Habs were in 29th place in the overall NHL standings after Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Bruins and ranked 31st in goal differential at minus-22.
Article content
Here are five things you should know about Tuesday’s game between the Canadiens (4-11-2) and the Rangers (9-3-3) at Madison Square Garden in New York (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM).
Advertisement
Article content
How bad are the Habs? The Canadiens are in 29th place in the overall NHL standings after Sunday’s 5-2 loss to the Bruins in Boston and rank 31st in goal differential at minus-22. The Canadiens are 3-5-1 at home and 1-6-1 on the road. They rank 31st in offence with an average of 2.12 goals per game, rank 29th in defence, allowing 3.41 goals per game, 28th on the power play (14.3 per cent), 29th in penalty-killing (70.7 per cent) and 27th in faceoffs (47.3 per cent). Nick Suzuki, who leads the Canadiens in scoring with 4-10-14 totals, is tied for 39th in the NHL. The Canadiens have scored less than three goals in all of their losses.
A night of firsts: Joel Armia scored his first goal of the season for the Canadiens Sunday in Boston, while Michael Pezzetta scored the first goal of his NHL career. Defenceman Ben Chiarot has four goals and is tied for the team lead with Suzuki and Mike Hoffman. Chiarot’s career high for goals in a season is nine. There are four Canadiens who have played in all 17 games this season and have yet to score a goal: Artturi Lehkonen, Jeff Petry, Brett Kulak and David Savard.
Advertisement
Article content
Rangers looking better: The Rangers are on a three-game winning streak after beating the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in a shootout Sunday at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers have a 3-1-1 record at home and are 6-2-2 on the road. They rank 23rd in offence, scoring an average of 2.73 goals per game, and rank 17th in defence, allowing an average of 2.87. They rank 13th on the power play (21.3 per cent), 22nd in penalty-killing (78.7 per cent) and 29th in faceoffs (46.9 per cent). Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin has a 7-2-2 record with a 2.46 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage.
Kreider on fire: Chris Kreider leads the Rangers with 11 goals and ranks third in the NHL, trailing only the Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl (15) and the Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin (12). Kreider’s career high for goals in a season is 28. Defenceman Adam Fox leads the Rangers in scoring with 4-12-16 totals, followed by Artemi Panarin with 4-11-15 and Kreider with 11-3-14. Fox won the Norris Trophy last season as the NHL’s top defenceman after posting 5-42-47 totals and a plus-19 differential in 55 games. The Calgary Flames selected Fox in the third round (66th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft and he was later traded to the Carolina Hurricanes and then the Rangers.
Advertisement
Article content
What about Lafrenière? Left-winger Alexis Lafrenière, the No. 1 overall pick at the 2020 NHL Draft, has 4-1-5 totals in 15 games this season with the Rangers. He has been playing on the third line with centre Barclay Goodrow and right-winger Julien Gauthier. With 16-10-26 totals in 71 career games, Lafrenière ranks second in scoring among players selected at the 2020 draft. Ottawa Senators left-winger Tim Stutzle, selected third overall, ranks first with 13-22-35 totals and has 1-5-6 totals in 15 games this season.
Canadiens at N.Y. Rangers: Five things you should know - Montreal Gazette
Read More
No comments:
Post a Comment