Thursday, November 21, 2024
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NHL Preview: Montreal Canadiens (20-25-4) at Ottawa Senators (22-23-2)

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Sénateurs s’affrontent ce soir pour la 161e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, c’est le 172e affrontement entre ces deux équipes.
  • The Canadiens and Senators are facing each other for the 161st time in regular season. Including playoff contests, tonight’s the 172nd matchup between the two teams.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – DET 4 @ MTL 3 (P/OT) (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Pezzetta, Harvey-Pinard (DN/PK), Harvey-Pinard
Buts DET Goals – Rasmussen, Berggren (AN/PP), Sundqvist, Fabbri (P/OT)
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (38-42)
Gardien DET Goalie – Husso (20-23)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/2
Avantage numérique DET Powerplay – 1/2
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 26:39) ; S (Suzuki – 5) ; HT (Pezzetta – 8) ; BS (Wideman – 4)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
31 JAN. VS. OTTAWA 19 h / 7 p.m.
11 FÉV. VS. NY ISLANDERS 12h30 / 12:30 p.m.
12 FÉV. VS. EDMONTON 12h30 / 12:30 p.m.
14 FÉV. VS. CHICAGO 19 h / 7 p.m.
16 FÉV. @ CAROLINE 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 49 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 49 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 6 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 11 –
K. Guhle – Bas du corps / Lower-body 13 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 5 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 24 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 3 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Owen Beck des Petes de Peterborough (27/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Owen Beck from the Peterborough Petes (01/27)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le gardien Cayden Primeau au Rocket de Laval (25/01)
The Canadiens have loaned goaltender Cayden Primeau to the Laval Rocket (01/25)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Alex Belzile du Rocket de Laval (21/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Alex Belzile from the Laval Rocket (01/21)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé les attaquants Rafaël Harvey-Pinard et Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (17/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forwards Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (01/11)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Jesse Ylönen du Rocket de Laval (11/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Jesse Ylönen from the Laval Rocket (01/11)

STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 27/01 – BEFORE GAMES ON 01/27
PTS (44 – 26e/26th)
V/W (20 – 25e/25th)
BP/GF (126 – 29e/29th)
BC/GA (179 – 28e/28th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.8 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (34.0 – 28e/28th)
MÉ/Hits (945 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (630 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (15.1% – 32e/32nd)
DN/PK (73.6% – 29e/29th)

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 4-8-1 9 28 52
Centrale 7-5-2 16 44 45
Métropolitaine 5-6-0 10 28 41
Pacifique 4-6-1 9 30 41
Total 20-25-4 44 130 179
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 86
Victoires/Wins : 34
Fiche : 34-44-8
Points de classement/Standing points : 76

CANADIENS VS. OTTAWA
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. OTT 81-60-5-15 (161 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 45-27-4-5 (81 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 36-33-1-10 (80 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 3-2 L @ OTT (14/12/22)
S. Montembeault 3-31 | C. Talbot 2-25
BG / WG: B. Tkachuk

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE OTTAWA / LAST 10 GAMES VS. OTTAWA:
14/12/22 – MTL 2 @ OTT 3
23/04/22 – MTL 4 @ OTT 6
05/04/22 – OTT 6 @ MTL 3
19/03/22 – OTT 1 @ MTL 5
26/02/22 – MTL 2 @ OTT 1
05/05/21 – MTL 1 @ OTT 5
01/05/21 – OTT 2 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
17/04/21 – OTT 4 @ MTL 0
03/04/21 – MTL 3 @ OTT 6
01/04/21 – MTL 4 @ OTT 1

