MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- Les Canadiens et les Coyotes s’affrontent ce soir pour la 82e fois en saison régulière. Ces deux clubs ne se sont jamais affrontés en séries.
- The Canadiens and Coyotes are facing each other for the 82nd time in regular season. Those two opponents have never faced each other in the playoffs.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – TBL 5 @ MTL 1 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Suzuki
Buts TBL Goals – Hagel, Paul, Cirelli, Hagel (AN/PP), Kucherov
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (22-27)
Gardien TBL Goalie – Vasilevskiy (22-23)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/3
Avantage numérique TBL Powerplay – 2/6
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 22:37) ; S (Drouin, Matheson, Pezzetta – 3) ; HT (Matheson – 4) ; BS
(Edmundson – 5)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
21 DÉC. @ COLORADO 20 h / 8 p.m.
23 DÉC. @ DALLAS 20h30 / 8:30 p.m.
28 DÉC. @ TAMPA BAY 19 h / 7 p.m.
29 DÉC. @ FLORIDE 19 h / 7 p.m.
31 DÉC. @ WASHINGTON 16 h / 4 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 31 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 31 –
M. Matheson – Haut du corps / Upper-body 17 19/11/2022
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 9 –
D. Savard – Haut du corps / Upper-body 7 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 6 –
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au Rocket de Laval et ont rappelé l’attaquant Anthony Richard (18/12)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Rem Pitlick to the Laval Rocket and recalled forward Anthony Richard (12/18)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (01/12)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (12/01)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au Rocket de Laval (18/11)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Rem Pitlick to the Laval Rocket (11/18)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (16/11)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (11/16)
Les Canadiens ont placé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au ballottage (07/11)
The Canadiens have placed forward Rem Pitlick on waivers (11/07)
NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 18/12 – BEFORE GAMES ON 12/18
PTS (30 – 24e/24th)
V/W (14 – 22e/22nd)
BP/GF (85 – 26e/26th)
BC/GA (110 – 26e/26th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (28.8 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (32.8 – 26e/26th)
MÉ/Hits (539 – 30e/30th)
MP/PIM (383 – 3e/3rd)
AN/PP (14.0% – 32e/32nd)
DN/PK (79.0% – 16e/16th)
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 3-4-0 6 15 25
Centrale 3-3-1 7 22 23
Métropolitaine 4-3-0 8 22 25
Pacifique 4-5-1 9 30 37
Total 14-15-2 30 89 110
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 68
Victoires/Wins : 28
Fiche : 28-34-6
Points de classement/Standing points : 62
CANADIENS VS. ARIZONA
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. ARI 51-21-9-0 (81 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 31-8-2-0 (41 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 20-13-7-0 (40 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
V 6-2 W @ MTL (20/10/22)
J. Allen 2-27 | C. Ingram 5-29
BG / WG: B. Gallagher
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE ARIZONA / LAST 10 GAMES VS. ARIZONA:
20/10/22 – ARI 2 @ MTL 6
15/03/22 – ARI 6 @ MTL 3
17/01/22 – MTL 2 @ ARI 5
10/02/20 – ARI 3 @ MTL 2
30/10/19 – MTL 4 @ ARI 1
23/01/19 – ARI 1 @ MTL 2
20/12/18 – MTL 2 @ ARI 1
15/02/18 – MTL 2 @ ARI 5
16/11/17 – ARI 5 @ MTL 4
09/02/17 – MTL 5 @ ARI 4 (P/OT)
CETTE SAISON CONTRE ARIZONA / THIS SEASON VS. ARIZONA
Match #1: 20/10/2022 @ MTL V/W 6-2
Match #2: 19/12/2022 @ ARI
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE ARIZONA / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. ARIZONA:
1) Mike Hoffman (12-7-19, 22 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (12-13-25, 32 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (7-4-11, 15 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE ARIZONA / LEADING SCORERS VS. ARIZONA:
1) Sean Monahan (12-13-25, 32 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (12-7-19, 22 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (7-4-11, 15 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE ARIZONA / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. ARIZONA:
1) Mike Hoffman (14, 22 pj/gp)
2) Joel Armia (8, 12 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (8, 15 pj/gp)
LIENS MONTRÉAL – ARIZONA CONNECTIONS
- Evgenii Dadonov (2017 à 2020) et Samuel Montembeault (2018 à 2020) ont joué avec Nick Bjugstad en Floride.
- Sean Monahan et Juuso Valimaki ont joué ensemble entre 2018 et 2022 à Calgary.
- Mike Hoffman (2019-2020 – Floride), Samuel Montembeault (2018 à 2020 – Floride) et Evgenii Dadonov (2018 à 2020 – Floride ; 2020-2021 – Ottawa) ont tous joué avec Josh Brown.
