GDT: Montreal @ Washington 7:00PM ET CBC/RDS/CSN-MA

[Moen in Glory]

:: CBC
:: RDS HD
:: CSN-MA HD

:: TSN990 MTL <LISTEN>
:: 98.5FM <ECOUTER>

:: <LIVE STREAM 1> (AVAILABLE LATER)
:: <LIVE STREAM 2> (AVAILABLE LATER)
:: <LIVE STREAM 3> (AVAILABLE LATER)





:: MONTREAL
Cole-Desharnais-Pacioretty
Bourque-Plekanec-Leblanc
Geoffrion-Eller-Blunden
Staubitz-Nokelainen-Palushaj

Gorges-Subban
Emelin-Markov
Campoli-St Denis

Peter Budaj
Carey Price


:: WASHINGTON
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Johansson
Hendricks-Laich-Knuble
Chimera-Perreault-Semin
Aucoin-Beagle-Brouwer

Alzner-Wideman
Hamrlik-Green
Carlson-Orlov

Michal Neuvirth
Braden Holtby





:: MONTREAL
Brian Gionta Biceps - IR Out indefinitely
Travis Moen Upper body - IR
Mathieu Darche Upper body - IR Out indefinitely
Raphael Diaz Lower body - IR
Tomas Kaberle Upper body - Out indefinitely
Scott Gomez Concussion - IR
Yannick Weber Lower body - IR
Ryan White Undisclosed - Questionable for this game


:: WASHINGTON
Tom Poti Groin - IR
Tomas Vokoun Lower body - Questionable for this game
John Erskine Lower body - Questionable for this game
Nicklas Backstrom Concussion - Cleared to play






:: MONTREAL
Peter Budaj (CONFIRMED)
3-7-3 - 2.90 GAA - .905% - 0 SO

:: WASHINGTON
Michal Neuvirth (CONFIRMED)
12-12-5 - 2.89 GAA - .900% - 3 SO






Canadiens on the road: 15-20-4
Capitals at home: 24-11-4


:: RANKINGS

Canadiens: 5th in NE Division - 15th in Conference (77pts - 29-35-14)
Capitals: 2nd in SE Division - 8th in Conference (86pts - 39-31-8)


:: CURRENT STREAK

Canadiens: Lost 1
Capitals: Won 1


:: GOALS FOR/AGAINST

Canadiens: 200/218
Capitals: 209/221


:: SHOOTOUT RECORD

Canadiens: 5-10
Capitals: 3-4


:: SPECIAL TEAMS

:: MONTREAL:
PP: 14.8% (28th)
PK: 88.2% (3rd)
Shorthanded Goal(s): 9
PP Opportunities/Times Shorthanded: 283/296

:: WASHINGTON:
PP: 17.2% (14th)
PK: 81.1% (21st)
Shorthanded Goal(s): 3
PP Opportunities/Times Shorthanded: 233/254


:: LAST MATCH-UP

MTL@WAS - Feb. 24th 2012 - Capitals Win 4-1







03/30/12 - Canadiens@Rangers: 4-1 Rangers Win
VIDEO AVAILABLE LATER

03/29/12 - Capitals@Bruins: 3-2 Capitals SO Win







:: POINTS
Pacioretty:59 Desharnais:58 Cole:56
Ovechkin:63 Semin:49 Wideman:46

:: GOALS
Cole:31 Pacioretty:30 Desharnais:16
Ovechkin:36 Chimera:19 Semin:19

:: ASSISTS
Desharnais:42 Plekanec:34 Pacioretty:29
Wideman:35 Semin:30 Johansson:30

:: +/-
Gorges:+10 Cole:+9 Desharnais:+6
Ward:+12 Alzner:+10 Hamrlik:+9

:: PIM
Subban:109 Eller:66 White:61
Hendricks:89 Chimera:71 Brouwer:61


FOR COMPLETE STATS VISIT MONTREAL AND WASHINGTON TEAM PAGES


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[Moen in Glory]

Quick GDT, lineups and starting goaltenders are NOT confirmed.

Updates coming later!

[FlyingKostitsyn]

Pacioretty 4 points back from Alex Ovechkin. What a wierd season...

[Ford Prefect]

Hey MiG, did you ultimately win the GDT contest? I saw you got to the semis then never really followed up

[JHabs61]

Back-to-back MiG GDTs!

[HeShootsHeScores]

Are there any guys out there who can still accomplish the miracle of making their gf believe watching a habs game is still worth it?

I can't even make myself believe it is not a waste of time.

Just lose.

