Canadiens vs. Blackhawks: Game thread, rosters, lines, and how to watch

The Montreal Canadiens did something last night that they hadn’t been doing at the first of the year: found a way to overcome some adversity.

Despite controlling the play, Montreal was down 4-2 to the Winnipeg Jets in the third period. Rather than fold, they continued to press on offence, and eventually came away with a 5-4 overtime win.

A team that couldn’t win for losing to start the season has been earning more Ws than Ls in recent games, and that’s in large part due to a change in the team’s offensive fortunes.

Last night’s breakout player was Andrew Shaw, and he would be very happy to keep the hot hand versus his former team tonight.

Puck drop is at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST

How to watch

In Canada: Sportsnet, Sportsnet Now (English)
In the Canadiens region: RDS (French)
In the USA: NHL Network
In the Blackhawks region: NBCSCH
Elsewhere: NHL.tv/NHL GameCentre Live, NHL Center Ice

Montreal Canadiens projected lineup

Forwards

Defence

Goaltenders

Scratched: Brandon Davidson
Injured: Ales Hemsky (concussion), Charles Hudon (upper body), Carey Price (lower body), Nikita Scherbak (knee), David Schlemko (hand)

Chicago Blackhawks projected lineup

Forwards

Defence

Goaltenders

Scratched: Tanner Kero, Jordan Oesterle
Injured: Gustav Forsling (head), Michal Rozsival (concussion), Jordin Tootoo (upper body)