How to watch
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Islanders region: MSG+
Streaming: ESPN+, NHL Live, RDS Direct, TSN Direct
Coming off a good win on Tuesday night, the Canadiens are trying to start off their five-game homestand with back-to-back wins. They’ll be taking on a New York Islanders team trying to find its footing this season.
Montreal is taking precautions with Jonathan Drouin after he took a puck to the face. He’s not feeling any ill effects from the play, but the coaching staff wants to make sure it stays that way before they rush his back into action, so he will sit out tonight. Adam Brooks will be back in the lineup as the 12th forward.
On defence, Alexander Romanov is back in in place of Sami Niku, so it won’t be a long stint in the press box for the second-year blue-liner. Jake Allen should be expected to start in net, looking to keep a recent run of great form going.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Tyler Toffoli |
Nick Suzuki |
Brendan Gallagher |
Mike Hoffman |
Christian Dvorak |
Josh Anderson |
Artturi Lehkonen |
Jake Evans |
Joel Armia |
Michael Pezzetta |
Adam Brooks |
Alex Belzile |
Defencemen
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Ben Chiarot |
Jeff Petry |
Brett Kulak |
David Savard |
Alexander Romanov |
Chris Wideman |
Goaltenders
Starter |
Backup |
Starter |
Backup |
Jake Allen |
Samuel Montembeault |
New York Islanders projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Anders Lee |
Mat Barzal |
Josh Bailey |
Anthony Beauvillier |
Brock Nelson |
Kyle Palmer |
Zach Parise |
Jean-Gabriel Pageau |
Oliver Wahlstrom |
Matt Martin |
Casey Cizikas |
Cal Clutterbuck |
Defencemen
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Adam Pelech |
Scott Mayfield |
Zdeno Chara |
Ryan Pulock |
Andy Greene |
Noah Dobson |
Goaltenders
Starter |
Backup |
Starter |
Backup |
Ilya Sorokin |
Semyon Varlamov |
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