New Jersey Devils @ Montreal Canadiens
How to watch
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Devils region: Devils official app
Streaming: ESPN+, RDS Direct, Sportsnet Now
After a horrible season where the Canadiens finished last in the entire NHL, fans will get to catch a glimpse at their reward for that season: first overall pick Juraj Slafkovsky. Slafkovsky will make his Bell Centre debut on the ice, months after he was selected there at the NHL Draft.
The other players who made headlines on the first night of the draft will play in trade acquisition Kirby Dach and 26th overall pick Filip Mesar.
Cole Caufield, Kaiden Guhle, and Jordan Harris are also among the players in the Canadiens lineup after missing Sunday’s scrimmage.
The Canadiens provided some updates, with four players: Antoine Coulombe, Jared Davidson, Cedrick Guindon, and Daniil Sobolev released from training camp and returned to their CHL teams. There are now 71 players remaining in camp.
Nick Suzuki is skating and expected to return next week. Joel Edmundson is still out indefinitely but is rehabbing. Madison Bowey is day-to-day with an injury that has kept him out of all on-ice workouts so far in camp.
For the New Jersey Devils, second overall pick Simon Nemec will not make the trip. Slafkovsky’s Olympic teammate and former Canadien Tomas Tatar will be in the lineup alongside Nico Hischier.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
---|---|---|
Cole Caufield | Owen Beck | Mike Hoffman |
Rem Pitlick | Kirby Dach | Juraj Slafkovsky |
Rafaël Harvey-Pinard | Filip Mesar | Anthony Richard |
Michael Pezzetta | Jan Mysak | Joshua Roy |
Defence
Left Defence | Right Defence |
---|---|
Mike Matheson | Justin Barron |
Kaiden Guhle | Jordan Harris |
Gianni Fairbrother | Mattias Norlinder |
Goaltenders
Starter | Backup |
---|---|
Jake Allen | Cayden Primeau |
New Jersey Devils projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
---|---|---|
William Nylander | Pontus Holmberg | Denis Malgin |
Nick Robertson | Alex Kerfoot | Calle Jarnkrok |
Bobby McMann | Nick Abruzzese | Alex Steeves |
Kyle Clifford | Curtis Douglas | Joey Anderson |
Defence
Left Defence | Right Defence |
---|---|
Mike Rielly | Jordie Benn |
Mark Giordano | T.J. Brodie |
Carl Dahlstrom | Victor Mete |
Goaltenders
Starter | Backup |
---|---|
Matt Murray | Erik Kallgren |