How to watch
Start time: 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST
In Canada: TSN2, TSN Direct (English), RDS, RDS Direct (French)
In the Hurricanes region: Fox Sports – Carolina
Elsewhere: NHL.tv/Rogers NHL Live
After losing four games in a row, the Canadiens are falling back from the top seeds in the Atlantic Division, just hanging onto the final wild-card position after being fairly comfortably in a playoff position just one week ago. Allowing too many goals has been the biggest issue facing the team, though in recent games goal-scoring has become an issue as well.
Tonight, they get a player back who should help with both. After missing more than 11 months with first a foot injury and then a knee operation, Shea Weber will take his spot on the top pairing, providing what the team hopes is reliable presence in the defensive end and a terrifying one at the other.
Despite this being his third season in Montreal, tonight’s will be just his 105th game for the team. He does have 23 goals and 58 points in that time, and that’s something the Canadiens will hope to see again right away, especially on one of the league’s worst power plays.
The Carolina Hurricanes don’t fare much better with the man advantage. In fact, scoring goals in general has been difficult for the club over the last several seasons. They always take a lot of shots (they lead the league at just a shade under 40 per contest) but just haven’t been able to convert them into goals. The Canadiens will hope that continues for at least one more game.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Tomas Tatar |
Phillip Danault |
Brendan Gallagher |
| Jonathan Drouin |
Max Domi |
Andrew Shaw |
| Charles Hudon |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
Artturi Lehkonen |
| Nicolas Deslauriers |
Michael Chaput |
Kenny Agostino |
Defencemen
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| David Schlemko |
Shea Weber |
| Brett Kulak |
Jeff Petry |
| Victor Mete |
Jordie Benn |
Goaltenders
| Goaltenders |
| Carey Price |
| Antti Niemi |
Carolina Hurricanes projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Warren Foegele |
Jordan Staal |
Justin Williams |
| Micheal Ferland |
Sebastian Aho |
Teuvo Teravainen |
| Andrei Svechnikov |
Lucas Wallmark |
Jordan Martinook |
| Brock McGinn |
Victor Rask |
Phillip Di Giuseppe |
Defencemen
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Jaccob Slavin |
Dougie Hamilton |
| Calvin de Haan |
Justin Faulk |
| Jake Bean |
Trevor van Riemsdyk |
Goaltenders
| Goaltenders |
| Scott Darling |
| Curtis McElhinney |
