Game 42: Montreal Canadiens @ Dallas Stars
Start time: **2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST**
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Stars region: Victory+
Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
The Canadiens have finally reached the last destination on a post-Christmas road trip and seventh consecutive stop away from home since December 20. What had been a very successful trip hit its first road bump yesterday with a shutout loss in St. Louis, and another loss today would drop the Habs’ record to 2-2-1; something you’d normally take at this time of year, but would be a disappointing end result considering the 2-0-1 start.
To finish with a winning record on this journey, the Habs will need to beat the Dallas Stars, which has been a tough ask in general this season, but not as impossible in the past few games. The Stars are currently on a four-game losing streak, as their normally elite-level defence has faltered, with four goals allowed in regulation in the last two matches.
Montreal knows it needs a better start than it had yesterday to extend that five, with better focus on their transitions and offensive setups. They can build on an eventful finish to the game yesterday to come out with a good start in this one.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #20 Juraj Slafkovský |
#91 Oliver Kapanen |
#93 Ivan Demidov |
| #13 Cole Caufield |
#14 Nick Suzuki |
#85 Alexandre Texier |
| #76 Zachary Bolduc |
#24 Phillip Danault |
#11 Brendan Gallagher |
| #27 Sammy Blais |
#90 Joe Veleno |
#62 Owen Beck |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #8 Mike Matheson |
#53 Noah Dobson |
| #48 Lane Hutson |
#45 Alexandre Carrier |
| #72 Arber Xhekaj |
#47 Jayden Struble |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #35 Samuel Montembeault |
#32 Jacob Fowler |
Scratched: Jakub Dobeš, Adam Engström
Injured: Josh Anderson, Kirby Dach, Jake Evans, Kaiden Guhle, Patrik Laine, Alex Newhook
Dallas Stars projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Matt Duchene |
Wyatt Johnston |
Mikko Rantanen |
| Jason Robertson |
Roope Hintz |
Mavrik Bourque |
| Justin Hryckowian |
Sam Steel |
Jamie Benn |
| Oskar Back |
Radek Faksa |
Colin Blackwell |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Esa Lindell |
Miro Heiskanen |
| Thomas Harley |
Nils Lundqvist |
| Ilya Lyubushkin |
Alex Petrovic |
| Starter |
Backup |
| Jake Oettinger |
Remi Poirier |
