Montreal Canadiens vs. Los Angeles Kings
How to watch
Puck drop: 7:30 PM EDT / 4:30 PM PDT
In the Canadiens region: TSN2, TSN Direct (English), RDS, RDS Direct (French)
In the Kings region: Fox Sports West
Elsewhere: NHL.tv/Rogers NHL Live
While the rest of the NHL has been putting on a tribute to 1980s offensive hockey, the Canadiens have been tweaking their new-look forechecking game at practice. It will be a confident group that takes the ice tonight, coming off a 5-1 victory (if they can remember back that far), and their solid outing versus the Toronto Maple Leafs to open the season looking even better in hindsight.
Tonight will have a 1990s theme, with the Habs honouring the players from the last Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup. Having won two Cups this decade, the Kings shouldn’t feel overly upset about having to watch a celebration of the team that defeated them 25 years ago.
The Canadiens will also get a chance to introduce their new captain, even if fans won’t get to see Shea Weber sporting the C in a game situation. Alternates Paul Byron and Brendan Gallagher will continue to lead by example for the time being, and hope to run a season-opening points streak to three games.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Tomas Tatar |
Phillip Danault |
Brendan Gallagher |
| Jonathan Drouin |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
Joel Armia |
| Paul Byron |
Max Domi |
Artturi Lehkonen |
| Charles Hudon |
Matthew Peca |
Andrew Shaw |
Defencemen
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Victor Mete |
Jeff Petry |
| Mikey Reilly |
Noah Juulsen |
| Xavier Ouellet |
Jordie Benn |
Goaltenders
| Goaltenders |
| Carey Price |
| Antti Niemi |
Los Angeles Kings projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Alex Iafallo |
Anze Kopitar |
Ilya Kovalchuk |
| Austin Wagner |
Jeff Carter |
Tyler Toffoli |
| Tanner Pearson |
Adrian Kempe |
Trevor Lewis |
| Kyle Clifford |
Nate Thompson |
Michael Amadio |
Defencemen
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Derek Forbort |
Drew Doughty |
| Jake Muzzin |
Alec Martinez |
| Dion Phaneuf |
Paul LaDue |
Goaltenders
| Goaltenders |
| Jack Campbell |
| Peter Budaj |
