Match-up - New Jersey Devils (21-22-9) @ Montreal Canadiens (32-15-3) Road/Home records - 10-15-2 -------------- 17-7-2 TV - TVA, CITY, MSG+ Puck drop - 7:00 p.m. ET Season series - 1-0 Canadiens Last 10 - Devils: 6-2-2 ------- Canadiens: 6-3-1 Projected starting goalies - Keith Kinkaid vs Carey Price
Projected lines for the Canadiens via DailyFaceoff.com:
Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - Dale Weise Alex Galchenyuk - Tomas Plekanec - Brendan Gallagher Jacob De La Rose - Lars Eller - Christian Thomas Michael Bournival - Manny Malhotra - Jiri Sekac
Andrei Markov - P.K. Subban Nathan Beaulieu - Sergei Gonchar Alexei Emelin - Mike Weaver
Projected lines for the Devils:
Dainius Zubrus - Mike Cammalleri - Jaromir Jagr Patrik Elias - Travis Zajac - Martin Havlat Adam Henrique - Scott Gomez - Steve Bernier Tuomo Ruutu - Jacob Josefson - Jordin Tootoo
Andy Greene - Adam Larsson Jon Merrill - Marek Zidlicky Mark Fraser - Pete Harrold
Injured/ill: Ryane Clowe, Stephen Gionta, Damon Severson, Bryce Salvador.
What to watch:
1) Adam Larsson continues to play great hockey, as he's seen at least 22 minutes of ice in 11 of his last 12 games, and has eight points in that span. He doesn't typically play on the PP, but he actually led New Jersey defensemen with 1:24PP TOI last night. It'll be interesting to see if he continues to be given PP minutes.
2) After spending about 20 seconds total on the PP over a few game span, Adam Henrique led all Devils in PP ice time with 1:41 last night. He's top-10 in the league in power play points/60, so he should continue to take regular shifts on the man advantage.
3) New Jersey's shot totals over the last four games: 14, 14, 19, and 17 last night (16SOG per). They're not going to continue winning games if this continues, especially when you're going up against a guy like Carey Price.
4) Keith Kinkaid has given the Devils a chance to win in every start he's made, and he's played almost exclusively against teams in the top-10 in points. Montreal isn't a great 5 vs 5 team, but they're still better than New Jersey in that regard. He'll need to be good.
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