Canadiens vs Lightning: Game thread, roster, lines, and how to watch
The Canadiens face their toughest challenge to date
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but the Montreal Canadiens are off to a great start this season.
They’re scoring goals, receiving fantastic performances from their goaltenders, and they’ve only dropped one point of a possible 14. Add to that a league-leading +14 goal differential and a score adjusted Corsi for of 53%. Simply put, the Habs are on fire.
Tonight represents the biggest challenge of the year for the NHL’s top team, as they face a team many have projected to win the Atlantic Division. The Lightning are off to an equally impressive start, owning a 5-1-0 record, and a +9 goal differential. As you would expect, Steven Stamkos leads them in scoring, with five goals and four assists in six games.
Even though the Canadiens are unbeaten in regulation, they’ll be hungry for a win versus their divisional rivals, seeing as many will perceive this game as a real measuring stick as to whether or not this team is a legitimate contender.
Last night saw Michel Therrien blend the lines midway through the game, meaning it’s unclear whether or not we’ll see any changes to start tonight compared to the lineup that was iced versus the Islanders.
We do know that Carey Price gets the start, whereas rookies Mikhail Sergachev and Daniel Carr will once again watch the game from the press box.
Puck drop is 7:30pm ET
How to watch:
Canada (English): Sportsnet 360
Canada (French): RDS
US: SUN
Online: GCL, NHL.TV
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Paul Byron | Alex Galchenyuk | Brendan Gallagher |
| Artturi Lehkonen | Tomas Plekanec | Alexander Radulov |
| Max Pacioretty | David Desharnais | Andrew Shaw |
| Phillip Danault | Torrey Mitchell | Brian Flynn |
| Left Defense |
Right Defense |
| Alexei Emelin | Shea Weber |
| Andrei Markov | Jeff Petry |
| Nathan Beaulieu | Greg Pateryn |
Scratched: Mikhail Sergachev, Daniel Carr
Injured: Zach Redmond (foot)
| Goaltenders |
| Carey Price |
| Al Montoya |
| Left Wing |
Center |
Right Wing |
| Nikita Kucherov | Steven Stamkos | Vladislav Namestnikov |
| Jonathan Drouin | Tyler Johnson | Ondrej Palat |
| Alex Killorn | Valtteri Filppula | Brayden Point |
| Cedric Paquette | Brian Boyle | J.T. Brown |
| Left Defense |
Right Defense |
| Victor Hedman | Anton Stralman |
| Jason Garrison | Andrej Sustr |
| Braydon Coburn | Nikita Nesterov |
| Goaltenders |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy |
| Ben Bishop |