Match Up:
Wednesday
night, the Canadiens and Bruins square off one final time this season,
for the 12th time this season and the 903rd time overall. Boston will
host Game 7 for the third time in the last four meetings, dating back to
2004 when only Andrei Markov and Patrice Bergeron were in the lineups
for Montreal's 2-0 win.
Max Pacioretty, Lars Eller and Thomas
Vanek pitched in with the offense in Montreal's 4-0 win on Monday to
force Game 7, while Price posted 26 saves for the shutout, with a little
help from David Desharnais.
The game starts at 7 and airs on CBC and RDS.
What to Watch:
The
Habs have found some serious production from their defensemen in this
series. PK Subban has 4 goals and 3 assists, Weaver and Bouillon have
both chipped in with goals, Markov has all of his 5 assists in the in
these playoffs against the Bruins and even Nathan Beaulieu chipped in
with an assist in his first ever NHL playoff game. The better news for
the Habs was that in Game 6 the offensive stars kicked in, as Vanek,
Eller and Pacioretty took care of the scoring. Vanek had his second
two-goal game of the series on Monday.
The Bruins stayed
true-to-form in this series, they haven't relied on one hero for success
and spread the scoring around. Reilly Smith has led the way with 3
goals, as many as the top-line of Jarome Iginla, Milan Lucic and David
Krejci have scored combined. Krejci led the Bruins in points this year
with 69, but he has just 3 assists in 11 playoff games so far.
What's at Stake:
Game 7. Win and move on, lose and go home.
Who's Out:
Alex
Galchenyuk (knee) might be just a few days from being game ready, but
he'll miss his second straight playoff series for the Habs.
The
Bruins won't get any of their wounded back for Game 7 either, Dennis
Seidenberg (lower body), Chris Kelly (back) and Adam McQuaid (ankle)
remain out.
What Else:
As they've done for
several big games in the past, the Habs are opening the doors to the
Bell Center to watch Game 7. Tickets went on sale at 10 dollars apiece
with proceeds going to the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation.
The
Habs and Bruins meet in Game 7 for a 9th time in their histories, the
most in professional sports. Patrice Bergeron and Andrei Markov have
both played in 3 of the 8 prior meetings, Carey Price and Tomas Plekanec
have played a pair, as have Milan Lucic, David Krejci, Shawn Thornton
and Zdeno Chara.
The Question Mark:
Who are your series MVPs picks and who will be the star on Wednesday?
Let us know what you think, leave a comment or send us a tweet using the #MTLHockey hashtag on Twitter.
The Montreal Hockey Talk Pregame Show starts an hour before puck drop, join the live conversation by using the #MTLHockey hashtag on Twitter. And don’t miss the Post Game Show starting 5 minutes after the final siren.
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1 comments:
That's great that the Bell Center will be open for fans! Living in NYC, I've been rooting for the Rangers, too, since this means the Habs can play here! :-)
Honestly, I see Price pitching another shutout. 3-0 Habs, as PK, Bourneval and Wiese all score. PK for series MVP!
Go Habs!
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