Canadiens at Sabres - Game Thread
For the first time in a long time, the Canadiens take on the Sabres without having to face Jason Pominville. Tonight is the 900th game of Jeff Halpern's career.
Game time is 7:30PM EST, so here are your projected lineups:
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Rene Bourque | Tomas Plekanec | Brian Gionta |
| Max Pacioretty | David Desharnais | Brendan Gallagher |
| Alex Galchenyuk | Lars Eller | Michael Ryder |
| Travis Moen | Jeff Halpern | Brandon Prust |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Josh Gorges | P.K. Subban |
| Andrei Markov | Francis Bouillon |
| Davis Drewiske | Nathan Beaulieu |
| Goaltenders |
| Peter Budaj |
| Carey Price |
Scratches: Tomas Kaberle, Michael Blunden, Yannick Weber, Ryan White
Injuries: Alexei Emelin (torn knee ligament), Raphael Diaz (concussion)
As for Buffalo:
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Steve Ott | Cody Hodgson | Nathan Gerbe |
| Thomas Vanek | Tyler Enner | Drew Stafford |
| Marcus Foligno | Kevin Porter | Brian Flynn |
| Luke Adam | Jochen Hecht | Patrick Kaleta |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Christian Ehrhoff | Tyler Myers |
| Mike Weber | Andrej Sekera |
| Mark Pysyk | Adam Pardy |
| Goaltenders |
| Ryan Miller |
| Jhonas Enroth |
Injuries: Ville Leino (out indefinitely with "being a crappy player")
Check out the opposing side at Die by the Blade.