How to watch
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Now (English), TVA Sports (French)
In the US: NHL Network
In the Rangers region: MSG2
Streaming: NHL.tv/NHL Live
The Canadiens have been the better team in each of their last two games, but in both cases came away with a loss. Holding the puck more and getting more shots on target are always good things for a team, but at some point those shots need to start going in, and they haven’t been over the past week. That was the main concern for the club when it lost Paul Byron’s speed and Jonathan Drouin’s skill from the lineup on the same day, and questions are beginning to be asked about the team’s ability to maintain course without them.
There are players capable of contributing offence, and they need to decide that they’re not just going to settle for a high shot count this evening, but bash away at one of the league’s worst defensive teams until things start going their way. Without a win in three games now, another loss would be unacceptable for a team aiming to secure a division seed.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Tomas Tatar |
Phillip Danault |
Brendan Gallagher |
Artturi Lehkonen |
Max Domi |
Nick Suzuki |
Charles Hudon |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
Joel Armia |
Nick Cousins |
Nate Thompson |
Jordan Weal |
Defencemen
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Ben Chiarot |
Shea Weber |
Victor Mete |
Jeff Petry |
Mikey Reilly |
Cale Fleury |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
Goaltenders |
Carey Price |
Keith Kinkaid |
Injured: Paul Byron, Jonathan Drouin
Scratched: Christian Folin, Mikey Reilly
New York Rangers projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Artemiy Panarin |
Ryan Strome |
Jesper Fast |
Chris Kreider |
Filip Chytil |
Pavel Buchnevich |
Brendan Lemieux |
Brett Howden |
Kaapo Kakko |
Micheal Haley |
Greg McKegg |
Brendan Smith |
Defencemen
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Brady Skjei |
Jacob Trouba |
Libor Hajek |
Tony DeAngelo |
Ryan Lindgren |
Adam Fox |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
Goaltenders |
Alexandar Georgiev |
Henrik Lundqvist |