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Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets: Game thread, rosters, lines, and how to watch
The countdown of the final 10 games begins with Columbus in town.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
How to watch
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French)
In the Blue Jackets region: Bally Sports Ohio
Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet Now
As expected, Jordan Harris is ready to re-enter the lineup this evening, spelling Chris Wideman and reuniting a pairing with Johnny Kovacevic that has proven to be an effective duo all season long.
Jesse Ylönen is also back in after being a healthy scratch versus the Boston Bruins. That was a bit of an odd decision from Martin St-Louis considering that Ylönen has three goals in the last four games he’s played, but that will give the winger a bit more reason to get involved in the offence tonight, and he’ll be doing so against one of the worst defences in the NHL.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|
| #49 Rafaël Harvey-Pinard | #14 Nick Suzuki | #68 Mike Hoffman |
| #25 Denis Gurianov | #77 Kirby Dach | #27 Jonathan Drouin |
| #56 Jesse Ylönen | #71 Jake Evans | #11 Brendan Gallagher |
| #55 Michael Pezzetta | #67 Chris Tierney | #60 Alex Belzile |
Defencemen
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|
| #8 Mike Matheson | #58 David Savard |
| #44 Joel Edmundson | #52 Justin Barron |
| $54 Jordan Harris | #26 Johnny Kovacevic |
Goaltenders
| Starter | Backup |
|---|
| #35 Samuel Montembeault | #34 Jake Allen |
Scratched: Rem Pitlick, Chris Wideman
Injured/Ill: Josh Anderson, Joel Armia, Paul Byron, Cole Caufield, Christian Dvorak, Kaiden Guhle, Jordan Harris, Sean Monahan, Juraj Slafkovský, Arber Xhekaj
Columbus Blue Jackets projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|
| Johnny Gaudreau | Boone Jenner | Kirill Marchenko |
| Liam Foudy | Jack Roslovic | Kent Johnson |
| Eric Robinson | Sean Kuraly | Lane Pederson |
| Emil Bemstrom | Hunter McKown | Trey Fix-Wolansky |
Defencemen
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|
| Tim Berni | Andrew Peeke |
| Adam Boqvist | Nick Blankenburg |
| Gavin Bayreuther | Jake Christiansen |
Goaltenders
| Starter | Backup |
|---|
| Elvis Merzlikins | Michael Hutchinson |