Canadiens @ Islanders: Game thread, rosters, lines, and how to watch

Game 6: Montreal Canadiens @ New York Islanders

Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French)
In the Islanders region: MSGSN
Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+

It’s a battle between Cayden Primeau and Semyon Varlamov, two goalies who haven’t held up their end of the bargain in their respective tandems this season, who get the nods for tonight game between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Islanders. The Canadiens opted to go with Samuel Montembeault for each match of the recent three-game homestand, so this will be Primeau’s first start since allowing six goals to the Boston Bruins on October 10.

We will have to wait until the team takes the ice to warmup to see how the skating formation looks. Both Mike Matheson and Juraj Slafkovský are questionable for the game, so Jayden Struble, the recently recalled Logan Mailloux, and Michael Pezzetta are all options to get into their first game of the season. Perhaps some fresh legs for a player wanting to prove he deserves a more permanent place will be a boost to the overall energy.

Without Guhle, we’re probably going to see another heavy deployment for Lane Hutson. After a busy start, the Habs are entering a light portion of the schedule with two days off before the next game and a three-day break after that, so we may see the rookie blue-liner approach 30 minutes once again knowing there is some recovery time upcoming.

Montreal Canadiens projected lineup

Scratched: Michael Pezzetta, Arber Xhekaj
Injured: Kaiden Guhle. Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, Patrik Laine

New York Islanders projected lineup