15 games last season for an average of 1.3 per game.
Mo Assists
Josh Morrissey is tied for second among NHL defencemen with eight assists this season… He has an assist in six of his nine games this season… This is his best start to a season through the first nine games of a campaign.
New Faces
The Jets begin the 2022-23 with five players on the roster that weren’t with the team previously: G – David Rittich, D – Kyle Capobianco, F – Sam Gagner, F – Axel Jonsson-Fjällby, and F – Saku Mäenalanen…Rittich, Capobianco, Gagner, and Mäenalanen were signed as free agents, while Jonsson-Fjällby was claimed off waivers from the Washington Capitals last week.
On the Docket
Aside from opening the season at Canada Life Centre, other highlights of the home schedule include Patrik Laine and the Columbus Blue Jackets coming to Winnipeg on Dec. 2… Former head coach Paul Maurice, after nine seasons as the Jets bench boss, brings his new team – the President Trophy winning Florida Panthers – to Canada Life Centre on Dec. 6… The longest homestand of the season is the final one on the schedule, which spans five games from Mar. 31-Apr. 10… Winnipeg doesn’t play from Jan. 31-Feb. 10, as the NHL All-Star Weekend takes place on Feb. 3-4 in Florida, followed by the club’s fiveday player break… January also features the Jets’ longest road trip of the campaign, as they will play five straight contests away from Manitoba from Jan. 17-24… December is the team’s busiest month, with the Jets playing 16 games in total – nine at home and seven on the road. Winnipeg’s first 15 road games of the season are against Western Conference teams… The Jets first visit to the Eastern Conference is not until back-to-back games on Dec. 22-23 at Boston and Washington… Winnipeg plays 13 back-to-backs this season: eleven are consecutive games as the visiting team and two feature a game at Canada Life Centre and a game on the road.
On The Power Play
The Jets are 4-for-30 (13.3%) on the power play to start the season, but haven’t scored on the power play in consecutive games… Winnipeg scored multiple power play goals on Thursday against Los Angeles for the first time this season… The Jets finished 17th in the NHL with a power play that clicked at 21.1% last season… It was the fifth consecutive season the power play has finished better than 20.0%… Winnipeg’s 52 power play goals was the most in the previous three seasons… The Jets longest streak with a power play goal was five games from Dec. 17-Jan. 6… Kyle Connor led the Jets with 28 power play points (8G, 20A) last season… Pierre-Luc Dubois led the team with 15 power play goals, which is a career high. His previous best was six power play goals as a rookie with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2017-18.
Extra Time
The Jets are 2-1 in overtime this season… Both of Winnipeg’s OT winners have come early in the extra session, as Neal Pionk scored 31 seconds into OT Oct. 19 at COL and Blake Wheeler scored 32 in on Friday… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 11 OT winning goals… Winnipeg was 7-11 in games that went to extra time last season, including 5-7 in overtime and 2-4 in shootouts… The 11 overtime/shootout losses is tied for sixth most in the NHL… The franchise record for overtime/shootout losses in a season is 13, which happened during the 2009-10 and 2014-15
seasons… Seven of Winnipeg’s 12 overtime games happened on the road last season… Mark Scheifele (twice), Kyle Connor, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Nikolaj Ehlers scored Winnipeg’s overtime goals last season… Two of Winnipeg’s five overtime goals last season were scored within the first 32 seconds of the overtime period.
On the Road
The Jets are above .500 on the road this season at 3-2-1… Defencemen Josh Morrissey (5A) and Neal Pionk (3G, 2A) and forward Adam Lowry (2G, 3A) lead the Jets in scoring on the road with five points… The Jets played six of their first nine games of the season on the road… Winnipeg’s first 15 road games are against Western Conference teams… The Jets were 16-17-8 on the road last season and have dropped six of their past seven road games dating back to last season… Kyle Connor led the Jets in scoring on the road last season with 52 points (26G, 26A) in 39 games, which was tied for seventh in the NHL… His 52 points was one shy of tying the franchise record (Ilya Kovalchuk – 53 in 2005-06).
Goal-Games
Three of the Jets five wins have come by at least two goals, while three of Winnipeg’s four losses this season have come by three goals… winnipeg finished last season 12-5-11 in one-goal games… Meanwhile, the Jets were 10-12 in games decided by two goals and 17-15 in games decided by three goals or more.
