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

Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina Hurricanes

How to watch

Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet (English), TVAS (French)
In the Hurricanes region: Bally Sports South
Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet Now

The Canadiens are facing another tough opponent tonight at the Bell Centre, welcoming in the 103-point Carolina Hurricanes. It will be a repeive from facing the Florida Panthers, a team they could come up with no answer for this season with four losses in four games.

Montreal has at least taken a point off Carolina this year, from a 4-3 shootout loss back on March 7. A fourth line of Michael Pezzetta, Chris Tierney, and Alex Belzile did the majority of the work in creating this result, and that line has found ways to stay productive since.

The home team’s top goal-scorer from the month of March, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, won’t be able to help his club fight for the win as he is out for this contest. In his place comes Joel Armia, who has been out since February 21, and will be looking to end his season on a strong note.

Montreal Canadiens projected lineup

Scratched: Rem Pitlick, Chris Wideman
Injured/Ill: Josh Anderson, Paul Byron, Cole Caufield, Kirby Dach, Christian Dvorak, Kaiden Guhle, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, Sean Monahan, Juraj Slafkovský, Arber Xhekaj

Carolina Hurricanes projected lineup