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Montreal Canadiens vs. New Jersey Devils
How to watch
Start time: 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST
In Canada: Sportsnet, Sportsnet Now (English)
In the Canadiens region: RDS, RDS Direct (French)
In the US: NHL Network
In the Devils region: MSG+
Streaming: NHL.tv/NHL Live
The Canadiens haven’t won a game since November 15. They fell in the second half of a back-to-back the next night, and have experienced the same fate in the four games since.
That first loss was to the New Jersey Devils, in a game the Canadiens had been leading by a 3-1 score. Over the course of the skid, there have been a few leads for the Habs, but each has been squandered, with a 4-0 edge on the New York Rangers before falling 6-5 being the largest.
Montreal’s task is twofold tonight. They need to find ways to score goals, and the top two lines will be expected to produce to help that happen, but some secondary scoring from lower in the lineup would surely be a help as well. Holding the other team to fewer goals than Montreal can muster has been the main issue, with the defence and goaltenders both sharing blame on that account. Good posiitioning around the net will be important for the blue-liners, while Carey Price will be expected to bounce back after posting a .545 save percentage against the Bruins.
The best plan is to just keep the puck out of their own end altogether, and that’s something the team playing at its best can come close to achieving. We’ll see if we get the good version of the Habs tonight, or if the team we’ve seen over the past two weeks is sticking around for another game.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
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Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
Tomas Tatar | Phillip Danault | Brendan Gallagher |
Artturi Lehkonen | Max Domi | Nick Suzuki |
Nick Cousins | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | Joel Armia |
Charles Hudon | Nate Thompson | Jordan Weal |
Defencemen
Left Defence | Right Defence |
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Left Defence | Right Defence |
Ben Chiarot | Shea Weber |
Victor Mete | Jeff Petry |
Brett Kulak | Mikey Reilly |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
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Goaltenders |
Carey Price |
Keith Kinkaid |
Injured: Paul Byron, Jonathan Drouin
Scratched: Brett Kulak
New Jersey Devils projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
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Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
Taylor Hall | Nico Hischier | Kyle Palmieri |
Blake Coleman | Travis Zajac | Nikita Gusev |
Jesper Boqvist | Jack Hughes | Wayne Simmonds |
Miles Wood | Pavel Zacha | Jesper Bratt |
Defencemen
Left Defence | Right Defence |
---|---|
Left Defence | Right Defence |
Andy Greene | Damon Severson |
Sami Vatanen | P.K. Subban |
Will Butcher | Matt Tennyson |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
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Goaltenders |
Mackenzie Blackwood |
Louis Domingue |