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NHL : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 1/18/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
PITTSBURGH
 
MONTREAL
PK  

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5.5
 
4
Final
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PITTSBURGH (27-11-0-5, 59 pts.) at MONTREAL (27-12-0-6, 60 pts.)
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Wednesday, 1/18/2017 7:35 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: PITTSBURGH - MARC-ANDRE FLEURY, MONTREAL - CAREY PRICE
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
1PITTSBURGH-105Ov 5.5,-125-105Ov 5.5,-115
2MONTREAL-115Un 5.5,+105-115Un 5.5,-105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games27-16-0+4.827-16+4.828-113.634.73.032.5
Team Stats (Road Games)8-12-0-7.68-12-7.613-62.832.23.531.1
Last 5 Games2-3-0-2.32-3-2.34-14.034.04.831.0
PITTSBURGH Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)4315334545967149110.3%1503523.3%259
Team Stats (Road Games)2056191719126458.7%691217.4%95
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)52011171017011.8%16531.2%33
Stats Against (All Games) 1314250345513979.4%1513321.9%217
Stats Against (Road Games) 702225203362211.3%832024.1%114
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 2459100115515.5%21733.3%44
PITTSBURGH - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games)272482674790.4%113-11-2.113-11-0-315-6
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Road Games)121035230987.8%12-8-8.22-8-0-86-4
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games)4413311888.7%02-2-0.72-2-0-14-0
TRISTAN JARRY (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
TRISTAN JARRY (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
MATT MURRAY (All Games)211956051391.6%114-5+6.914-5-0+613-5
MATT MURRAY (Road Games)111026123790.8%06-4+0.66-4-007-2
MATT MURRAY (Last 4 Games)441119282.9%02-2-0.72-2-0-12-2

MONTREAL - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games27-18-0+6.327-18+6.321-193.130.42.529.9
Team Stats (Home Games)16-6-0+7.216-6+7.211-83.530.92.029.5
Last 5 Games2-3-0-1.22-3-1.24-12.824.84.028.6
MONTREAL Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)4513835455355136910.1%1383021.7%239
Team Stats (Home Games)22782127300468011.5%791620.3%137
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5143470012411.3%10330.0%24
Stats Against (All Games) 1133141356213458.4%1653420.6%193
Stats Against (Home Games) 44131514216506.8%781215.4%70
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 205780014314.0%17529.4%36
MONTREAL - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
AL MONTOYA (All Games)131238835290.7%26-6+0.56-6-004-6
AL MONTOYA (Home Games)214141100.0%11-0+11-0-0+10-1
AL MONTOYA (Last 4 Games)4412611591.3%03-1+2.63-1-0+22-2
CAREY PRICE (All Games)333395688192.2%321-12+5.821-12-0+717-13
CAREY PRICE (Home Games)212160856592.9%215-6+6.215-6-0+811-7
CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games)4411610086.2%11-3-2.71-3-0-33-1
Average power rating of opponents played: PITTSBURGH 3.29,  MONTREAL 3.23
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
PITTSBURGH - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
12/22/2016at COLUMBUS1-7L0, -105L6 unO
12/23/2016NEW JERSEY4-1W0, -215W5.5 ovU
12/27/2016at NEW JERSEY5-2W0, -140W5.5 unO
12/28/2016CAROLINA3-2W0, -170W5.5 ovU
12/31/2016MONTREAL4-3W0, -160W5.5 ovO
1/8/2017TAMPA BAY6-2W0, -275W6 unO
1/11/2017at WASHINGTON2-5L0, +105L5.5 unO
1/12/2017at OTTAWA1-4L0, -160L5.5 ovU
1/14/2017at DETROIT3-6L0, -170L5.5 ovO
1/16/2017WASHINGTON8-7W0, -135W5.5 unO
1/18/2017at MONTREAL 
1/20/2017at CAROLINA 
1/22/2017BOSTON 
1/24/2017ST LOUIS 
1/26/2017at BOSTON 

