GameDay: Habs vs Senators Lineups, Subban, Budaj, Anderson

All Habs GameDay: Wednesday January 30, 2013

On this day in hockey history… 1990 – L.A.’s Wayne Gretzky set an NHL record by scoring his 100th point of the season for the 11th straight season; the milestone came with an assist in a 5-2 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils.  

GAMEDAY: Guillaume, LATENDRESSE.

Ottawa Senators (3-1-1)	vs.	Montreal Canadiens (3-1-0)
	Scotiabank Place, Kanata, ON. 7:00 p.m. EST TV: RDS

Projected line combinations (updated – no game day skate for Habs today)

MONTREAL CANADIENS

Forwards

Lars Eller - David Desharnais - Erik Cole
Rene Bourque - Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta
Brandon Prust - Alex Galchenyuk  -  Brendan Gallagher
Travis Moen - Ryan White – Colby Armstrong

Defensemen

Andrei Markov – Alexei Emelin
Josh Georges - Raphael Diaz
Tomas Kaberle – Francis Bouillon

Scratches

P.K. Subban, Yannick Weber, Mike Blunden, Petteri Nokelainen (back), Max Pacioretty (appendectomy)

OTTAWA SENATORS

Forwards

Milan Michalek - Peter Regin - Jakob Silfverberg
Guillaume Latendresse - Kyle Turris - Daniel Alfredsson
Colin Greening - Zack Smith - Chris Neil
Erik Condra - Mika Zibanejad – Jim O’Brien

Defensemen

Marc Methot - Erik Karlsson
- Mark Borowiecki
Patrick Wiercioch - Chris Phillips

Scratches

Sergei Gonchar, Mike Lundin (finger), Jared Cowen (hip), Jason Spezza (back)

PROJECTED GOALTENDERS

Craig Anderson (Confirmed)	vs.	Peter Budaj (Confirmed)
Anderson is off to a great start this season with a record of 4-0-1, a 0.98 GAA and Sv% of .967 per cent.		This will be Budaj’s first start of the season, and he has zero career starts against the Senators. Last season, he was 5-7-0, with a 2.55 GAA and a Sv% of .913 per cent.

(updated)

GAMEDAY: All Habs Headlines

► Subban watch: 

• P.K.Subban is scheduled to have a physical in Ottawa today and will meet with Marc Bergevin and Michel Therrien to discuss their team philosophy. Subban also had a chance to meet with the media saying “It’s not about me anymore. Its about the team.”
• Subban is expected to play in at least one of the weekend games in Montreal after participating in practices. Subban was back in the Canadiens pre-game video montage last night — his image got a big cheer from Bell Centre fans but there was a contingent of boo-birds too.

► Budaj gets a start:

• Peter Budaj is the scheduled starter tonight in Ottawa for his first game of the season.  Carey Price gets a well-deserved rest after backstopping the Canadiens to a solid 4-1 start.  Price’s stats have been stellar with a 1.98 GAA and a .924 SV%.

► Hot start for Anderson:

• Manning the Senators cage will be Craig Anderson. The Ottawa goaltender has posted a 4-0-1 record with 0.98 GAA and .967 SV%.
  

► Scoring Leaders:

• Senators:

Milan Michalek: 2G, 4A
Kyle Turris: 4G, 2A
Erik Karlsson: 2G, 4A
Jason Spezza: 2G, 3A

• Canadiens:

Raphael Diaz: 7A
Andrei Markov: 4G, 3A
Alex Galchenyuk: 1G, 4A
Max Pacioretty: 4A
Tomas Plekanec: 3G, 1A
Brendan Gallagher: 2G, 2A

► Game Preview:

• For matchup keys and fantasy impact see our Senators – Canadiens game preview.

► Puck’s take:

• Need to know who will win tonight? Click the link to watch Puck the Bunny’s prediction.

► Habs Tickets:

• With games against the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres upcoming, click the link to find the best selection of Montreal Canadiens tickets.

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(Feature Photo: John Morstad)

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