Zeros
The Jets registered their first shutout of the season on Oct. 24 against St. Louis… The Jets had five shutouts last season, which is two shy of the franchise record… The Jets beat the Seattle Kraken on Dec. 9 and Detroit Red Wings on Jan. 13 by a 3-0 score, while they shut out Minnesota 2-0 on Jan. 8, Vegas 4-0 on Mar. 22, and Philadelphia 4-0 on Apr. 27.
KC Wins The Byng
Kyle Connor won the NHL’s Lady Byng Trophy last season, given ”to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.”… Connor had just four penalty minutes en route to tallying 93 points (47G, 46A).
Single-Season Records
Kyle Connor finished third in franchise history with 47 goals last season. The most goals in a season in franchise history is 52, which Ilya Kovalchuk did in 2005-06 and 2007-08. Connor passed Patrik Laine (44 in 2017-18) for the most goals in a season since relocation… Kyle Connor ended the season fourth in franchise history with 93 points last season, which is the most since relocation. It’s the eighth time in franchise history a player has reached the 90-point mark in a season… Pierre-Luc Dubois’ 15 power play goals ended the season tied for eighth in franchise history and are the most since Patrik Laine had 15 power play tallies in 2018-19… Kyle Connor and Adam Lowry each had three shorthanded goals this season, which ranks tied for fourth in franchise history. Only three players in franchise history have scored four or more shorthanded goals in a season.
Jets vs. MTL Notes
Season Series
The Jets begin a three-game homestand tonight against Montreal. Winnipeg makes the return trip to Montreal on Jan. 17.
Recent History
The Jets have won five of their past six games against the Canadiens, including both meetings last season…Winnipeg is 6-for-14 on the power play in the past four games against Montreal.
In Winnipeg
The last game between the two sides at Canada Life Centre was an 8-4 Jets victory, led by four power play goals and three points each from
Mark Scheifele (2G, 1A) and Kyle Connor (3A)… Winnipeg has won four of its past five home games against Montreal, outscoring the Canadiens 22-15 in the handful of games.
Player Notes
Kyle Connor has 19 points (8G, 11A) in 17 career games against Montreal, including six multi-point games… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 10-5-1 with a 2.96 goals-against average and .913 save Percentage in 17 career games against the Canadiens.
Jets vs. MTL Season-By-Season
Year GP W L OT GF GA PIM PP% PK%
1999-00 4 0 3 1 6 13 84 0.0 80.0
2000-01 4 1 3 0 5 14 101 0.0 85.2
2001-02 4 0 3 1 9 18 66 18.8 78.6
2002-03 4 2 2 0 9 10 45 27.3 100.0
2003-04 4 1 3 0 7 10 74 11.1 89.5
2005-06 4 2 1 1 7 5 56 5.6 92.3
2006-07 4 1 3 0 10 13 65 5.3 78.9
2007-08 4 2 1 1 7 11 36 18.8 76.5
2008-09 4 2 2 1 13 13 82 15.0 68.8
2009-10 4 2 0 2 13 12 61 14.3 80.0
2010-11 4 2 2 0 9 9 58 12.5 80.0
2011-12 4 1 3 0 8 15 46 12.5 87.5
2012-13 3 0 3 0 6 12 58 9.1 54.5
2013-14 2 1 1 0 2 4 31 0.0 87.5
2014-15 2 1 1 0 5 5 25 0.0 100.0
2015-16 2 1 1 0 5 7 18 0.0 85.7
2016-17 2 1 1 0 7 8 12 14.3 83.3
2017-18 2 1 0 1 9 9 46 80.0 63.6
2018-19 2 0 2 0 3 8 14 0.0 60.0
2019-20 2 1 1 0 5 8 8 25.0 75.0
2020-21 9 6 3 0 31 28 54 26.9 72.2
2021-22 2 2 0 0 12 6 21 57.1 85.7
Jets vs. MTL Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
02/27/2021 Mon W 2 1 21 9.52 3 1 4 41 2 0
03/04/2021 @Mon W 4 3 27 14.81 2 0 2 36 1 1
03/06/2021 @Mon L 1 7 29 3.45 2 1 2 28 1 0
03/15/2021 Mon L 2 4 36 5.56 3 2 8 31 2 1
03/17/2021 Mon W 4 3 30 13.33 2 0 4 36 2 0
04/08/2021 @Mon W 4 2 27 14.81 3 0 6 38 2 0
04/10/2021 @Mon W 5 0 25 20.00 5 2 13 19 3 0
04/30/2021 @Mon L 3 5 22 13.64 2 0 6 35 3 2
03/01/2022 Mon W 8 4 30 26.67 6 4 19 35 6 1
04/11/2022 @Mon W 4 2 35 11.43 1 0 2 25 1 0
