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The Bulldogs (11-10-2-0) will look to hold onto a playoff spot for another day - boy does it feel weird to type that - as they host Texas (7-7-7-0) this afternoon. (based on +/- data from last game) Rallo - Faksa - Stransky Dowling - Glennie - Ritchie Ranford - Morin - Hulak Root - Peters - Troock Fortunus - Gaunce Meech - Honka Valentine - Hardowa Campbell Carr - Hudon - Dumont Bournival - Hensick - Thomas Macenauer - de la Rose - Sorkin Nevins - Dowell Beaulieu - Pateryn Tinordi - Drewiske Finley - Dietz Bennett Condon Puck drop is at 3:00 PM, AM900 will have the play-by-play; click the banner below to listen.

It's another 2-in-2 set for the Bulldogs (10-9-2-0) as they host their division rival, the Marlies (6-12-2-0). The Baby Leafs have struggled recently, winning just one of their last ten games. On the flip side, that one win came on Tuesday... (based on +/- data from last game/best guesses due to some transactions) Ross - Carrick - Frattin Leivo - Watling - Kozun Bodie - MacMillan - Brown Devane - Rupert - Biggs MacWilliam - Mikkelson Nilsson - Loov Marshall - Knodel Bibeau Hensick - Andrighetto - Hudon Carr - Dumont - Thomas Bournival - de la Rose - Sorkin Nevins - Dowell - Macenauer Beaulieu - Pateryn Tinordi - Dietz Drewiske - Finley/Bennett Condon Puck drop is at 7:30 PM, AM900 will have the play-by-play; click the banner below to listen.

GAME TIME: 8:30 EST 5:30 PST (MY TIME) THE LINE UP FOR THE HABS (WINNERS) Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - P-A Parenteau Alex Galchenyuk - Tomas Plekanec - Brendan Gallagher Brandon Prust - Lars Eller - Jiri Sekac Eric Tangradi - Manny Malhotra - Dale Weise Andrei Markov - P.K. Subban Alexei Emelin - Sergei Gonchar Bryan Allen - Tom Gilbert Carey Price Dustin Tokarski INJURIES: NOT MUCH VERY HEALTHY CLUB BOURNIVAL THE ONLY QUASI REGULAR THE LINE UP FOR THE HAWKS (LOSERS) Brandon Saad - Jonathan Toews -Marian Hossa Kris Versteeg - Brad Richards - Patrick Kane Bryan Bickell - Andrew Shaw - Dan Carcillo Joakin Nordstrom - Marcus Kruger - Ben Smith Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook Niklas Hjalmarsson - Johnny Oduya David Rundblad - Michal Rozsival Antti Raanta Scott Darling INJURIES: COREY CRAWFORD OUT 2-3 WEEKS TREVOR VAN RIEMSDYK LONG TERM PATRICK SHARP DTD TELEVISION /RADIO COVERAGE TSN RADIO RDS AND SPORTSNET EAST

Montreal Canadiens (17-7-2) Projected Lineup Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - P-A Parenteau Alex Galchenyuk - Tomas Plekanec - Brendan Gallagher Brandon Prust - Lars Eller - Jiri Sekac Eric Tangradi - Manny Malhotra - Dale Weise Andrei Markov - P.K. Subban Alexei Emelin - Sergei Gonchar Bryan Allen - Tom Gilbert Carey Price Dustin Tokarski Team Leaders G Max Pacioretty (12) A Desharnais/Galchenyuk (11) PTS Max Pacioretty (20) +/- Max Pacioretty (+11) PIMS Brandon Prust (62) Injuries: Michael Bournival; Stefan Fournier, Jeremy Gregoire, Dalton Thrower (all SOIR) Scratches: Mike Weaver Minnesota Wild (13-9-1) Projected Lineup Jason Zucker - Mikko Koivu - Charlie Coyle Zach Parise - Mikael Granlund - Jason Pominville Thomas Vanek - Kyle Brodziak - Nino Niederreiter Justin Fontaine - Erik Haula - Ryan Carter Jared Spurgeon - Marco Scandella Christian Folin - Jonas Brodin Nate Prosser - Keith Ballard Darcy Kuemper Niklas Backstrom Team Leaders G Nino Niederreiter (11) A Suter/Vanek (12) PTS Zach Parise (18) +/- Ryan Suter (+10) PIMS Marco Scandella (34) Injuries: Matt Cooke, Ryan Suter Scratches: Stu Bickel Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST TV: SN (national), RDS, FS-N (regional) Radio: TSN 690 FM 98.5

