Karl Alzner will make his 2019-20 pre-season debut as the Montreal Canadiens face the Toronto Marlies Maple Leafs Monday night at the Bell Centre.
Voici les alignements pour le match de ce soir au Centre Bell.
Here are the lineups for tonight’s game at the Bell Centre.#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/bs8Z1Kt9bf
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) September 23, 2019
Also in the lineup will be Jonathan Drouin who gets another chance with Max Domi and Tomas Tatar as the season approaches. Charles Hudon will play with Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Joel Armia.
With the level of competition, and the season approaching, it would be a good opportunity for some of the bubble players on the Canadiens to step up.
With Carey Price and Keith Kinkaid dressed, it looks like Price will start. Both goalies have already played full pre-season games and there are three games remaining, including Monday’s. Price’s first game was half the game split with Cayden Primeau.
Carey Price is in the starter’s net this morning, should be his third start of the preseason.
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) September 23, 2019
Cale Fleury will also get another look and the pairing of Jeff Petry and Ben Chiarot will get another game in.
#Habs vs #Leafs:
Tatar – Domi – Drouin
Hudon – Kotkaniemi – Armia
Cousins – Thompson – Belzile
Peca – Evans – BarberChiarot – Petry
Alzner – Brook
Kulak – FleuryPrice
Kinkaid— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) September 23, 2019
The defence pairs have since been corrected.
Canadiens defence pairs this morning
Chiarot-Petry
Kulak-Brook
Alzner-Fleury— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) September 23, 2019
After Monday night, the Canadiens will head to Toronto on Wednesday before ending the pre-season on Saturday at home against the Ottawa Senators.
