Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins
How to watch
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Bruins region: NESN
Streaming: ESPN+, RDS Direct, TSN+
Six months after the 2022-23 season began, half of the NHL’s teams, like the Boston Bruins, are now preparing for the post-season, while the other half, including the Montreal Canadiens, look ahead to the draft and free agency hoping to make it back to the playoffs in the near future.
Tonight’s season finale at the Bell Centre will be contested between teams at extreme ends of those categories. The Bruins are President’s Trophy-winners and a favourite to win the Stanley Cup. The Canadiens are looking toward the upcoming draft lottery and hoping their standing at fifth from the bottom is enough to win them the top pick.
Though they are at opposite ends of the contender spectrum, the two clubs still have a historic rivalry to motivate them to play at their best level. The roles have been switched many times in the past, and will be again many times in the future, so there’s pride on the line in what is otherwise a meaningless contest on the schedule.
Montreal Canadiens projected roster
Forwards
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| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| #32 Rem Pitlick | #14 Nick Suzuki | #40 Joel Armia |
| #82 Lucas Condotta | #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, Mike Hoffman, Sean Monahan, David Savard, Juraj Slafkovský, Arber Xhekaj
Boston Bruins projected lineup
Forwards
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| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Marchand | Patrice Bergeron | Jake DeBrusk |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | Pavel Zacha | David Pastrnak |
| Taylor Hall | Charlie Coyle | A.J. Greer |
| Jakub Lauko | Trent Frederik | Garnet Hathaway |
Defencemen
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| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|---|
| Dmitry Orlov | Charlie cAvoy |
| Hampus Lindholm | Brandon Carlo |
| Matt Grzelcyk | Connor Clifton |
Goaltenders
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| Starter | Backup |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman | Brandon Bussi |
