Tonight: Canadiens & Jets

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This article was published 25/04/2013 (4548 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

ABOUT THE HABS

— Having taken care of their business early in the season (19-5-4 in the first 28 games), the Habs, at 27-14-5, are off to the playoffs one season after they were at near laughingstock levels in the basement of the Eastern Conference in 2011-12.

— Montreal is still in a fight with the Boston Bruins for the Northeast Division crown and the conference’s second seed. Each team is at 59 points and the Bruins have a slight edge, with three more games to play. The Habs still haven’t clinched a spot in the top four and home-ice advantage in the first round, and finish up Saturday against Toronto in a game that has some potential meaning for positions.

— Montreal comes into tonight’s game off two losses, the latest 3-2 to New Jersey on Tuesday, and has lost five of its last six, its worst stretch of the season.

— Montreal’s offensive leaders this season have been LW Max Pacioretty, who tops the team with 38 points, and defenceman P.K. Subban, who has 36.

 

WINNIPEG JETS

31 Ondrej Pavelec

35 Al Montoya

 

4 Paul Postma

5 Mark Stuart

6 Ron Hainsey

7 Derek Meech

8 Alexander Burmistrov

9 Evander Kane

14 Anthony Peluso

15 Mike Santorelli

16 Andrew Ladd

17 James Wright

18 Bryan Little

20 Antti Miettinen

21 Aaron Gagnon

22 Chris Thorburn

24 Grant Clitsome

26 Blake Wheeler

27 Eric Tangradi

33 Dustin Byfuglien

44 Zach Bogosian

80 Nik Antropov

 

MONTREAL

CANADIENS

 

30 Peter Budaj

31 Carey Price

 

8 Brandon Prust

11 Brendan Gallagher

14 Tomas Plekanec

17 Rene Bourque

20 Colby Armstrong

21 Brian Gionta

22 Tomas Kaberle

24 Jeff Halpern

26 Josh Gorges

27 Alex Galchenyuk

32 Travis Moen

37 Gabriel Dumont

44 Davis Drewiske

45 Mike Blunden

51 David Desharnais

53 Ryan White

55 Francis Bouillon

61 Raphael Diaz

67 Max Pacioretty

68 Yannick Weber

73 Michael Ryder

76 P.K. Subban

79 Andrei Markov

81 Lars Eller

 

(Lineups subject to change)

 

— Tim Campbell