Pre-season game 5: Montreal Canadiens @ Ottawa Senators
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
Venue: Centre Vidéotron, Quebec City
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Senators region: TSN5 (English), RDS (French)
Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
The final week of the NHL pre-season has arrived, and the Canadiens will play their final two tune-up games versus the Ottawa Senators. First up is a meeting in Quebec City tonight, followed by the sixth and final game on Saturday at home.
This will likely be the final game for roster hopefuls to make an impression before the opening-night lineup takes the ice in the finale to build up a bit of chemistry. To that end, everyone still vying for places get into the lineup tonight, including Oliver Kapanen, Owen Beck, Joe Veleno, Florian Xhekaj, and Adam Engström. Martin St-Louis will be looking for one last standout performance from these players before deciding how to finalize his 23-man roster in about a week’s time.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| #76 Zachary Bolduc | #77 Kirby Dach | #11 Brendan Gallagher |
| #15 Alex Newhook | #91 Oliver Kapanen | #93 Ivan Demidov |
| #63 Florian Xhekaj | #71 Jake Evans | #17 Josh Anderson |
| #90 Joe Veleno | #62 Owen Beck | #92 Patrik Laine |
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|---|
| #8 Mike Matheson | #42 Adam Engström |
| #72 Arber Xhekaj | #48 Lane Hutson |
| #47 Jayden Struble | #45 Alexandre Carrier |
| Starter | Backup |
|---|---|
| #75 Jakub Dobeṧ | #34 Kaapo Kähkönen |
Ottawa Senators projected lineup
Sens lines this morning
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Tkachuk – Stützle – Giroux
Greig – Pinto – Amadio
Lycksell – Halliday – Kaliyev
MacEwen- Jenik – Hodgson
Sanderson -Zub
Sebrango – Spence
Yakemchuk – Matinpalo
Thomson
Merilainen
