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After three full games without him, the Canadiens may be getting Josh Anderson back tonight, returning the team to full health. If he does play, it doesn’t appear that he will be slotting back on his normal line, however, as Dominique Ducharme had a few minor tweaks in today’s practice.
The coach has reunited the Jonathan Drouin - Nick Suzuki - Joel Armia line, preserving the chemistry that the former two have had since the post-season, and re-adding Armia’s more physical presence to help them win more in-zone battles.
It means that Anderson is expected to slot in on Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s right, hoping to take better advantage of the playmaking the Finnish centre has been providing over the most recent stretch, looking like one of the team’s most engaged players. Kotkaniemi gets the team’s top two goal-scorers on his flanks, which should result in some prime offensive chances if they’re all on top of their game.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Jonathan Drouin |
Nick Suzuki |
Joel Armia |
Tyler Toffoli |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
Josh Anderson |
Tomas Tatar |
Phillip Danault |
Brendan Gallagher |
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 |
Carey Price |
Jake Allen |
Scratched: Artturi Lehkonen, Victor Mete
Winnipeg Jets projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Paul Stastny |
Mark Scheifele |
Blake Wheeler |
Kyle Connor |
Pierre-Luc Dubois |
Nikolaj Ehlers |
Andrww Copp |
Adam Lowry |
Mason Appleton |
Mathieu Perreault |
Nate Thompson |
Trevor Lewis |
Defencemen
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Josh Morrissey |
Tucker Poolman |
Derek Forbort |
Neal Pionk |
Nathan Beaulieu |
Dylan DeMelo |
Goaltenders
Starter |
Backup |
Starter |
Backup |
Connor Hellebuyck |
Laurent Brossoit |