Game 9: Montreal Canadiens @ Edmonton Oilers
Start time: **9:00 PM EDT / 6:00 PM PDT**
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Oilers region: Sportsnet West
Streaming: ESPN+, TSN+, RDS
After a difficult night in Calgary in which they were heavily outshot and handily outplayed, the Montreal Canadiens face an opponent that is dials up the offensive talent, but probably won’t fight as hard as the Flames did last night. That will be a welcome change for the Canadiens as they play a second game in two days to start off a four-game road trip.
That’s not to say this will be an easy night as Edmonton should be looking to overcome a mediocre start to the season that has seen them win only three of their seven games. They’re not in any great danger of missing out on a playoff spot in what might be the weakest division in the NHL, but they will still want to start putting up wins with regularity.
The Canadiens will make a lineup change from last night’s win as Kirby Dach is back in after missing three games. Joshua Roy’s stint will be limited to just last night’s contest if there are no more issues on this trip, while Joe Veleno will get a fourth consecutive game in Patrik Laine’s absence.
Samuel Montembeault gets the call for the second night of a back-to-back after a solid performance from Jakub Dobeš in Calgary. Montembeault is dealing with a mediocre start of his own and will need to be more like himself versus Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and the rest of the Oilers this evening.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| #13 Cole Caufield | #14 Nick Suzuki | #20 Juraj Slafkovský |
| #15 Alex Newhook | #91 Oliver Kapanen | #93 Ivan Demidov |
| #17 Josh Anderson | #71 Jake Evans | #11 Brendan Gallagher |
| #76 Zachary Bolduc | #77 Kirby Dach | #90 Joe Veleno |
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|---|
| #8 Mike Matheson | #53 Noah Dobson |
| #47 Jayden Struble | #48 Lane Hutson |
| #72 Arber Xhekaj | #45 Alexandre Carrier |
| Starter | Backup |
|---|---|
| #35 Samuel Montembeault | #75 Jakub Dobeš |
Scratched: Marc Del Gaizo, Joshua Roy
Injured: Kaiden Guhle, Patrik Laine
Edmonton Oilers projected lineup
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| Leon Draisaitl | Connor McDavid | Matthew Savoie |
| Andrew Mangiapane | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Jack Roslovic |
| Vasily Podkolzin | Noah Philp | Trent Frederic |
| Isaac Howard | Adam Henrique | David Tomasek |
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|---|
| Mattias Ekholm | Evan Bouchard |
| Darnell Nurse | Jake Walman |
| Brett Kulak | Ty Emberson |
| Starter | Backup |
|---|---|
| Calvin Pickard | Stuart Skinner |
