The Montreal Canadiens take to the Bell Centre ice tonight in their second match of the pre-season, hosting the Washington Capitals in the first of back-to-back games.
Jonathan Drouin and Max Pacioretty will highlight tonight’s Canadiens lineup. The Capitals haven’t brought maky stars on the trip, but the ones who did arrive in Montreal are superstar talents. Alex Ovechkin and centreman Evgeny Kuznetsov will be taking a regular shift while the coaching staff will be monitoring a few of the less experienced players in the system.
It will be interesting to see how the pairing of Victor Mete and Shea Weber handles Ovechkin’s line should they end up on the ice together. Charles Hudon also gets a chance to build on a good stretch of performances to keep himself in the running for a roster spot.
How To Watch
Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In the Canadiens region: RDS
In the Capitals region: CSN-DC
In the USA: NHL Network
Elsewhere: NHL TV
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Max Pacioretty |
Torrey Mitchell |
Brendan Gallagher |
| Charles Hudon |
Tomas Plekanec |
Artturi Lehkonen |
| Alex Galchenyuk |
Phillip Danault |
Ales Hemsky |
| Paul Byron |
Jacob de la Rose |
Byron Froese |
Defencemen
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Victor Mete |
Shea Weber |
| Karl Alzner |
Jeff Petry |
| Mark Streit |
Jordie Benn |
Goaltenders
| Goaltenders |
| Carey Price |
| Charlie Lindgren |
Washington Capitals projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Zack Hyman |
Auston Matthews |
William Nylander |
| James Van Riemsdyk |
Tyler Bozak |
Mitchell Marner |
| Patrick Marleau |
Nazem Kadri |
Leo Komarov |
| Matt Martin |
Miro Aaltonen |
Connor Brown |
Defence
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Andreas Borgman |
Connor Carrick |
| Calle Rosen |
Travis Dermott |
| Martin Marincin |
Justin Holl |
| Michael Paliotta |
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Goaltenders
| Goaltenders |
| Henrik Lundqvist |
| Ondrej Pavelec |