A quick GDT since we're not far from game time: Moulson - Girgensons - Ennis Flynn - Mitchell - Gionta Deslauriers - Hodgson - Stewart Foligno - Kaleta - Schaller Strachan - Myers Zadorov - Ristolainen Weber - Benoit Enroth Pacioretty - Desharnais - Parenteau Galchenyuk - Plekanec - Gallagher Prust - Eller - Sekac Tangradi - Malhotra - Weise Markov - Subban Emelin - Gonchar (Emelin was fined but not suspended for his hit from yesterday) Allen - Weaver Tokarski Puck drop is at 7 PM on City TV and TVA Sports. Dave Randorf and Garry Galley are the HNIC crew.

Tonight, the Bulldogs (9-9-2-0) kick off a busy 4-in-6 stretch as they travel to Adirondack to renew acquaintances with the Flames (12-8-1-0) Hensick - Andrighetto - Hudon Carr - Dumont - Thomas Bowman - de la Rose - Sorkin Nevins - Dowell - Macenauer Beaulieu - Pateryn Tinordi - Dietz Finley - Drewiske MacDonald (based on +/- data from last game) van Brabant - Arnold - Poirier Setoguchi - Vause - Hanowski Tousignant - Reid - Hathaway Gillies - Elson Potter - Wotherspoon Culkin - Cundari Sieloff - Yonkman Ramage Ortio Puck drop is at 7:00 PM, AM900 will have the play-by-play; click the banner below to listen.

Montreal Canadiens (16-7-2) Projected Lineup Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - P-A Parenteau Alex Galchenyuk - Tomas Plekanec - Brendan Gallagher Brandon Prust - Lars Eller - Jiri Sekac Eric Tangradi - Manny Malhotra - Dale Weise Andrei Markov - P.K. Subban Alexei Emelin - Sergei Gonchar Tom Gilbert - Mike Weaver Carey Price Dustin Tokarski Team Leaders G Max Pacioretty (11) A Desharnais/Galchenyuk (10) PTS Max Pacioretty (19) +/- Max Pacioretty (+10) PIMS Brandon Prust (62) Injuries: Michael Bournival; Stefan Fournier, Jeremy Gregoire, Dalton Thrower (all SOIR) Scratches: Bryan Allen Colorado Avalanche (9-10-5) Projected Lineup Alex Tanguay - Matt Duchene - Ryan O'Reilly Gabriel Landeskog - Nathan MacKinnon - Jarome Iginla Maxime Talbot - Michael Sgarbossa - Daniel Briere Cody McLeod - Colin Smith - Tomas Vincour Jan Hejda - Erik Johnson Nate Guenin - Tyson Barrie Nick Holden - Zach Redmond Calvin Pickard Reto Berra Team Leaders G Duchene/Tanguay (8) A Tyson Barrie (16) PTS Barrie/MacKinnon (18) +/- Zach Redmond (+3) PIMS Cody McLeod (53) Injuries: Bordeleau, Cliche, Everberg, McGinn, Mitchell, Street, Stuart, Varlamov, Wilson, Winchester Scratches: None Puck Drop: 9:00 PM EST TV: RDS, SNE, Alt (all regional only) Radio: TSN 690 FM 98.5

