The Montreal Canadiens will play the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Montreal Canadiens are 5-5-0 this season and have 10 points on the year. Montreal is coming off of a loss to the Minnesota Wild by a score of 4-1 in their last game. Montreal out shot Minnesota by a total of 35-31, but took 45 penalty minutes in the game. The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.80 goals per game, 3.10 goals against per game, 13.8% on the power play, and 80.6% on the penalty kill this season. Nick Suzuki has led the Canadiens with five goals, six assists, and 24 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Montreal is Sam Montembeault, who is 2-1-0 this season with a 2.32 goals against average and a .931 save percentage.
The Winnipeg Jets are 5-3-1 this season and have 11 points so far this year. Winnipeg is coming off of an overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights by a score of 2-1 in their last game. Winnipeg was out shot by a total of 48-24 and was lucky to come away from this game with a point. The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 2.89 goals per game, 2.78 goals against per game, 13.3% on the power play, and 79.2% on the penalty kill this season. Josh Morrissey has led the Jets with eight assists and 12 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Winnipeg is Connor Hellebuyck, who is 4-2-1 this season with a 2.41 goals against average and a .931 save percentage.
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