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Kings @ Canadiens: Gamethread

The projected lines for Los Angeles (from lakingsinsider):

Marian GaborikAnze KopitarJustin Williams
Tanner PearsonJeff CarterTyler Toffoli
Dustin BrownJarret StollTrevor Lewis
Kyle CliffordMike RichardsDwight King

Jake MuzzinDrew Doughty
Robyn RegehrAlec Martinez
Brayden McNabbMatt Greene

Martin Jones
Jonathan Quick

And for Montreal:

Max Pacioretty – Alex GalchenyukBrendan Gallagher
Jiri SekacTomas PlekanecSven Andrighetto
Michael Bournival – David Desharnais – P.A. Parenteau
Brandon PrustManny MalhotraDale Weise

Andrei Markov – P.K. Subban
Alexei Emelin – Sergei Gonchar
Nathan Beaulieu – Tom Gilbert

Carey Price
Dustin Tokarski

Road back-to-backs are always tough, but the good news is the Canadiens are a probably a bit of a paper tiger, with possession numbers (49.1% score adjusted Corsi) suggesting a worse team than their point total indicates. The Kings might win. Or they might lose. It’s still pretty uncertain at this point.

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