{"id":18705,"date":"2017-11-06T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T18:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=18705"},"modified":"2019-11-08T11:11:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T16:11:25","slug":"montreal-canadiens-news-and-notes-november-6-winning-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/11\/06\/montreal-canadiens-news-and-notes-november-6-winning-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Canadiens News and Notes November 6: Winning on the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a slow start to the season, the Canadiens are winning more than they are losing, both at home and on the road. They are scoring goals and relying on their goaltending depth to outlast teams.<\/p>\n<h2>Montreal Canadiens News and Notes November 6<\/h2>\n<h2>Scores and News<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> had a great game to start last week defeating the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/senators\/?doing_wp_cron=1509934325.9214589595794677734375\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ottawa Senators <\/a>8-3. It was a big night for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hudonch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charles Hudon<\/a><\/strong> who scored his first goal in the NHL.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Charles Hudon&#39;s first career NHL goal is a beauty <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Habs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Habs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VZPJiKV49z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/VZPJiKV49z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shayne Pasquino (@shaynepasquino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shaynepasquino\/status\/925147826824368133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As good as the Canadiens looked against Ottawa, they looked bad in a 6-3 loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/wild\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Wild<\/a>. While\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gallabr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brendan Gallagher<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>tried to spark the team by scoring two goals, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/priceca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carey Price<\/a><\/strong> struggled and allowed five goals on 26 shots. Reports emerged following the game that Price had a <a href=\"http:\/\/montreal.ctvnews.ca\/carey-price-injured-following-loss-to-minnesota-1.3663177?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lower-body injury<\/a>. Fans reacted as you might imagine to the news.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadiens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Canadiens<\/a> fans read &quot;lower-body injury&quot; and &quot;Carey Price&quot; in the same sentence. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4MOw93REeq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/4MOw93REeq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim and Friends (@timandfriends) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timandfriends\/status\/926534519779246080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/montoal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Al Montoya<\/a><\/strong> stood tall against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> on Saturday night. The Canadiens showed grit and determination coming\u00a0back from a two-goal\u00a0deficit in the third period to win in overtime. Captain <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pacioma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Pacioretty<\/a><\/strong> broke a long stretch without a power-play goal by taking a pass from Galchenyuk and burying it. The celebration was something to see from the usually taciturn player.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/theNHLguy_\/status\/926999969202102272<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday the Canadiens finished their four-game road trip against the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hudonch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charles Hudon<\/a><\/strong> was a late scratch with an upper-body\u00a0injury. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/delarja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacob de La Rose<\/a><\/strong> replaced him in the lineup. After being called up from Laval on Saturday, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindgch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlie Lindgren<\/a><\/strong> got the start. Lindgren was a perfect 3-0-0 with a 1.65 GAA and .943 save percentage going into Sunday night&#8217;s\u00a0game. He earned his first\u00a0career shutout, stopping all 38 shots. The Habs won 2-0 and improve to\u00a06-8-1. This was an amazing save.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CHARLIE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LINDGREN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LINDGREN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlieLindgren?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CharlieLindgren<\/a> WHAT-A-SAVE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HABS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#HABS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoHabsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoHabsGo<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Montreal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Montreal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canadiens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Canadiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HABSESSED?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#HABSESSED<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Club1909?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Club1909<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HabsNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#HabsNation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eYgm9pGRjE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/eYgm9pGRjE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ANSWER TO 1984 IS 1776 (@_CanadiensMTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_CanadiensMTL\/status\/927372582487289856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Commentary<\/h2>\n<h3>Players<\/h3>\n<p>Part of the turnaround this week for the Canadiens has been the play of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/galchal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Galchenyuk<\/a><\/strong>. As LWOH&#8217;s own <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2017\/11\/06\/montrea-canadiens-alex-galchenyuks-improved-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Deimeke points out<\/a>\u00a0Galchenyuk has made improvements in his game and deserves more ice time. He concludes: &#8220;now is time for the organization to reward him. More ice time equals more confidence, more confidence equals more opportunities and more scoring. More scoring equals more wins, and that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Are the Canadians looking to European\/KHL free agency to bolster their roster? