How to watch
Start time: 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST
In Canada: Sportsnet, Sportsnet Now
In the Canadiens region: RDS, RDS Direct (French)
Streaming: NHL.tv/NHL Live
The first match in a five-game homestand to wrap up the month of November begin tonight for the Montreal Canadiens. A night after they were in Columbus to face the Blue Jackets, they see the Ottawa Senators converge on the Bell Centre for the first time in 2019-20.
The Canadiens put in a good effort last night but still came away on the losing end after some costly mistakes. Claude Julien is confident the alignment he ran with can clean those up tonight, and is going with the same formation. That includes another start for Carey Price, getting into his first back-to-back double bill of the season. With two off days on the schedule following this evening’s game, the coach and player seem to have decided that will be enough rest to handle two starts in 24 hours.
Ottawa will be no easy mark. They’ve begun to win more games than they lose over the past couple of weeks, and can largely thank Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s surprising offence for that run of results. He’s usually one of the biggest threats on the team when he faces Montreal anyway, but tonight a defence that could be slightly fatigued from playing a night ago will have to pay special attention to the Senators’ top-line centre.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Tomas Tatar |
Phillip Danault |
Brendan Gallagher |
Max Domi |
Nick Suzuki |
Joel Armia |
Artturi Lehkonen |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
Jordan Weal |
Charles Hudon |
Nate Thompson |
Nick Cousins |
Defencemen
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Victor Mete |
Shea Weber |
Ben Chiarot |
Jeff Petry |
Brett Kulak |
Cale Fleury |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
Goaltenders |
Carey Price |
Keith Kinkaid |
Injured: Paul Byron, Jonathan Drouin
Scratched: Christian Folin, Mikey Reilly
Ottawa Senators projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Nick Paul |
Jean-Gabriel Pageau |
Connor Brown |
Brady Tkachuk |
Logan Brown |
Anthony Duclair |
Vladislav Namestnikov |
Colin White |
Tyler Ennis |
Filip Chlapik |
Chris Tierney |
Max Veronneau |
Defencemen
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Thomas Chabot |
Dylan DeMelo |
Mark Borowiecki |
Nikita Zaitsev |
Ron Hainsey |
Cody Goloubef |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
Goaltenders |
Craig Anderson |
Anders Nilsson |