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Montreal Canadiens @ Boston Bruins
How to watch
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
In Canada: Sportsnet, Sportsnet Now (English)
In the Canadiens region: RDS, RDS Direct (French)
In the US: NHL Network
In the Bruins region: NESN
Streaming: NHL.tv/NHL Live
The Canadiens played a better game on Saturday afternoon, by they were still undone by some of the same issues that have led to their seven-game losing streak. There were fewer turnovers, and very few odd-man rushes, which is at least an encouraging sign.
They need to play a perfect game if they want to defeat the Bruins, and make up for an 8-1 loss earlier in the week. That will require a great performance from everyone involved.
Montreal’s defence is a bit compromised today with the loss of Victor Mete in yesterday’s game. Brett Kulak draws in in his absence as the Habs hopes to hold together well enough to keep the Bruins at bay. Boston is still without Patrice Bergeron, which evens the playing field somewhat, but the result likely comes down to the play of the defencemen and goaltenders.
To that end, it’s up to Carey Price to plug the holes his makeshift defence is bound to have. It’s a chance for him to put a difficult month of November behind him and start fresh for the final two-thirds of the season.
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 |
Brett Kulak | Jeff Petry |
Gustav Olofsson | Cale Fleury |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
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Goaltenders |
Carey Price |
Keith Kinkaid |
Injured: Paul Byron, Jonathan Drouin, Victor Mete
Scratched: Mike Reilly
Boston Bruins projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
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Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
Brad Marchand | David Krejci | David Pastrnak |
Jake DeBrusk | Charlie Coyle | Danton Heinen |
Anders Bjork | Sean Kuraly | David Backes |
Joakim Nordstrom | Par Lindholm | Chris Wagner |
Defencemen
Left Defence | Right Defence |
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Left Defence | Right Defence |
Zdeno Chara | Charlie McAvoy |
Torey Krug | Brandon Carlo |
Matt Grzelcyk | Connor Clifton |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
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Goaltenders |
Tuukka Rask |
Jaroslav Halak |
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