Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers
How to watch
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English) RDS (French)
In the Panthers region: Bally Sports Florida
Streaming: ESPN+, NHL Live, RDS Direct, TSN Direct
Though he looked uncomfortable in his last start and spent his Wednesday afternoon with a knee specialist in New York, Carey Price is back with the team, and getting the start in tonight’s season finale. Price doesn’t yet have a win to his credit through four starts, and has an .853 save percentage from those games. Now that the Habs are locked into last place, they can throw everything they have remaining toward getting their goaltender a win.
The Florida Panthers have opted to keep the majority of their star players out of the lineup for a second night in a row, so they will be well-rested for the opening game of the post-season.
That decision does make Montreal’s goal of winning the final game of the year more attainable versus a team they haven’t been able to beat all year. There’s no reason for any player not to bring his best game to the ice, so hopefully we’re in for an energetic finish
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Cole Caufield |
Nick Suzuki |
Mike Hoffman |
| Rem Pitlick |
Jake Evans |
Brendan Gallagher |
| Tyler Pitlick |
Christian Dvorak |
Josh Anderson |
| Michael Pezzetta |
Ryan Poehling |
Laurent Dauphin |
Defencemen
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Alexander Romanov |
David Savard |
| Joel Edmundson |
Jeff Petry |
| Jordan Harris |
Chris Wideman |
Goaltenders
| Starter |
Backup |
| Carey Price |
Samuel Montembeault |
Florida Panthers projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Anthony Duclair |
Anton Lundell |
Maxim Mamin |
| Carter Verhaeghe |
Eetu Luostarinen |
Aleksi Heponiemi |
| Ryan Lomberg |
Noel Acciari |
Cole Schwindt |
| Joe Thornton |
Patric Hornqvist |
|
Defencemen
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Ben Chiarot |
Brandon Montour |
| Gustav Forsling |
Robert Hagg |
| Lucas Carlsson |
Petteri Lindbohm |
| Matt Kiersted |
|
Goaltenders
| Starter |
Backup |
| Jonas Johansson |
Spencer Knight |
