Montreal Canadiens (10-11-2, eighth in the Atlantic Division) against. Detroit Red Wings (12-7-3, fourth in the division)
Saturday, 7 p.m. EST; Montreal, Québec
LOWER LINE
Following a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, J.T. Compher scored two goals to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a visit with the Montreal Canadiens.
Montreal has a 10-11-2 overall record and a 3-3-1 record in Atlantic Division play. When there is a single goal in a game, the Canadiens have a 6-3-0 record.
Detroit has a 4-3-2 record versus the Atlantic Division and an overall record of 12-7-3. The Red Wings have a +17 scoring differential after giving up 64 goals and scoring 81.
This season’s meeting between these two teams will take place on Saturday. The previous meeting was won 3-2 by the Canadiens in overtime.
ACHIEVEMENT STARS
For the Canadiens, Cole Caufield has 12 assists and seven goals. In the past ten games, Alexander Newhook has four goals and two assists.
For the Red Wings, Dylan Larkin has tallied eight goals and 13 assists. In the last ten games, Compher has four goals and seven assists.
OVER THE LAST TEN GAMES: Canadiens: 4-6-0, allowing 3.4 goals and 3.4 assists per game in addition to 2.4 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.4 penalties, and 7.3 penalty minutes.
Red Wings: 5-3-2, allowing 2.7 goals per game while scoring 3.6 goals, 5.6 assists, 4.5 penalties, and 10.6 penalty minutes on average.
INDURIES: Kirby Dach (knee) is out for the whole season; Chris Wideman (back); Carey Price (knee); Jordan Harris (lower body); David Savard (hand); Arber Xhekaj (upper body); and Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body) are out for the Canadiens.
Red Wings: Dylan Larkin: out (personal), Matt Luff: out (upper body).