Call it a trap game. The future seems to be here for Montreal, who sit atop the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 16-6-1. Their thirty-three points are one point ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins who are at 32 points with two games in hand. Buffalo, on the other hand, is a team of the future. They stink. They know they stink. Their fans have hung a banner that reads "Embrace the Tank." The Sabres might be the worst team any of us under the age of thirty can remember, but Coach T isn't taking them lightly: “Every game is important. We approach every game with enthusiasm and with a serious nature. It won’t be any different on Friday night,” stressed Therrien. “Buffalo is a team that got back on track. They weren’t easy to play against the last time around. They’ve started to play solid hockey. It will be a good test.” Well, I don't know if any of that is true, but the Sabres will get two bites at the apple in a home and home series. The Sabres feature two spurned Habs looking to do some damage. The Habs chose to move on from Josh Gorges and Brian Gionta over the summer, and they have only had success in the early going of the season. To enact their revenge, Gorges plans on dumping the puck in on the strong side of the net during and extended cycle while Gionta promises to blow at least one odd man rush with a weak wrist shot. Oh, the memories. Lineups: Montreal may ice the same lineup as Sunday when they faced off against the Rangers. In practice, Tom Gilbert lined up as the seventh defenseman, so he might be out. Eric Tangradi has been recalled, meaning the Habs not only have a real fourth liner, but someone who can pass as an NHLer, unlike Drayson Bowman. Add that to the fact that PA Parenteau practiced as a fourth forward on the PP yesterday, and we can guess that Gilbert will sit. No idea who starts in nets. Buffalo is icing a collection of washed up veterans, players dying for the trade deadline and rookies.

The Bulldogs (8-8-2-0) look to keep their winning streak going as they begin a home-and-home set with Lake Erie (5-8-1-2). The second half of the set goes Saturday in Hamilton. Hensick - Hudon - Thomas Bowman - Andrighetto - Dumont Carr - de la Rose - Dowell Nevins - Macenauer - Crisp Beaulieu - Pateryn Drewiske - Nygren Tinordi - Dietz Condon (based on +/- data from last game) Carey - Sgarbossa - Smith Schumacher - Hishon - Rendulic Cheek - Bourke - Heard Petryk - Henley - Maggio Noreau - Stollery Siemens - Gervais Elliott - Lauridsen Aittokallio Puck drop is at 7:30 PM, AM900 will have the play-by-play; click the banner below to listen.

Montreal Canadiens (16-5-1) Projected Lineup Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - P-A Parenteau Alex Galchenyuk - Tomas Plekanec - Brendan Gallagher Brandon Prust - Lars Eller - Jiri Sekac Manny Malhotra - Dale Weise Andrei Markov - P.K. Subban Sergei Gonchar - Alexei Emelin Bryan Allen - Mike Weaver Tom Gilbert Dustin Tokarski Carey Price Injuries: Michael Bournival; Fournier, Gregoire, Thrower (SOIR) Scratches: Nathan Beaulieu, Drayson Bowman New York Rangers (8-7-4) Projected Lineup Martin St. Louis - Derek Stepan - Chris Kreider Rick Nash - Derick Brassard - Mats Zuccarello Anthony Duclair - Kevin Hayes - Carl Hagelin Tanner Glass - Dominic Moore - Jesper Fast Dan Girardi - Marc Staal Kevin Klein - Matt Hunwick John Moore - Dan Boyle Henrik Lundqvist Cam Talbot Injuries: Ryan McDonagh, Lee Stempniak Scratches: None Team Leaders Montreal NY Rangers Game Notes Goals Pacioretty (10) Nash (13) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST Assists 3 tied with (9) Brassard (9) National TV: City, NHLN-US Points Pacioretty (18) Nash (20) Regional TV: RDS, MSG PIMS Prust (30) Kreider (40) English Radio: TSN 690 +/- Pacioretty (+13) 3 tied with (+4) French Radio: FM 98.5