CETTE SAISON CONTRE OTTAWA / THIS SEASON VS. OTTAWA
Match #1: 14/12/2022 @ OTT – D/L 3-2
Match #2: 28/01/2023 @ OTT
Match #3: 31/01/2023 @ MTL
Match #4: 25/01/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE OTTAWA / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. OTTAWA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (10-13-23, 41 pj/gp)
2) Evgenii Dadonov (7-7-14, 16 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (7-4-11, 25 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE OTTAWA / LEADING SCORERS VS. OTTAWA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (10-13-23, 41 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (6-10-16, 25 pj/gp)
3) Jonathan Drouin (5-10-15, 27 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE OTTAWA / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. OTTAWA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (57, 41 pj/gp)
2) David Savard (27, 21 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (24, 25 pj/gp)

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Jan. 27, 6-2 win at Toronto: Tkachuk registered his 13th career multi-goal game to help pace Ottawa to a 6-2 victory at Scotiabank Arena. The win saw the Senators register their first victory over Toronto since 10/14/21 to break a four-game losing streak against the club. Chabot opened the scoring with his 50th career goal to become the second fastest rearguard in team history to reach the mark. Giroux recorded one goal and one assist for his 13th multi-point game of the season, the most by a Senators skater in his first season with the club since 2013-14. Brassard provided his third power-play goal of the season while Batherson also found the back of the net for the visitors. Anderson and Nylander replied for Toronto. Forsberg earned the win for Ottawa with 31 saves while Samsonov took the loss for Toronto in turning aside 28 of 34 shots. Scratches: Kastelic, Larsson; Injuries: Motte, Norris, Talbot, Zub; Shots: OTT – 34, TOR – 33; PP: OTT – 1-5, TOR – 1-3.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Montreal will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet Ontario, CBC and TVAS. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa concludes their home-and-home series with Montreal on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the third of four regular-season meetings and the first of two matchups at Bell Centre.

INJURY REPORT: LW Motte, C Norris and D Zub are on IR and will not oppose the Canadiens this evening. G Talbot missed Friday evening’s game at Toronto with a lower-body injury. Total man-games lost: 171.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled D Larsson from Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 27.

OTTAWA vs. MONTREAL – History:
2022-23 (1-0-0): Dec. 14 @ Ottawa (3-2 win), Jan. 28 @ Ottawa, Jan. 31 @ Montreal, Feb. 25 @ Montreal
2021-22 (2-2-0): 2/26/22 @ Ottawa (2-1 loss), 3/19/22 @ Montreal (5-1 loss), 4/5/22 @ Montreal (6-3 win), 4/23/22 @ Ottawa (6-4 win)
Series record: Overall: 75-70-5-11; Home: 43-31-1-5; Away: 32-39-4-6
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: Dec. 14 (3-2); @ Montreal: 4/5/22 (6-3)
Last Montreal win: @ Ottawa: 2/26/22 (2-1); @ Montreal: 3/19/22 (5-1)
Last OT result: 5/1/22 (3-2 OT loss) @ Montreal
Last shootout: 2/23/21 (5-4 SO win) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 8, (1/13/07, 8-3 win); Allowed: 8, (10/30/17, 8-3 loss); Both teams: 12, (3/24/08, 7-5 loss)
Last Game: Dec. 14, 3-2 win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Pinto, Batherson, Tkachuk; MTL Goals: Dach, Dvorak; OTT Scratch:
Heatherington; OTT Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Joseph, Motte, Norris, Stützle, Zub; OTT Goalie: Talbot; MTL Goalie: Montembeault;
OTT PP: 2-7; MTL PP: 0-3; Shots: 31-25.
Career vs. Montreal: Giroux leads all players in career games played (40), in goals (11), in assists (19) and in points (30); Tkachuk leads in penalty minutes (45) against Montreal.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 13-11-1 at home this season … Tim Stützle is the Senators leader with 14 goals at home while also maintaining the club lead with 17 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 25 home games, Stützle leads the team with 31 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will conclude their fifth set of the season this evening when the team hosts Montreal … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (3-2-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (2-2-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 48 for 183 (26.2%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 11 powerplay goals while also maintaining the club lead with 21 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 12 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 135 of the 167 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 80.8% through 48 regular-season games … The team has registered four (Joseph, Motte, Watson x2) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

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