[WeThreeKings]

Desharnais hat-trick and shootout winner.
Pacioretty scores 60.
Cole scores 40.
Campoli continues his defensively stalwart play.
Price/Budaj combine for a 3987 save shut-out with no goals conceded in the shootout.

[peate]

Originally Posted by WeThreeKings

Desharnais hat-trick and shootout winner.
Pacioretty scores 60.
Cole scores 40.
Campoli continues his defensively stalwart play.
Price/Budaj combine for a 3987 save shut-out with no goals conceded in the shootout.

Would be nice if he got one before the end of the season. The kid is in a major slump. Otherwise, looks like another sure loss.

[2 Chainz]

Backstrom apparently back for the Caps.

[Moen in Glory]

Originally Posted by Ford Prefect

Hey MiG, did you ultimately win the GDT contest? I saw you got to the semis then never really followed up

I finished second behind Slocal from the Sharks board. Not much I could do vs the South Park GDT

But I'll be back next season. Hopefully roy munson and other creators will compete too!

[Watsatheo]

I'm not even a little worried we might win this. We have what, 1 goal scored against the Caps this season?

[Mathradio]

If there is one thing we know we can do better than the Bruins, it's the manufacture of GDTs.

Originally Posted by Moen in Glory

I finished second behind Slocal from the Sharks board. Not much I could do vs the South Park GDT

But I'll be back next season. Hopefully roy munson and other creators will compete too!

If you win the Habs qualifying tournament; there are other good GDT-makers on the Habs. Also, the Habs are allocated one playoff spot for next year's Waffle Cup Playoffs.

The Sharks are the heavy favorites to carry the West once again, so even if the Habs go to the Waffle Cup Final again, there is always the Sharks to give us a run for our money.

[mtl_felix]

Go Caps!

[Muminek]

So the Caps decided that it`s Neuvirth who needs a shutout? Fine with me, I think I prefer him to Holtby.

[la25ecoupe]

Is Markov OK?

[Private Encounter]

Another shutout loss against the Caps seems about right.

[Et le But]

Part of me wants to try and tickets for tonight, but I don't think I want to pay $50 for this team right now.

[Moen in Glory]

Originally Posted by la25ecoupe

Is Markov OK?

Cunneyworth said he was good to go tonight.

Budaj and Neuvirth are confirmed.

[Zorba]

Originally Posted by HeShootsHeScores

Are there any guys out there who can still accomplish the miracle of making their gf believe watching a habs game is still worth it?

I can't even make myself believe it is not a waste of time.

Just lose.

When you get married and have kids, your wife expects a lot less of you. You can watch as many games as you want. Just say, i think our kid is feeling unwell tonight. Works for me, either that or my wife has given up on me and the Habs. Habs have ZERO chance of winning tonight!

[Habs]

There's just nothing positive for the players to show up for. I can't see them winning another game the rest of the way.

[RaMMuT]

Brian Gionta Biceps - IR Out indefinitely
Travis Moen Upper body - IR
Mathieu Darche Upper body - IR Out indefinitely
Raphael Diaz Lower body - IR
Tomas Kaberle Upper body - Out indefinitely
Scott Gomez Concussion - IR
Yannick Weber Lower body - IR
Ryan White Undisclosed - Questionable for this game

Holy crap thats alot of injuries...

I guess we have no choice but to lose this one!!!

Go white house!

[HeShootsHeScores]

Originally Posted by Zorba

When you get married and have kids, your wife expects a lot less of you. You can watch as many games as you want. Just say, i think our kid is feeling unwell tonight. Works for me, either that or my wife has given up on me and the Habs. Habs have ZERO chance of winning tonight!

Haha okay thanks for the advice! btw I'm gonna be a dad within the next 2 weeks. The habs missing the playoffs will give me more time to focus on what matters the most. So in the end it's a good thing.

[Private Encounter]

Originally Posted by Zorba

When you get married and have kids, your wife expects a lot less of you. You can watch as many games as you want. Just say, i think our kid is feeling unwell tonight. Works for me, either that or my wife has given up on me and the Habs. Habs have ZERO chance of winning tonight!

I'm married with three kids and I have no idea what you are talking about.

[Habsfan18]

Massive tank game. A loss would be huge.

Top 3 pick? Please

[knuck]

Originally Posted by HeShootsHeScores

Haha okay thanks for the advice! btw I'm gonna be a dad within the next 2 weeks. The habs missing the playoffs will give me more time to focus on what matters the most. So in the end it's a good thing.

grats


Everyone is jinxing the tank ... You need to stop saying we have no shot at winning