St. Louis Blues (12-5-1) Projected Lineup Patrik Berglund - David Backes - T.J. Oshie Jaden Schwartz - Jori Lehtera - Vladimir Tarasenko Alexander Steen - Paul Stastny - Joakim Lindstrom Steve Ott - Maxim Lapierre - Ryan Reeves Jay Bouwmeester - Alex Pietrangelo Carl Gunnarsson - Kevin Shattenkirk Barret Jackman - Ian Cole Jake Allen Brian Elliott Injuries: None Scratches: Chris Butler, Magnus Paajarvi, Chris Porter Montreal Canadiens (14-5-1) Projected Lineup Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - P-A Parenteau Alex Galchenyuk - Tomas Plekanec - Brendan Gallagher Brandon Prust - Lars Eller - Jiri Sekac Drayson Bowman - Manny Malhotra - Dale Weise Andrei Markov - P.K. Subban Sergei Gonchar - Alexei Emelin Nathan Beaulieu - Tom Gilbert Carey Price Dustin Tokarski Injuries: Michael Bournival, Mike Weaver*; Fournier, Gregoire, Thrower (SOIR) Scratches: Bryan Allen Team Leaders St. Louis Montreal Game Notes Goals Tarasenko (10) Pacioretty (8) Puck Drop: 7:30 PM EST Assists Shattenkirk (15) 5 tied with (8) National TV: N/A Points Tarasenko (21) Pacioretty (16) Regional TV: RDS, City M, FSMW PIMS Reaves (26) Prust (30) English Radio: TSN 690 +/- Tarasenko (+15) Pacioretty (+11) French Radio: FM 98.5

Montreal Canadiens (15-5-1) Projected Lineup Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - P-A Parenteau Alex Galchenyuk - Tomas Plekanec - Brendan Gallagher Brandon Prust - Lars Eller - Jiri Sekac Manny Malhotra - Dale Weise Andrei Markov - P.K. Subban Sergei Gonchar - Alexei Emelin Bryan Allen - Mike Weaver Tom Gilbert Carey Price Dustin Tokarski Injuries: Michael Bournival; Fournier, Gregoire, Thrower (SOIR) Scratches: Nathan Beaulieu, Drayson Bowman Boston Bruins (13-8-0) Projected Lineup Reilly Smith - Patrice Bergeron - Seth Griffith Milan Lucic - Carl Soderberg - Loui Eriksson Matt Lindblad - Alexander Khoklachev - Matt Fraser Daniel Paille - Gregory Campbell - Simon Gagne Dennis Seidenberg - Torey Krug Matt Bartkowski - Kevan Miller Dougie Hamilton - Joe Morrow Tuukka Rask Niklas Svedberg Injuries: Chara, Kelly, Krejci, Marchand, McQuaid, Savard, Warsofsky Scratches: Jordan Caron Team Leaders Montreal Boston Game Notes Goals Pacioretty (10) 4 tied with (5) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST Assists Desharnais (9) Bergeron (11) National TV: SN, TVA Sports, NHLN-US Points Pacioretty (18) Bergeron (16) Regional TV: NESN PIMS Prust (30) Lucic (45) English Radio: TSN 690 +/- Pacioretty (+13) Eriksson/Marchand (+5) French Radio: FM 98.5

The Bulldogs (6-8-2-0) and Marlies (5-9-1-0) get set to do battle for a couple of games to see who will be last in the North Division. (To be fair, with a couple of Hamilton wins, they could be in a playoff spot...) (based on +/- data from last game/best guesses due to some transactions) Booth - McKegg - Abbott Broll - Carrick - Frattin Findlay - Ross - Brown Bodie - McMillan - Devane Percy - Holzer MacWilliam - Marshall Loov - Nilsson Bibeau Tangradi - Hensick - Hudon Carr - Andrighetto - Dumont Sorkin - de la Rose - Dowell Nevins - Macenauer - Crisp Tinordi - Pateryn Drewiske - Nygren Finley - Dietz Condon Puck drop is at 7:30 PM, AM900 will have the play-by-play; click the banner below to listen.

The Bulldogs (6-7-2-0) will be in tough tonight as they travel to Utica to take on the league-leading Comets (11-2-2-0), affiliate of Vancouver. Bourque - Hensick - Hudon Tangradi - Andrighetto - Dumont Carr - de la Rose - Dowell Crisp - Macenauer Tinordi - Pateryn Drewiske - Nygren Finley - Dietz Bennett MacDonald (based on +/- data from last game) Shinkaruk - O'Reilly - Grenier Archibald - Lain - DeFazio Gaunce - Hamilton - Bancks Zalewski - Kenins - Kennedy Negrin - Corrado Biega - Lafranchise Blain - Andersson Markstrom Puck drop is at 7:00 PM, AM900 will have the play-by-play; click the banner below to listen.