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/hockey\/nhl\/31-thoughts-rangers-roster-decisions-huge-impact-nhl\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elliott Freidman thinks so<\/a>. In a comprehensive examination of the options available\u00a0should the Habs look overseas, LWOH&#8217;s own <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2017\/11\/05\/montreal-canadiens-free-agent-options-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Lapalme offers<\/a> concludes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Signing free agents from Europe can be a low-risk way of improving a roster and organizational depth. The Canadiens have dipped their toe into the European market the past few seasons. They could stand to be even more aggressive, like arch-rival Toronto. Sending scouts out there now to follow some players is a good start. Hearing reports they plan to be players in the European free agent market is another solid step.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"headline heading-content margin-16-tb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nhl\/2017\/11\/04\/ahl-laval-rocket-montreal-canadiens\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sports Illustrated reports <\/a>that the Montreal Canadiens like having\u00a0the\u00a0Laval Rocket close. After two seasons as the St. John&#8217;s IceCaps in Newfoundland and Labrador, this year the Canadiens moved their AHL team into the new 10,000-seat Place Bell in Laval.\u00a0It follows a recent trend among NHL clubs to keep their top farm club nearby, making it easier to call players up or send them down and for management to track their progress. So far, players like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindgch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlie Lindgren<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mccarmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael McCarron<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/scherni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikita Scherbak<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/davidbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Davidson<\/a><\/strong>, among others, have made the short trip to the big club.<\/p>\n<h3>A Fresh Start<\/h3>\n<p>After a poor start with too many games with a listless effort and inconsistent play, the Canadiens may have <a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/montreal-canadiens-exorcise-demons-against-jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">exorcised their demons<\/a> against the Winnipeg Jets. According to Ryan Szporer:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Habs may still have that lingering issue of giving up goals in bunches, but at least they seem to be on their way to rectifying the worst issue of all: a lack of belief in themselves.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If the Canadiens are going to make the playoffs, they will need better goaltending. Indeed, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a>\u00a0have improved their play over the past six games. On defense, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2017\/11\/02\/montreal-canadiens-defensive-adjustments-yield-resuts\/?doing_wp_cron=1509714311.1652638912200927734375\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new pairings are starting<\/a>\u00a0to take shape. In addition, on offense, the team has\u00a0scored 23 goals in their last six games. Despite these improvements, the Canadiens goaltending has been among the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2017\/11\/03\/montreal-canadiens-goaltending-among-league-worst\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">league\u2019s worse to start<\/a> the season.<\/p>\n<h2>Predictions and Previews<\/h2>\n<p>Many\u00a0fans fear the Habs are out of a playoff spot. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.habseyesontheprize.com\/2017\/11\/2\/16597852\/the-montreal-canadiens-start-isnt-a-death-blow-playoffs-habs-standings-playoff-chances-record\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jared Book points <\/a>out that since the NHL went to the existing playoff format in 2013-14, only two teams who have started off with fewer points than the Canadiens\u00a0in their first 12 games have made the playoffs. However, all is not lost. He concludes:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"Us56mj\">This team has been used to a November-December swoon the last two years after very good Octobers. This year, they need the reverse to happen&#8230;While their October doesn\u2019t mean that they are out of it, it means that their margin for error going forward is much smaller. But it has happened before, and if the Canadiens start getting rid of their bad luck, it could happen again.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Games this Week<\/h3>\n<p>The Canadiens start a six-game\u00a0homestand on Tuesday\u00a0against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/knights\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a>. Game time is 7:30 PM EST.<\/p>\n<p>The Habs hope to get some revenge against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/wild\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Wild<\/a> on Thursday night after their 6-3 loss last week. Game time in Montreal is 7:30 PM EST.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Habs face off against <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/eicheja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Eichel<\/a><\/strong> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sabres\/?doing_wp_cron=1509972280.5303649902343750000000\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> on Saturday night, Game time is 7:00 PM EST.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"-EP-IM1vTBps7HFOYoZ2Lg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/870696682\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'-EP-IM1vTBps7HFOYoZ2Lg',sig:'LizrwUZ1PNyZmP4e_wDQc_JWJeKTKWvSWoQJg-YCPsc=',w:'594px',h:'433px',items:'870696682',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a slow start to the season, the Canadiens are winning more than they are losing, both at home and on the road. They are scoring goals and relying on their goaltending depth to outlast teams. Montreal Canadiens News and Notes November 6 Scores and News The Montreal Canadiens had a great game to start [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2253,"featured_media":18719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2,4524],"tags":[689,265,266,199,203,453,353,38],"class_list":["post-18705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadiens","category-featured","category-nhl-predictions","tag-al-montoya","tag-alex-galchenyuk","tag-brendan-gallagher","tag-carey-price","tag-charles-hudon","tag-charlie-lindgren","tag-max-pacioretty","tag-nhl"],"modified_by":"Connor Lapalme","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2253"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}