The Montreal Canadiens will try to find their way back to victory on Thursday night when they face the Calgary Flames at the Bell Center.
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The Habs have escaped their last three confrontations, the most recent of which, Tuesday, in overtime against the Los Angeles Kings.
Forward Ryan Poehling was recalled from the Laval Rocket school club late Wednesday night and will be in action against the Flames. The one who hit the target against the Belleville Senators will play with the Habs for the first time this season. It is Cédric Paquette who will give way to him.
“He [Poehling] improved the way he played, not just his offense, but the impact he was having at Laval. It’s also about face-offs. He’s good with and without the puck, so we want that to be what brings us too, ”said head coach Dominique Ducharme at a press conference after the morning training of the Canadian.
“He has matured through his career,” he continued. He was not satisfied with his camp and he went to find his bearings in Laval. He kept moving forward and he has an opportunity to do so in Montreal now. ”
In addition, Christian Dvorak and Josh Anderson should participate in the meeting, which will not be the case for Jonathan Drouin and Mattias Norlinder, who joined the big club after the end of his loan at Laval.
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Dominique Ducharme’s troop is languishing in the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, with a meager harvest of seven points in 14 games since the start of the campaign.
The pilot has also enumerated some facets of the games on which his charges are working and improving.
“We made adjustments with our forwards and the way they apply pressure. And, several times in the past, we had a close game and a penalty came to widen the gap for the other side. We are working on it. “
For their part, the Flames are second in the Pacific section, behind the Edmonton Oilers, with a 7-2-3 record.
Jake Allen and Jacob Markstrom are expected to be the starting goalies.
After this meeting, the Canadian will visit the Detroit Red Wings (Saturday), the Boston Bruins (Sunday) and the New York Rangers (Tuesday).