After five straight wins the Habs take it to the road, leaving me to have to post this away from home myself. Lineup: A winning one In goal: Tokarski? WIN WIN WIN

It's the Beasts of the East clashing. Despite Pittsburgh being behind the Lightning in points, they still lead their Metropolitan division by three points (ahead of the... Islanders? Sure) taking on the Montreal Canadiens and their league leading 29 points. The Penguins, however, have played three less games than the Canadiens (16, tied with Philly, one more than Florida) who along with Tampa, Buffalo and Boston have played the most games in the East (San Jose has for some reason already played 20 games). While most would suspect Pittsburgh to be an offensive dynamo, it's actually in defence that keeps them where they are. Fleury hasn't been Fleury of old and the additions to their blueline has been positive. The Penguins have allowed 12 less goals than the Habs while scoring five more. The Penguins are also 9-1 in their past 10, with a loss to the Leafs. There's a few throwbacks to Pittsburgh in the Habs lineup, including former coach Michel Therrien and former Penguins defenceman Sergei Gonchar, who is still so respected in Pittsburgh that fellow Russian Evgeni Malkin made him a sign and rode a tiger to celebrate Gonchar's 800 point milestone. As for injuries, defenceman Olli Maata might be coming back to the lineup while Kris Letang appeared to have hurt himself in practice. No word if it was serious. Both could likely be in the lineup for the Pens. Pascal Dupuis is injured, which might lead Pittsburgh to take Hornqvist off Crosby's line and put him with Malkin for... some reason. I don't know. Read about it in a Penguins practice. No changes for the Habs are expected in the lineup: Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - P.A. Parenteau Alex Galchenyuk - Tomas Plekanec - Brendan Gallagher Brandon Prust - Lars Eller - Jiri Sekac Manny Malhotra - Dale Weise Andrei Markov - P.K. Subban Alexei Emelin - Sergei Gonchar Mike Weaver - Tom Gilbert Nathan Beaulieu Carey Price Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Blake Comeau Beau Bennett - Evgeni Malkin - Patric Hornqvist Nick Spaling - Brandon Sutter - Steve Downie Zach Sill - Marcel Goc - Craig Adams Paul Martin - Kris Letang Christian Erhoff - Rob Bortozzo Rob Scuderi - Simon Despres/Olli Maata Marc Andre Fleury

I'm posting from my phone from the highway so go ahead and fill in the details! BEAT THE FLYERS WOOOOO

These guys again...and I'm not speaking of the Marlies which is odd. For the 4th time already this year, it's a battle between Hamilton (5-7-2-0) and Rochester (7-8-0-0). (based on +/- data from last game) Larsson - Grigorenko - Armia Adam - Varone - Irwin Samuels-Thomas - Schaller - Catenacci Carrier - Ellis Ruhwedel - McCabe Petrecki - Leduc Pysyk - MacKenzie Austin Makarov Bourque - Hensick - Hudon Tangradi - Andrighetto - Dumont Carr - de la Rose - Dowell Crisp - Macenauer Tinordi - Pateryn Drewiske - Nygren Finley - Dietz Bennett Condon Puck drop is at 3:00 PM, AM900 will have the play-by-play; click the banner below to listen.

It's yet another 2-in-2 set as the Bulldogs (4-6-2-0) travel to St. John's to take on the struggling IceCaps (3-8-3-1). Rene Bourque should make his Hamilton debut while the team hopes Eric Tangradi will be ready to play as well. Bourque - Hensick - Hudon Carr - Dumont - Tangradi Macenauer - de la Rose - Dowell Crisp - Gill - Sorkin Tinordi - Pateryn Drewiske - Nygren Finley - Dietz Condon (based on +/- data from last game) Klingberg - O'Dell - Balisy Albert - Cormier - Lipon Brassard - Olsen - Kosmachuk Blanchard - Riley Ellerby - Kichton Fredheim - Chairot O'Neil - Hill Melchiori Hellebuyck Puck drop is at 6:00 PM, AM900 will have the play-by-play; click the banner below to listen.

