Montreal Canadiens v Atlanta Thrashers Live

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Posting a 2-1-0 record to start the season, the Atlanta Trashers are hoping to hold on to the positive momentum they built in the first week of action. Thus, the team around Ilya Kovalchuk will hit the road to take on the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Tuesday at 11:30 p.m. GMT.

Hoping to snap a three-game losing streak, the Montreal Canadiens are facing a lot of pressure to perform well in their upcoming five-game homestand. Especially, the humiliating 7-1 blowout versus the Canucks caused a heated debate in Quebec earlier this week. Allowing 14 goals in the last three games did not only raise questions regarding the defensive intensity of the Canadiens, but also showed evident goaltending shortcomings of Carey Price who averages 3.5 GAA.

In contrast, Atlanta’s front office is very pleased with the performance of John Anderson’s squad thus far. Securing wins versus the Tampa Lightning and St Louis Blues, the Trashers had five days off after their 4-2 loss versus the Ottawa Senators. Whether the practice sessions paid off remains to be seen, if anything, Atlanta needs to increase their defensive energy level a bit. Scoring 4.0 goals per contest, the Trashers offense was on fire in the first week of play, led by franchise cornerstone Ilya Kovalchuk who tallied four goals and one assist in just three appearances. Even though Atlanta played well so far, the game versus the Canadiens does not look like a walk in the park. Given the fact that Montreal has been struggling lately, the team around Paul Mara can be expected to come on to the ice highly motivated to avoid a fourth consecutive loss on Tuesday.

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