Montreal Canadiens @ New York Islanders
How to watch
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In Canada: Sportsnet One (English)
In the Canadiens region: RDS (French)
In the Islanders region: MSGSN
Streaming: ESPN+, RDS Direct, Sportsnet Now
The penultimate game of the Montreal Canadiens’ season is the 82nd and final match for a New York Islanders team on the cusp of earning its post-season berth. New York needs just a single point from tonight’s contest to eliminate their only challenger, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Montreal has already sent Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Jesse Ylönen down to the Laval Rocket to aid the playoff hopes for the AHL affiliate. For tonight’s game, however, they have made a recall, and it will be Joël Teasdale making his NHL debut.
The Islanders wouldn’t even be in the position to need a point if they hadn’t squandered a chance earlier in the week versus the Washington Capitals, a game in which they surrendered three quick goals and never recovered. You can expect them to fight with everything they have in tonight’s game.
Montreal Canadiens projected roster
Forwards
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| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| #68 Mike Hoffman | #14 Nick Suzuki | #40 Joel Armia |
| #32 Rem Pitlick | #71 Jake Evans | #11 Brendan Gallagher |
| #57 Sean Farrell | #27 Jonathan Drouin | #25 Denis Gurianov |
| #55 Michael Pezzetta | #67 Chris Tierney | #38 Joël Teasdale |
Defencemen
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| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|---|
| #8 Mike Matheson | #52 Justin Barron |
| #44 Joel Edmundson | #6 Chris Wideman |
| #26 Johnny Kovacevic | #82 Frédéric Allard |
Goaltenders
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| Starter | Backup |
|---|---|
| #35 Samuel Montembeault | #34 Jake Allen |
Injured/Ill: Josh Anderson, Alex Belzile, Paul Byron, Cole Caufield, Kirby Dach, Christian Dvorak, Kaiden Guhle, Sean Monahan, David Savard, Juraj Slafkovský, Arber Xhekaj
New York Islanders projected lineup
Forwards
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| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| Anders Lee | Bo Horvat | Josh Bailey |
| Pierre Engvall | Brock Nelson | Kyle Palmieri |
| Zach PArise | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | Hudson Fasching |
| Matt Martin | Casey Cizikas | Cal Clutterbuck |
Defencemen
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| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|---|
| Adam Pelech | Ryan Pulock |
| Sebastian Aho | Scott Mayfield |
| Samuel Bolduc | Noah Dobson |
Goaltenders
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| Starter | Backup |
|---|---|
| Ilya Sorokin | Semyon Varlamov |