MONTREAL - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
12/22/2016MINNESOTA2-4L0, -145L5 unO
12/23/2016at COLUMBUS1-2L0, +130L5.5 unU
12/28/2016at TAMPA BAY3-4L0, -110L5 ovO
12/29/2016at FLORIDA3-2W0, -105W5.5 unU
12/31/2016at PITTSBURGH3-4L0, +140L5.5 ovO
1/3/2017at NASHVILLE2-1W0, +105W5 ovU
1/4/2017at DALLAS4-3W0, +105W5.5 unO
1/7/2017at TORONTO5-3W0, -105W5.5 unO
1/9/2017WASHINGTON1-4L0, -115L4.5 ovO
1/11/2017at WINNIPEG7-4W0, +150W5.5 evO
1/12/2017at MINNESOTA1-7L0, +145L5 unO
1/14/2017NY RANGERS5-4W0, -145W5.5 unO
1/16/2017at DETROIT0-1L0, -155L5.5 unU
1/18/2017PITTSBURGH 
1/20/2017at NEW JERSEY 
1/21/2017BUFFALO 
1/24/2017CALGARY 
1/26/2017at NY ISLANDERS 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
PITTSBURGH: LAST SEASON: 48-26-8, 104 points. Finished 2nd in Metropolitan Division. Beat San Jose Sharks in six games to win Stanley Cup.
COACH: Mike Sullivan (second season, fourth NHL season).
ADDED: D David Warsofsky.
LOST: G Jeff Zatkoff, F Beau Bennett, D Ben Lovejoy.
PLAYER TO WATCH: C Sidney Crosby. Less than a year removed from a prolonged slump, the two-time MVP is on a major roll as he enters his 12th season. Crosby won the Conn Smythe Trophy while leading the Penguins to the franchise's fourth Cup and followed it up by being named the MVP of the World Cup of Hockey while leading Team Canada to a title. He averaged 1.32 points after Sullivan took over for Mike Johnston in mid-December, a pace that would have won him the scoring title over the course of a full season.
OUTLOOK: The Penguins did little to tinker with a formula that led them back to the top for the first time since 2009. Crosby and teammate Evgeni Malkin remain the heart of the franchise and there's plenty of young legs (and a few older ones) in key supporting roles. The biggest question will be how the goaltending situation gets settled between Marc-Andre Fleury and Matt Murray, who backstopped the Penguins to the Cup after Fleury suffered a concussion late in the regular season.
MONTREAL: LAST SEASON: 38-38-6, 82 points. Finished sixth in Atlantic Division.
COACH: Michel Therrien (fifth season, 12th NHL season).
ADDED: D Shea Weber, RW Alexander Radulov, F Andrew Shaw, G Al Montoya
LOST: D P.K. Subban, C Lars Eller.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Carey Price. The 2015 Hart, Vezina and Pearson Trophy winner is back after missing almost all of last season with a knee injury and has the ability to carry the Canadiens back to the playoffs. He looked like his old self helping Canada to a perfect record at the World Cup of Hockey and could be even better than two years ago.
OUTLOOK: If Price is on top of his game and Weber strengthens Montreal's defense, this is a playoff team again. Goal-scoring continues to be an issue, but captain Max Pacioretty and center Tomas Plekanec should lead the way and Radulov is on a prove-it contract to produce and prove he deserves big money back in the NHL.
PREVIEW
Canadiens attempt to slow high-octane Penguins

MONTREAL -- The Montreal Canadiens finally put together a strong defensive game in their last outing.

On Wednesday, it'll be put to the test when they host the high-flying Pittsburgh Penguins at the Bell Centre.

Montreal is coming off a 1-0 loss to Detroit on Monday afternoon, a defeat in which it limited the Red Wings to just 20 shots on goal -- while mustering a mere 18 of their own. The Canadiens were beaten on a perfect deflection by veteran Thomas Vanek.

It was quite the contrast from the Penguins' tilt against the Washington Capitals on Monday, in which the defending Stanley Cup champions turned a three-goal deficit into 5-3 and 7-5 leads before ultimately clinching an 8-7 win in overtime. The offensive slugfest snapped Pittsburgh's three-game losing streak, the first of its kind for the team this season.

Already one of the top offensive teams in the NHL before the game, the Penguins (27-11-5) now rank among the top two in the league with 151 goals and average 3.51 goals per game.

While they're filling the net, so too are their opponents. Teams are averaging just over three goals per game on goaltenders Marc-Andre Fleury and Matt Murray, placing the club among the lower third in the NHL.

"I think it's about just playing a responsible game," coach Mike Sullivan told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "We've tried to distinguish between playing fast and getting in a track meet. We don't want to be a team that trades chance for chance. We want to make sure that we're playing fast, but we're also playing a responsible game where we limit teams' opportunities to counterattack on us, or we limit teams' opportunities to generate speed against us."

Already down top defenseman Kris Letang -- week-to-week with a lower-body injury -- the Penguins will be without another key element in their defensive game against Montreal. Fourth-line center Matt Cullen -- who leads Pittsburgh forwards in average short-handed ice time -- will miss three to four weeks with a foot injury suffered against the Capitals.

A healthy scratch the last three games, Eric Fehr will draw back in and slot into the center role.

"I would say I probably prefer center," Fehr told the Post-Gazette. "I haven't played it for awhile, but it's still probably the position that I feel like I get skating the best at and I get the most involved at."

Monday's game marked the first time in seven games that the Canadiens (27-12-6) held the opposition to two goals or fewer, allowing 26 during that stretch. Defenseman Andrei Markov has been sidelined since Dec. 18 with a groin injury.

The Canadiens were given a day off on Tuesday. It's been a grueling start to 2017 for Montreal, which is in the middle of a stretch that sees the team play nine games in 15 days.

"We tightened up our defensive game, but I wish we could have scored more," Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said after Monday's game. "Carey (Price) was good but we didn't skate like we usually do. I felt my team didn't have much energy, which is understandable because this was our fifth game in eight days."


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