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 Pittsburgh
Streaming: NHL.tv/NHL Live
The flu is still making its way around the Montreal locker room, and its latest host is Nate Thompson, who is listed as a game-time decision. If Claude Julien was planning to sit Jake Evans for the game tonight, the rookie forward may instead get a turn at the centre position on the fourth line in what would be his fifth NHL game.
The Penguins’ formation has added a player rather than subtracting one. Jason Zucker will be playing his second game with his new team after being acquired from the Minnesota Wild (for a package including former Hab Alex Galchenyuk), and playing on Sidney Crosby’s flank is surely a good opportunity for him to net his first point with the club.
Montreal’s defence will be hard-pressed to stop him and the rest of the Penguins’ solid top-six forwards, and they’ll need a better showing out of Jeff Petry than the promoted number-one was able to accomplish on Wednesday versus Boston.
UPDATE: Evans will play as the fourth line’s right-winger. Nick Cousins moves up to the third line to play with Max Domi and Jonathan Drouin.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Tomas Tatar |
Phillip Danault |
Brendan Gallagher |
Ilya Kovalchuk |
Nick Suzuki |
Joel Armia |
Nick Cousins |
Max Domi |
Jonathan Drouin |
Artturi Lehkonen |
Nate Thompson |
Jake Evans |
Defencemen
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Brett Kulak |
Jeff Petry |
Ben Chiarot |
Victor Mete |
Marco Scandella |
Xavier Ouellet |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
Goaltenders |
Carey Price |
Charlie Lindgren |
Pittsburgh Penguins projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Jason Zucker |
Sidney Crosby |
Dominik Simon |
Jared McCann |
Evgeni Malkin |
Bryan Rust |
Zach Aston-Reese |
Teddy Blueger |
Brandon Tanev |
Sam Lafferty |
Andrew Agozzino |
Patric Hornqvist |
Defencemen
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Jack Johnson |
Kris Letang |
Marcus Pettersson |
Justin Schultz |
Juuso Riikola |
Chad Ruhwedel |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
Goaltenders |
Tristan Jarry |
Matt Murray |