Canadiens vs. Lightning: Game thread, rosters, lines, and how to watch
The Habs and Lightning face off for the second time in eight days.
The Montreal Canadiens have not won a game since a stop in Calgary on December 22. Since that point they’ve played five games, losing the final four on a year-ending road trip before kicking off 2018 in a similar fashion, looking discouraged down the stretch of a 4-1 defeat at the hands of the San Jose Sharks.
The quest for a win doesn’t get any easier for the team, as they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Bell Centre for the first time this season, with a road loss to the Lightning making up part of their current slide.
The Habs will be making a few lineup chages for tonight’s contest. The rotation of players will continue as Daniel Carr will be watching from above, with Jacob de la Rose slotting back in for the first time since December 7, centring the fourth line with Nicolas Deslauriers and Andrew Shaw on his wings.
Puck drop is at 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST
How to watch
Puck drop: 7:30 PM EDT / 4:30 PM PDT
In the Canadiens region: TSN2, TSN GO (English), RDS (French)
In the Lightning region: SUN
Elsewhere: NHL.tv/NHL Gamecentre Live, NHL Center Ice
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
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Nikita Scherbak | Phillip Danault | Artturi Lehkonen |
Alex Galchenyuk | Jonathan Drouin | Brendan Gallagher |
Paul Byron | Jacob de la Rose | Logan Shaw |
Nicolas Deslauriers | Byron Froese | Andrew Shaw |
Defence
Left Defence | Right Defence |
---|---|
Jordie Benn | Jeff Petry |
Karl Alzner | Noah Juulsen |
Mike Reilly | David Schlemko |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
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Antti Niemi |
Charlie Lindgren |
Scratched: Daniel Carr, Byron Froese
Injured: Shea Weber (foot), Ales Hemsky (concussion), Al Montoya (concussion)
Tampa Bay Lightning projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
---|---|---|
Brad Marchand | Riley Nash | David Pastrnak |
Jake DeBrusk | David Krejci | Rick Nash |
Tommy Wingels | David Backes | Brian Gionta |
Tim Schaller | Sean Kuraly | Noel Acciari |
Defence
Left Defence | Right Defence |
---|---|
Zdeno Chara | Charlie McAvoy |
Torey Krug | Kevan Miller |
Nick Holden | Brandon Carlo |
Goaltenders
Goaltenders |
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Tuukka Rask |
Anton Khudobin |