The Habs will have a second chance to beat their rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs. This time, at the Centre Videotron in Quebec City tonight. It will be the first of three games in four nights for the bleu, blanc, et rouge.
Montreal was beaten soundly by Toronto Monday, losing 5-1 thanks to a Auston Matthews hat trick and goals from Patrick Marleau and William Nylander.
Carey Price will get the start for the Habs, while Zachary Fucale will back him up. He was called up from Laval yesterday. The Canadiens used an emergency goaltender, Jake Hildebrand, to backup Al Montoya in their 5-1 loss Monday.
Charlie Lindgren was supposed to start, but he got hurt during the pre-game warmup. The team has since announced that he is day-to-day with a lower body injury. Coincidentally, Al Montoya left practice this morning after taking a shot to his throat.
Montoya escorté hors de la glace. Il avait l’air de souffrir #CH #tvasports pic.twitter.com/lWNUnkSoiD
— Elizabeth Rancourt (@elitvasports) September 27, 2017
Jonathan Drouin will return to the lineup after missing Monday’s contest with an upper-body injury. Andrew Shaw, who has missed games due to a neck injury, will make his return to the lineup as well. Veterans Max Pacioretty, Shea Weber, and Brendan Gallagher will also get to play against Toronto.
Keep an eye out for Joe Morrow, Eric Gelinas, Brandon Davidson, and, of course, Victor Mete. All four will dress for tonight’s game, as they each push for a spot the Habs’ backline.
The Leafs will rest a number of their top-six forwards for tonight’s game. Reminiscent of the Bruins-Habs encounter in Quebec City last week, the Leafs’ big guns of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Patrick Marleau, and William Nylander will get the night off. Curtis McElhinney will start in net for the Leafs.
How To Watch
Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In the Canadiens region: RDS, TSN GO
In the Leafs region: TSN4, TSN GO
Elsewhere: NHL.tv
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| Max Pacioretty | Jonathan Drouin | Brendan Gallagher |
| Charles Hudon | Tomas Plekanec | Artturi Lehkonen |
| Alex Galchenyuk | Phillip Danault | Andrew Shaw |
| Paul Byron | Jacob de la Rose | Ales Hemsky |
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|---|
| Victor Mete | Shea Weber |
| Eric Gelinas | Brandon Davidson |
| Joe Morrow | Mark Streit |
| Goaltenders |
|---|
| Carey Price |
| Zachary Fucale |
Toronto Maple Leafs projected lineup
Forwards
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Kreider | Mika Zibanejad | Pavel Buchnevich |
| Rick Nash | Filip Chytil | Mats Zuccarello |
| Michael Grabner | Kevin Hayes | J.T. Miller |
| Jimmy Vesey | David Desharnais | Paul Carey |
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|---|
| Andreas Borgman | Connor Carrick |
| Calle Rosen | Travis Dermott |
| Martin Marincin | Justin Holl |
| Michael Paliotta |
| Goaltenders |
|---|
| Curtis McElhinney |
| Garret Sparks |
