by: Colin Stephenson - NHL.com Correspondent
CANADIENS (16-4-2) at RANGERS (16-3-2)
TV: SNE, SNO, RDS, MSG 2
Season series: The Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers 3-0 in Montreal's home opener on Oct. 15 and set a franchise record for most consecutive wins (five) to start a season. Carey Price made 25 saves and Tomas Fleischmann, Dale Weise and Tomas Plekanec each scored. David Desharnais had two assists.
Canadiens team scope: Right wing Brendan Gallagher, who sustained two broken fingers blocking a shot Sunday in a 4-2 win against the New York Islanders, had surgery Monday and will miss at least six weeks. Devante Smith-Pelly, who missed the game Sunday with a lower-body injury, took Gallagher's spot on the No. 1 line with Tomas Plekanec and Max Pacioretty at practice Tuesday. "It's a big loss. He’s a big part of the success of this hockey team," coach Michel Therrien told the Montreal Gazette, But like I said, we lost [Carey Price] for [a long time] and for me it's not an excuse to keep not having success." The Canadiens also said forward Torrey Mitchell, who sustained a lower-body injury Nov. 19 against the Arizona Coyotes, will be out at least another 7-10 days. Defenseman Alexei Emelin, who missed the past five games with a lower body injury, practiced Tuesday and is ready to return but is not expected to play Wednesday.
Rangers team scope: New York is tied with Montreal atop the Eastern Conference; each team has 34 points but the Rangers have played one fewer game. The Rangers did not practice on Tuesday. They have won nine straight home games and have scored three or more goals in each of those games. Rick Nash has four goals in his past two games. Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist leads the League in goals against average (1.74) and save percentage (.946) and is tied for the lead in wins (12). "Our goalie, Hank, was unbelievable again," Nash told the Rangers website after a 3-0 victory against the Nashville Predators on Monday. "It seems to be a trend every single night that he's our best player."
Season series: The Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers 3-0 in Montreal's home opener on Oct. 15 and set a franchise record for most consecutive wins (five) to start a season. Carey Price made 25 saves and Tomas Fleischmann, Dale Weise and Tomas Plekanec each scored. David Desharnais had two assists.
Canadiens team scope: Right wing Brendan Gallagher, who sustained two broken fingers blocking a shot Sunday in a 4-2 win against the New York Islanders, had surgery Monday and will miss at least six weeks. Devante Smith-Pelly, who missed the game Sunday with a lower-body injury, took Gallagher's spot on the No. 1 line with Tomas Plekanec and Max Pacioretty at practice Tuesday. "It's a big loss. He’s a big part of the success of this hockey team," coach Michel Therrien told the Montreal Gazette, But like I said, we lost [Carey Price] for [a long time] and for me it's not an excuse to keep not having success." The Canadiens also said forward Torrey Mitchell, who sustained a lower-body injury Nov. 19 against the Arizona Coyotes, will be out at least another 7-10 days. Defenseman Alexei Emelin, who missed the past five games with a lower body injury, practiced Tuesday and is ready to return but is not expected to play Wednesday.
Rangers team scope: New York is tied with Montreal atop the Eastern Conference; each team has 34 points but the Rangers have played one fewer game. The Rangers did not practice on Tuesday. They have won nine straight home games and have scored three or more goals in each of those games. Rick Nash has four goals in his past two games. Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist leads the League in goals against average (1.74) and save percentage (.946) and is tied for the lead in wins (12). "Our goalie, Hank, was unbelievable again," Nash told the Rangers website after a 3-0 victory against the Nashville Predators on Monday. "It seems to be a trend every single night that he's our best player."
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