Habs vs Hawks preview! (Includes full lineup)

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T. Tadi
December 9, 2021 (5:21 PM)

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The Montreal Canadiens will face the Chicago Blackhawks tonight, two struggling teams battling injuries. The Habs who sit 31st in the league with a 6-18-3 record and the Hawks 27th with a 9-14-2 record.

It will be a special night for Quebec native Marc Andre Fleury who will be going for his 500th career win in his home province of Quebec.

Projected lineups (subject to change)

Canadiens Lineup:

Hoffman � Suzuki � Drouin

Lehkonen � Poehling � Evans

Perreault � Dauphin � Caufield

Pezzetta � Paquette � Ylonen

Chiarot � Savard

Romanov � Wideman

Kulak � Clague

Allen

Montembeault

Blackhawks lineup:

Hagel � Toews � Kane

DeBrincat � Dach � Kurashev

Kubalik � Borgstrom � R. Johnson

Carpenter � Slavin � Hardman

de Haan � S. Jones

McCabe � Murphy

Stillman (?) � Gustafsson (?)

Fleury

Lankinen

Who will win? vote in the poll below

POLL
Will Fleury win his 500th game?
Yes, Hawks Win	22	51.2 %
No, Habs Win	21	48.8 %
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