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PREGAME FIVE · {{current_date_full}} · ISSUE 012
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MTL
18-12-4
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VS
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BOS
21-9-3
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7:00 PM ET · Bell Centre · SN1 / RDS
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Good morning {{first_name | there}}. Boston comes in on the second half of a back to back, Montembeault is confirmed for the crease, and the power play is the thing to watch. Five things before puck drop.
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Montembeault is back in the crease
He missed four games with a lower body injury and took the full morning skate without restrictions. Behind him the numbers were ugly, with a .871 save percentage across that stretch, so this is the single biggest swing in the lineup tonight.
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The power play has gone cold at the worst time
Two goals on 21 attempts over the last six games. The entries are the problem, because Montreal is dumping the puck in on roughly a third of its zone entries and getting almost nothing back from those possessions.
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2/21
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THE NUMBER
Montreal's power play over the last six games, good for 28th in the league across that window.
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Hutson draws the Pastrnak matchup
Martin St. Louis has kept his rookie defenceman away from top lines on the road, and at home he gets the last change to make this happen. Watch the first ten minutes to see whether the assignment holds.
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Boston is on the back end of a back to back
They played in Ottawa last night and flew in after midnight. Swayman is expected to start again, which puts real weight on Montreal's forecheck in the second period when travel legs usually show up.
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Two points closes the wild card gap to three
Montreal sits five back of the second wild card with a game in hand on Detroit. A regulation win tonight and a Detroit loss on Thursday puts this team inside striking distance before the road trip.
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PROJECTED LINES
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Caufield · Suzuki · Slafkovsky |
| L2 |
Laine · Dach · Newhook |
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Matheson · Hutson |
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Montembeault (Primeau backup) |
Out: Kapanen (upper body, week to week)
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The Postgame Five lands within 30 minutes of the final horn.
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