How to watch
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
In the Canadiens region: TSN2, TSN Direct (English), RDS, RDS Direct (French)
In the Penguins region: ATTSN-PT
Streaming: NHL.tv/NHL Live
Getting some much needed rest after a busy stretch of the season, the Canadiens hope the good form they’ve been showing of late can still be counted on tonight. The team is on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, a team currently in a wild-card spot but with play strong enough to move them higher in short order.
The Penguins score a lot of goals, even with Sidney Crosby forced to watch from the sidelines, and are very stingy on the defensive side of the puck to boot. They’re a tough test for any team, and a good way for the rebounding Habs to measure how well their own defensive play has come.
Tonight’s game will feature the Canadiens debut of Riley Barber. Expected to play in the bottom six, he will hope to translate some of the offence he’d recently rediscovered in Laval to the top level. The 25-year-old only got to dress for three NHL games with the Washington Capitals, and will want to make a major impression in his fourth to get a longer look.
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 |
Joel Armia |
Nick Cousins |
Nick Suzuki |
Jordan Weal |
Matthew Peca |
Nate Thompson |
Riley Barber |
Defencemen
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Ben Chiarot |
Shea Weber |
Brett Kulak |
Jeff Petry |
Otto Leskinen |
Cale Fleury |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
Goaltenders |
Carey Price |
Cayden Primeau |
Injured: Paul Byron, Jonathan Drouin, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Victor Mete
Scratched: Mikey Reilly
Pittsburgh Penguins projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Jake Guentzel |
Evgeni Malkin |
Bryan Rust |
Dominik Kahun |
Jared McCann |
Brandon Tanev |
Zach Aston-Reese |
Teddy Blueger |
Dominik Simon |
Alex Galchenyuk |
Sam Lafferty |
Stefan Noesen |
Defencemen
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Kris Letang |
John Marino |
Jack Johnson |
Justin Schultz |
Marcus Pettersson |
Juuso Riikola |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
Goaltenders |
Tristan Jarry |
Matt Murray |