Game 21: Montreal Canadiens @ Los Angeles Kings
Start time: **4:00 PM EST / 1:00 PM PST**
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Sharks region: Bally Sports West
Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
The Canadiens have earned wins over the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks so far on this road trip, but now they take on the best team in California to wrap it up. The Los Angeles Kings have just three regulation losses this season, tying with the Vegas Golden Knights for the best points percentage in the Western Conference. They are one of the top defensive teams, and one of the most dangerous offensively as well, capable of winning whatever type of game an opponent can muster.
The good news for the Canadiens is that all three of their regulation losses, and three more defeats in extra time, have come on home ice; only the Chicago Blackhawks have fewer wins in their own arena this season. But the Canadiens can’t count on those home woes extending any more than they could rely on the Sharks playing to their season record in yesterday’s game, a contest they were lucky to escape with two points.
The lineup will be the same for this afternoon’s game as it was for yesterday’s, with the one change being in goal as Jake Allen completes the three-goalie cycle on this tour of California. His personal losing streak now sits at four games, and he’ll need to be the best player in today’s game to get himself back in the win column.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #35 Alex Newhook |
#14 Nick Suzuki |
#11 Brendan Gallagher |
| #22 Cole Caufield |
#28 Christian Dvorak |
#20 Juraj Slafkovský |
| #70 Tanner Pearson |
#91 Sean Monahan |
#17 Josh Anderson |
| #55 Michael Pezzetta |
#71 Jake Evans |
#56 Jesse Ylönen |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #21 Kaiden Guhle |
#27 Gustav Lindström |
| #8 Mike Matheson |
#52 Justin Barron |
| #47 Jayden Struble |
#26 Johnny Kovacevic |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #34 Jake Allen |
#35 Samuel Montembeault |
Injured: Kirby Dach, Jordan Harris, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, David Savard, Chris Wideman, Arber Xhekaj
Scratched: Joel Armia, Mattias Norlinder, Cayden Primeau
Los Angeles Kings projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Quinton Byfield |
Anze Kopitar |
Adrian Kempe |
| Kevin Fiala |
Phillip Danault |
Trevor Moore |
| Carl Grundstrom |
Pierre-Luc Dubois |
Alex Laferriere |
| Jaret Anderson-Dolan |
Trevor Lewis |
Arthur Kaliyev |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Mikey Anderson |
Drew Doughty |
| Vladislav Gavrikov |
Matt Roy |
| Andreas Englund |
Jordan Spence |
| Starter |
Backup |
| Pheonix Copley |
Cam Talbot |