Chicago Blackhawks (6-5-1) Projected Lineup Ben Smith - Jonathan Toews - Patrick Kane Patrick Sharp - Andrew Shaw - Marian Hossa Brandon Saad - Brad Richards - Jeremy Morin Bryan Bickell - Marcus Kruger - Kris Versteeg Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook Niklas Hjalmarsson - Johnny Oduya Trevor van Riemsdyk - Michal Rozsival Corey Crawford Antti Raanta Injuries: None Scratches: Daniel Carcillo, David Rundblad Montreal Canadiens (8-3-1) Projected Lineup Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - Dale Weise Alex Galchenyuk - Tomas Plekanec - Brendan Gallagher Rene Bourque - Lars Eller - P-A Parenteau Brandon Prust - Manny Malhotra - Michael Bournival Andrei Markov - P.K. Subban Alexei Emelin - Tom Gilbert Nathan Beaulieu - Mike Weaver Carey Price Dustin Tokarski Injuries: Stefan Fournier, Jeremy Gregoire, Dalton Thrower (all SOIR) Scratches: Travis Moen, Jiri Sekac, Jarred Tinordi Team Leaders Chicago Montreal Game Notes Goals Toews (4) Pacioretty/Plekanec (5) Puck Drop: 7:30 PM EST Assists Saad (6) Emelin (6) National TV: N/A Points 3 tied with (8) Pacioretty/Plekanec (9) Regional TV: RDS, SNE, CSN-CH PIMS Hjalmarsson (12) Subban (20) English Radio: TSN 690 +/- Keith (+3) Desharnais/Pacioretty (+7) French Radio: FM 98.5

The Winnipeg Jets have been... good in goal? That's the crazy thing about the start of the regular season. Crazy things happen. Like Pavelec posting a better save percentage than Carey Price and the Jets proving they don't need Budaj backing them up... so far. Future Habs Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler have 10 points each and Bogosian no longer looks like that young D you can throw in a deal and hope the Jets will bite. They look good... so far. As for Montreal, we're celebrating the departure of Rene Bourque with dancing, cakes and conspiracies that Michel Therrien and Marc Bergevin had a Moneyball confrontation about a crap player like Bourque. Because as we all know, Therrien can do no right and Bergevin can do no wrong (unless we draft someone you don't like. Then it's Timmins can do no wrong and Bergevin can do no right. Why is everything absolutes on the Internet!?) Habs lines during practice yesterday Galchenyuk -Plekanec - Gallagher Pacioretty - Desharnais - Parenteau Sekac - Eller - Prust Bowman? - Malhotra - Weise Markov - Subban Emelin - Weaver Beaulieu - Gilbert Gonchar? Price Tokarski Atlanta Thrashers lines Ladd - Little - Frolik Kane - Scheiffle - Wheeler Perreault - Lowry - Byfuglien Galiardi - Slater - Thorburn Enstrom - Bogosian Stuart - Trouba Clitsome - Postma Pavelec Hutchinson Fun Stuff: - Winnipeg legend Dale Hawerchuk was originally the guy Montreal was going to trade Chris Chelios for. Instead the Canadiens trading Chelios (WITH A SECOND ROUND PICK) for Denis Savard while the Jets did a blockbuster deal with the Sabres. - Gallagher doesn't like the Jets: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a46dTonXnSw - With the Jets doing well, all of the "Trade the best Jets for Habs garbage" trade proposals are gonna die out... until the trade deadline of course. - Pavelec is a great example of a terrible goalie (the worst in the NHL) on a hot streak. I'm sure Bob Essensa did this a time or two.

