Detroit 4 Montreal 2 Final

[biggunsbob]

Preview 7:00pm.

Detroit
2-1-0

Montreal
1-0-1

All-Time
Montreal leads 323-236-96.

http://mcubed.net/nhl/det/mon.shtml

Stanley Cup drought for both teams.
Detroit
10 years 2009. lost to Pittsburgh 4-3.
11 years 2009. Beat Pittsburgh 4-2.

Montreal
25 years
1993 Montreal beat LA Kings 4-1.

 

[Polish-Hammer]

Kaski and Kuffner were sent back down.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I think they were sent back down before yesterday's game.

 

[Mitchrapp]

 

[Mitchrapp]

Projected Lineups..

Habs

FORWARDS

1. Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher

2. Artturi Lehkonen -- Max Domi -- Nick Suzuki

3. Jonathan Drouin -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Joel Armia

4. Paul Byron -- Nate Thompson - Jordan Weal

DEFENSE

1. Victor Mete -- Shea Weber

2. Ben Chiarot -- Jeff Petry

3. Mike Reilly -- Christian Folin

GOALIES

Carey Price

Keith Kinkaid

Scratched: Brett Kulak, Cale Fleury

Injured: Nick Cousins (back)



Red Wings

FORWARDS

1. Tyler Bertuzzi -- Dylan Larkin -- Anthony Mantha

2. Luke Glendening -- Andreas Athanasiou -- Taro Hirose

3. Adam Erne -- Valtteri Filppula -- Christoffer Ehn

4. Darren Helm -- Jacob de la Rose -- Justin Abdelkader

DEFENSE

1. Patrik Nemeth -- Mike Green

2. Danny DeKeyser -- Filip Hronek

3. Madison Bowey -- Dennis Cholowski

GOALIES

Jonathan Bernier

Jimmy Howard

Scratched: Evgeny Svechnikov, Alex Biega

Injured: Jonathan Ericsson (undisclosed), Frans Nielsen (head), Trevor Daley (lower body)

 

[Mitchrapp]

Helm scores to make it 1-0 in the first.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Bert scores late for a 2-1 lead after one.

 

[biggunsbob]

Holy pp blast ! Goal number 6 for Mantha.

 

[biggunsbob]

Wings lead 3-2 after 2 periods.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Not sure what will happen but 3.2 games played so far I like this team. Playing well.

 

[biggunsbob]

It?s the Yzerman effect !


Stanley Cup Here we come !

 

[biggunsbob]

My direct tv signal is spotty .

 

[biggunsbob]

Should been a penalty on Montreal. He played the puck with a broken stick.

 

[biggunsbob]

Or whatever the rule is.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I think the refs are taking the rest of the night off. Nerve racking right now.

 

[biggunsbob]

Boy Montreal is sure pushing right now. Feels like we are on our heels a tad.

 

[biggunsbob]

Nice little push by Detroit. Almost scored . Shoot.

 

[biggunsbob]

Damn it Helm make a move.. He needs to bury that ... helm misses a break away .

 

[biggunsbob]

Goalie pulled

 

[biggunsbob]

Red wing player hurt. Cut.