A little over a week after disposing of the Jets at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg by a score of 2-1 in the Heritage Classic, those same Jets will be the visitors at the Bell Centre as they try to put an end to their streak of nine consecutive losses. On their side, the Canadiens will try to extend their winning streak to six. It will be the first game in which the Habs wears its new Hometown Remix jersey. I don’t know about you, but aside from the white gloves, I’m not a fan of this uniform!
Jacob Fowler, who beat those same Jets by stopping 33 of the 34 shots directed at him in the last matchup, will try to join Carter Hart and Jocelyn Thibault by picking up an eighth consecutive win at the age of 21. The rookie will be awarded the Molson Cup for the month of October before the start of the game. The American posted a 7-1 record with a 1.84 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage, recording two shutouts during this stretch of eight games. I honestly wonder where the Canadiens would be today if Samuel Montembeault hadn’t gone down on October 7th?
I don’t know which team will show up on the ice from the Jets’ side tonight. A team that will do everything in its power to end this nine-game losing streak, or a team that will play without conviction like it did in the 7-0 loss to the Hurricanes on Sunday? No matter which team shows up, the Canadiens will need to keep playing the way they have during this five-game winning streak if they hope to keep it going and maintain a perfect record without captain Nick Suzuki.
You’ll excuse me for a pretty “short and sweet” preview, but to be honest with you, I came very close to not posting a preview for the first time since I returned to the platform a year ago. For a reason I can’t explain, I just can’t find the energy or passion to write today, and since I’m on the subject, it was the same for the game against the Penguins.
Season prediction: 8-6
Guaranteed win: 2-0
Prediction:
WPG – 3
MTL – 4
On that note, have a great rest of your day everyone and enjoy the game tonight.