Calgary Flames (21-27-7) Projected Lineup Jiri Hudler - Mikael Backlund - Lee Stempniak Mike Cammalleri - Sean Monahan - Joe Colborne Lance Bouma - Matt Stajan - David Jones Kevin Westgarth - T.J. Galiardi - Brian McGrattan T.J. Brodie - Mark Giordano Kris Russell - Chris Butler Ladislav Smid - Dennis Wideman Reto Berra Joey MacDonald Team Leaders G Sean Monahan (15) A Jiri Hudler (28) PTS Jiri Hudler (42) +/- Mark Giordano (+3) PIMS Brian McGrattan (93) Injuries: Curtis Glencross, Karri Ramo Scratches: Chris Breen, Paul Byron Montreal Canadiens (29-21-6) Projected Lineup Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - Brendan Gallagher Daniel Briere - Tomas Plekanec - Brian Gionta Brandon Prust - Lars Eller - Rene Bourque Michael Bournival - Ryan White - Dale Weise Josh Gorges - P.K. Subban Andrei Markov - Alexei Emelin Douglas Murray - Nathan Beaulieu Carey Price Peter Budaj Team Leaders G Max Pacioretty (23) A P.K. Subban (29) PTS P.K. Subban (37) +/- Gorges/Plekanec (+6) PIMS Brandon Prust (103) Injuries: Davis Drewiske, Alex Galchenyuk, Travis Moen Scratches: Francis Bouillon, George Parros Puck Drop: 7:30 PM EST TV: RDS, TSN Habs, SNET W Radio: TSN 690 FM 98.5

We could be looking at a boring one folks! The Minnesota Wild are struggling to score. The Montreal Canadiens... are struggling to score. Rookie Jason Zucker has five goals for Minnesota, which leads the team. Parise has four, Neiterider has four, Pom has three... and everyone else has only one or two goals. For Montreal, they have two five goal scorers in Pacioretty and Plekanec while Galchenyuk has four and Subban, Parenteau and Gallagher have three. Falls after that. Montreal has 10 players with a goose egg for goals. Oh yeah, Minnesota also has a worse Powerplay! 5.3% compared to our 7.9%! Their PK is a little better (86% to 84%) but both are pretty strong. This will either be a game where one team breaks out of a slump or both break out of a slump or the more likely result? We will be enjoying (ha) a 2-1 shootout again. Minnesota Vanek - Granlund - Pominville Coyle - Koivu - Zucker Fontaine - Brodziak - Neitereider Carter - Haula - Veilleux Suter - Brodin Scandella - Folin Ballard - Dumba Kuemper Backstrom Montreal Galchenyuk - Plekanec - Parenteau Pacioretty - Desharnais - Gallagher Prust - Eller - Sekac Moen - Malhotra - Weise Markov - Subban Emelin - Gilbert Beaulieu - Weaver Price Tokarski

It's another 2-in-2 set this weekend (which is great as this means fewer GDT's for me to do) as the Bulldogs (4-4-2-0) host the recall-depleted Flames (3-6-1). (based on +/- data from last game) Wolf - Reinhart - Hanowski Reid - Knight - Hathaway Agostino - Arnold - Poirier Van Brabant - Tousignant - Elson Potter - Wotherspoon Sieloff - Yonkman Kulak - Stevenson Ortio Bowman - Hensick - Hudon Carr - Andrighetto - Dumont Crisp - de la Rose - Thomas Nevins - Dowell - Macenauer Tinordi - Drewiske Bennett - Pateryn Finley - Dietz MacDonald Puck drop is at 7:30 PM, AM900 will have the play-by-play; click the banner below to listen.

Current Canadiens lineup as of 1:30PM Pacioretty - Desharnais - Weise Galchenyuk - Plekanec - Gallagher Sekac - Eller - Parenteau Prust - Malhotra - Bournival Markov - Subban Emelin - Gilbert Tinordi - Weaver Tokarski Price Current Sabres lineup as of 1:30PM Mitchell - Ennis - Stafford Larsson - Hodgson - Stewart Moulson - Girgensons - Gionta Deslaurier - Flynn - McCormick Gorges - Myers Meszaros - Ristolainen Zadorov - Strachan Neuvirth