- Christian Dvorak a joué en Arizona de 2016 à 2021.
- Evgenii Dadonov (2017 to 2020) and Samuel Montembeault (2018 to 2020) played with Nick Bjugstad in Florida.
- Sean Monahan and Juuso Valimaki played together from 2018 to 2022 in Calgary.
- Mike Hoffman (2019-20 – Florida), Samuel Montembeault (2018 to 2020 – Florida) and Evgenii Dadonov (2018 to 2020
– Florida; 2020-21 – Ottawa) all played with Josh Brown.
- Christian Dvorak played five seasons in Arizona from 2016 to 2021.
JOUEURS AVEC LE PLUS DE MATCHS AVEC LES CANADIENS / PLAYERS WITH THE MOST GAMES WITH THE CANADIENS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Matchs/Games
28 – Shayne Corson – 662
29 – Brendan Gallagher – 660
30 – Aurel Joliat – 655
MEILLEURS MARQUEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME TOP SCORERS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Buts/Goals
24 – Bobby Rousseau – 200
25 – Brendan Gallagher – 197
26 – Larry Robinson – 197
MEILLEURS PASSEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME ASSIST LEADERS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Aides/Assists
44 – Aurel Joliat – 194
45 – Brendan Gallagher – 192
46 – Petr Svoboda – 190
MEILLEURS POINTEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Points/Points
36 – Réjean Joule – 408
37 – Brendan Gallagher – 389
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
ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is 3-2-0 in its last five games and looks to finish the 3-game homestand with a winning record (1-1-0 so far)
• Clayton Keller has tallied 5-2-7 in his last 5 GP and aims to reach the 30-pt plateau in his 30th game of the season
• Matias Maccelli (2-19-21 in 27 GP) aims to become the first NHL rookie to 20 assists this season
LAST GAME
Sabres 5, Coyotes 2 – December 17, 2022 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Gostisbehere (8), Hayton (1)
BUF Goals: Skinner (14, 15), Thompson (25), Jost (2), Okposo (3)
ARI Goalie: Ingram (L) – 38 svs on 41 shots
BUF Goalie: Anderson (W) – 29 svs on 31 shots
PP: 1-6 PK: 3-5
Notes: The Coyotes split the season series with Buffalo and saw their three-game home win streak come to an end… Shayne Gostisbehere also established a three-game point streak with his first period marker…Jakob Chychrun inched closer to 100 career assists with a helper on Gostisbehere’s goal…Nick Schmaltz chipped in an assist on Saturday and has recorded 7 pts (1-6-7) in his last 5 GP…Barrett Hayton registered his first goal of the season; His last tally prior to Saturday came on 4/27/22…Hayton has also found the scoresheet in back-to-back games…Matias Maccelli skated in his 50th career game…Jan Jenik made his season debut with the Coyotes, logging 3:59 of ice time…Connor Ingram turned in a .927 SV% performance to mark his second-highest single-game performance of the season
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (1 / 12/16)
Total man games lost: 64 games
Jakob Chychrun (16), Nick Schmaltz (15), Zack Kassian (9), Connor Timmins (9), Andrew Ladd (6), Josh Brown (3),
Ben McCartney (3), Juuso Valimaki (1), Lawson Crouse (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-12/18 – Assigned F Jan Jenik to Tucson (AHL)
-12/17 – Recalled F Jan Jenik from Tucson (AHL)
-12/15 – Assigned D Dysin Mayo to Tucson (AHL)
-12/8 – :Loaned F Dylan Guenther to Team Canada for the 2023 WJC
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME
(AZ)
OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Wed, Dec 21 8pm at VGK T-Mobile Arena Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
Fri, Dec 23 7:30pm vs LAK Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
Tue, Dec 27 7pm vs COL Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona
Extra
ESPN 620
YOTES & HABS
-Tonight is the second and final meeting between the Yotes and Habs in 2022-23. Arizona fell in Montreal 6-2 on 10/20
-Travis Boyd and JJ Moser scored the two Coyotes goals in the October matchup. Moser also had two points the last time the Habs were in Arizona (1/17/22)
-Lawson Crouse picked up two assists on 10/20. He has 4 pts (1-3-4) in his last two skates vs MTL
-A win tonight would be the first time the Coyotes franchise has beaten Montreal two straight times at home since 3/21/90 – 12/15/90
