BOSTON | For the second time in a week, the Canadian and the Bruins will cross swords. This time at the TD Garden in Boston, a place where the Habs have not won since January 14, 2019.
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Before the game, the Bruins will pay tribute to the 1970 and 1972 championship editions as part of their 100th anniversary celebration. Two teams led by Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, Johnny Bucyk, Wayne Cashman, Derek Sanderson and Gerry Cheevers.
There will be a great opportunity to break up the party on the Montreal side.
Here are 5 things to pay attention to
1. Caufield looking for his 100th point
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Cole Caufield could become the quickest Canadiens player to reach the 100-point plateau since Michael Ryder. The Canadiens forward currently has 99 in 140 games. In 2005–2006, Ryder reached the 100-point mark in his 138th game. Since the 1993 conquest, Ryder, Saku Koivu (131) and Gilbert Dionne (145) are the only ones to have done so in fewer than 150 games.
2. Brad Marchand among the greats
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For his part, Brad Marchand took advantage of a night of celebration to record the 500th assist of his career. He would join seven other players in Bruins history, including four who played for the two championship teams honored tonight (Bucyk, Orr, Esposito, Cashman). The others are Raymond Bourque, Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci.
3. The Master of Roast fight
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Brendan Gallagher was never one to make friends, especially within the Guardian fraternity. Last week he had a disagreement with Jeremy Swayman, with whom he exchanged some nasty words. Maybe we’ll see a second round of Roast Battle.
Gallagher: “It’s one of my favorite places. There is so much history between the two teams. The fans are passionate, which makes the atmosphere pleasant. Swayman is one of the best goalkeepers in the league, so we have to do everything we can to take him out of his game a little. »
4. Allen vs. the Bruins
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Like the Bruins, the Canadian will continue his game of musical chairs in front of the net. First up is Jake Allen. Since the start of his career, the 33-year-old goalkeeper has put up interesting stats against the Bruins despite a 4-5-1 record. He has a goals-against average of 2.60 and an efficiency ratio of 0.919.
5. Emotions to manage
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Clash between the Canadian and the Bruins, on a Saturday evening in Boston, with a pre-game ceremony. The ingredients for an evening full of emotions are there. On the Habs side, where we tend to preach without discipline, we have to be careful not to cross a fine line.
Martin St-Louis: “I want us to be competitive but not take any penalties. It’s a fine line. As a coach you have to be careful about holding the boys back because sometimes it lowers the level of competition. We must be thermostats and not thermometers.”
Expected lineup for tonight’s game:
Newhook Suzuki Anderson
Caufield-Dvorak-Slafkovsky
Pearson-Monahan-Gallagher
Ylönen-Evans-Pezzetta
Matheson Barron
Guhle Kovacevic
Harris-Lindstrom
Allen
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