PREVIEW: Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens Thursday, April 9th @ 7:30pm ET

The Detroit Red Wings will look to close in on a berth in the post-season when they head to Montreal to take on the Canadiens. Montreal is without their leading scorer Max Pacioretty this game. Game time is 7:30pm ET.

Last 10 GamesDetroit: 4-4-2, currently in 6th place in the Eastern Conference & 3rd in the Atlantic Division with a 42-25-13 overall record.
Montreal:  5-2-3, currently in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference & 1st in the Atlantic Division with a 48-22-10 overall record.

This Season3-0 in favor of Montreal.

Last 5 Years
6-2-1-0 in favor of Montreal.

Courtesy of: National Post

Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings Tickets  Apr. 09
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Detroit Red Wings Tickets Apr. 11

Expected GoaltendersDetroit: Jimmy Howard (23-13-10)
Montreal: Carey Price (42-16-6)

Players To WatchDetroit: After admitting his play has not been up to his standards, captain Henrik Zetterberg stepped up and earned 2 points (1G, 1A) last game against Carolina. He will be expected to build on this during this game especially when a win equals a playoff berth.
Montreal: Tomas Plekanec has 6 points (2G, 4A) in his past 5 including a 3-point (1G, 2A) game against the Florida Panthers on April 5th. He has 58 points (24G, 34A) this season and is 2nd team points.

Injuries*
Detroit:Justin Abdelkader (game-time decision, hand)
Johan Franzen (out, concussion)
Jonas Gustavsson (out, concussion)
Erik Cole (out, upper body injury)
Tomas Jurco (day-to-day, upper body injury)
Montreal:Max Pacioretty (out, concussion)

* As of April 9th