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Montreal Canadiens @ Calgary Flames
How to watch
Start time: 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST
In the Canadiens region:: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Flames region: Sportsnet West
Streaming: NHL.tv/NHL Live, RDS Direct, Sportsnet Now, TSN Direct
There’s one reason for a player to get further evaluation after an injury, and that is because surgery is on the table as one of the options. That means we’re likely going to see Ben Chiarot — who is confirmed to have a fractured hand — out of the lineup for a considerable amount of time, and in a stretch where there’s no let-up in the Canadiens’ schedule with games at least every two days.
It means that, for the first time this season, Victor Mete will probably see regular time in the lineup. Dominique Ducharme has had no qualms about shuffling effective forward lines, so we can probably expect the same for his defence corps, meaning Mete will see different partners depending on the game situation — even throughout the action tonight.
Mete will be thrown into the fire right off the bat as he faces a Flames team under new direction. The club is looking to put a bad start to the season behind it, and given the state of the North Division, they’re not out of the playoff race just yet.
Montreal is the team they’re chasing, sitting six points ahead with a game in hand. New coach Darryl Sutter and all the Flames players know how important it is to make up ground on the club occupying the final post-season place in this two-game series, and we should expect them to play one of their best games of the season.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
---|---|---|
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
Jonathan Drouin | Nick Suzuki | Josh Anderson |
Tyler Toffoli | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | Brendan Gallagher |
Tomas Tatar | Phillip Danault | Joel Armia |
Paul Byron | Jake Evans | Corey Perry |
Defencemen
Left Defence | Right Defence |
---|---|
Left Defence | Right Defence |
Joel Edmundson | Jeff Petry |
Alexander Romanov | Shea Weber |
Brett Kulak | Victor Mete |
Goaltenders
Starter | Backup |
---|---|
Starter | Backup |
Jake Allen | Carey Price |
Injured: Ben Chiarot (broken hand)
Scratched: Artturi Lehkonen
Calgary Flames projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
---|---|---|
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
Matthew Tkachuk | Elias Lindholm | Dillon Dube |
Johnny Gaudreau | Sean Monahan | Brett Ritchie |
Milan Lucic | Mikael Backlund | Andrew Mangiapane |
Sam Bennett | Derek Ryan | Josh Leivo |
Defencemen
Left Defence | Right Defence |
---|---|
Left Defence | Right Defence |
Mark Giordano | Rasmus Andersson |
Noah Hanifin | Chris Tanev |
Juuso Valimaki | Nikita Nesterov |
Goaltenders
Starter | Backup |
---|---|
Starter | Backup |
Jacob Markstrom | David Rittich |