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Montreal Canadiens @ Winnipeg Jets
How to watch
Start time: 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST
In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French)
Streaming: NHL.tv/NHL Live, Sportsnet Now
The Canadiens could get discouraged by getting handed another loss on Thursday night, surrendering the final five goals of the game to see a 3-1 lead become a 6-3 loss. Or they could latch on to the fact that they played a solid opening 20 minutes, when everything Dominique Ducharme had instructed them to do before the game had a positive effect as they headed back to the locker room with a 2-0 lead.
It was surely an easy video session for the coaches to prepare the team to face the Jets again tonight. Replicate the first period, avoid what you did in the final 40 at all costs.
In terms of on-ice work, the Canadiens spent all of today’s practice working on the power play. Given that it has slipped from being in first place early in the season to now 18th, some work was necessary. We’ll see tonight if the effort will pay off so the man advantage can be a difference in the game.
By the sounds of things, they’ll be trying to get things turned about without Josh Anderson, who could miss his first start of the year. Expect Jake Evans to draw back in for a formation that looks more like what the team had ben running before the last game.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
---|---|---|
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
Jonathan Drouin | Nick Suzuki | Tyler Toffoli |
Tomas Tatar | Phillip Danault | Brendan Gallagher |
Artturi Lehkonen | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | Joel Armia |
Paul Byron | Jake Evans | Corey Perry |
Defencemen
Left Defence | Right Defence |
---|---|
Left Defence | Right Defence |
Ben Chiarot | Shea Weber |
Joel Edmundson | Jeff Petry |
Brett Kulak | Alexander Romanov |
Goaltenders
Starter | Backup |
---|---|
Starter | Backup |
Jake Allen | Carey Price |
Injured: Josh Anderson
Scratched: Victor Mete
Winnipeg Jets projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
---|---|---|
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
Pierre-Luc Dubois | Mark Scheifele | Blake Wheeler |
Kyle Connor | Paul Stastny | Nikolaj Ehlers |
Andrew Copp | Adam Lowry | Mason Appleton |
Mathieu Perreault | Nate Thompson | Trevor Lewis |
Defencemen
Left Defence | Right Defence |
---|---|
Left Defence | Right Defence |
Derek Forbort | Neal Pionk |
Josh Morrissey | Nathan Beaulieu |
Sami Niku | Dylan DeMelo |
Goaltenders
Starter | Backup |
---|---|
Starter | Backup |
Connor Hellebuyck | Laurent Brossoit |
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