Game 37: Montreal Canadiens @ Boston Bruins
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Penguins region: NESN
Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
In his first game with the Canadiens since departing after their run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2021, Phillip Danault will centre Alexandre Texier and Josh Anderson. Both of those wingers have had good production in December with three goals apiece, and their offensive chances should only go up with a strong possession player like Danault handling things in the middle.
The game will serve as Jacob Fowler’s fifth at the NHL level as he goes for consecutive wins for the first time. He brings a .915 save percentage into the battle with Jeremy Swayman, who has played in each of the Bruins’ last five games, most recently coming on in relief of Joonas Korpisalo in a blowout by the Ottawa Senators. Boston is more prone to giving up goals than usual this year, and the Habs can take advantage with a consistent effort from all four lines.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #20 Juraj Slafkovský |
#91 Oliver Kapanen |
#93 Ivan Demidov |
| #13 Cole Caufield |
#14 Nick Suzuki |
#76 Zachary Bolduc |
| #85 Alexandre Texier |
#24 Phillip Danault |
#17 Josh Anderson |
| #27 Sammy Blais |
#90 Joe Veleno |
#11 Brendan Gallagher |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #8 Mike Matheson |
#53 Noah Dobson |
| #48 Lane Hutson |
#45 Alexandre Carrier |
| #72 Arber Xhekaj |
#45 Alexandre Carrier |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #32 Jacob Fowler |
#75 Jakub Dobeš |
Scratched: Owen Beck, Adam Engström
Conditioning loan: Samuel Montembeault
Injured: Kirby Dach, Jake Evans, Kaiden Guhle, Patrik Laine, Alex Newhook
Boston Bruins projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Morgan Geekie |
Elias Lindholm |
David Pastrnak |
| Casey Mittelstadt |
Pavel Zacha |
Viktor Arvidsson |
| Tanner Jeannot |
Fraser Minten |
Mark Kastelic |
| Alex Steeves |
Sean Kuraly |
Marat Khusnutdinov |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Nikita Zadorov |
Charlie McAvoy |
| Hampus Lindholm |
Andrew Peeke |
| Vladislav Kolyachokok |
Mason Lohrei |
| Starter |
Backup |
| Jeremy Swayman |
Joonas Korpisalo |