-Clayton Keller enters tonight with a 4-game point/assist streak versus MTL (2-4-6 in that span). The assist streak is his longest active assist streak versus an NHL opponent
-Karel Vejmelka was between the pipes in both ARI-MTL games last year and got the win in both of them, posting a 2.50 GAA and a .923 SV% (60-for-65) in the outings
-Coyotes franchise vs Canadiens:
• All-Time: 21-48-9-3
• Home: 13-18-7-2
• Road: 8-30-2-1
• L10: 5-4-1
• STRK: L1
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE CANADIENS
Shayne Gostisbehere…2-13-15…16 career GP
Clayton Keller…3-9-12…9 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…2-5-7…8 career GP
Jakob Chychrun…3-1-4…7 career GP
JJ Moser…2-1-3…3 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Bjugstad, 5)… Assists (Gostisbehere 13)…Points (Gostisbehere, 15)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Chychrun, 3)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 13)…Points (Gostisbehere, 15)
KELLER INSTINCT
-Clayton Keller enters tonight among Arizona leaders in goals (12, 2nd), assists (17, 2nd) and points (29, 1st) in 2022- 23
-He was kept off the scoresheet on Saturday but enters tonight with five goals in his last four games and 5-2-7 over his last 5 GP
-Keller’s 29 pts thru ARI’s first 29 GP are the most a Coyotes player has tallied in the team’s first 29 gms since Ladislav Nagy (11-18-29 in 26 GP) in 2005-06
FEWEST GAMES BY A COYOTE TO 30 PTS (SINCE 1996-97)
NAME SEASON GP SCORING LINE DATES
Jeremy Roenick 1999-00 19 14-16-30 10/2/99 – 11/28/99
Jeremy Roenick 1998-99 25 10-20-30 10/11/98 – 12/16/98
Keith Tkachuk 1998-99 26 17-14-31 10/11/98 – 12/22/98
Ladislav Nagy 2005-06 27 11-20-31 10/8/05 – 12/5/05
Ladislav Nagy 2003-04 28 14-16-30 10/10/03 – 12/12/03
Shane Doan 2003-04 29 11-19-30 10/10/03 – 12/12/03
Keith Tkachuk 1997-98 30 17-14-31 10/1/97 – 12/10/97
-The winger has been clear of a point per game since 11/18/21, recording 37-49-86 in 80 GP since then. His 1.08 points per game in that span ranks 6th among RW (Min. 50 GP)
IN THE NICK OF TIME
-Nick Schmaltz has begun his season with 4-7-11 in 14 GP and comes into tonight with 4 assists in his last two games
-His 3-assist night on Friday ties Keller (10/25 at CBJ) for the most by a Coyote this season
-Schmaltz has registered 1-6-7 over 4 games at Mullett Arena this season
-Arizona is 12-3-2 when Schmaltz records a multi-point game since the start of 2021-22…This season in Coyotes wins, he’s registered 2-5-7 in 4 GP
-In his last 82 games (since 4/24/21), Schmaltz has recorded 27-47-74
-Since his Coyotes debut on 11/27/18, Schmaltz has tallied 53-108-161 in 216 GP. His 0.75 PPG paces the Coyotes since then (min. 50 GP) and his point total trails just Keller in that span
CHYCHA CHYCHA BOOM BOOM
-Jakob Chychrun has posted a 3-9-12 scoring line in 13 games this season. All 12 of his points have come in his last 12 games
-Since 11/23, Chychrun ranks among NHL blueliners in goals (3, T-5th), assists (9, T-7th), points (12, T-6th) and shots (47, 3rd)
-Chychrun is also on simultaneous runs of 2-7-9 in his last 8 GP and 7 assists in his last 7 GP
-The seventh-year NHLer enters tonight with 98 career assists. A pair of helpers would make him just the ninth defensemen in Coyotes/Jets history to register 50+ goals and 100+ assists with the franchise
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Shayne Gostisbehere (8-15-23 in 29 GP) enters tonight ranking among NHL d-men leaders in goals (T-4th), points (T-13th), power-play goals (3, T-6th) and even-strength points (14, T-10th) on the campaign
-The blueliner has compiled 9 pts (4-5-9) in his last eight games, as well as 13 pts (4-9-13) in his last 12 GP (since 11/23)
-His goal on Saturday marked the second consecutive game he scored the first Coyotes goal. It’s also the third time this season he’s scored in back-to-back games at any point in the game. He’s never had a three-game goal streak.
-Since 11/23, Gostisbehere ranks T-1st among NHL d-men in goals, T-3rd in points as well as T-7th in assists
-Gostisbehere (82-211-293 in 492 GP) is closing in on 300 pts and 500 games for his career. He is on track to become the sixth player and second defenseman from the 2012 Draft Class to play in 500+ games and record 300+ points (Filip Forsberg, Tomas Hertl, Morgan Rielly, Teuvo Teravainen, Alex Galchenyuk)
