The Montreal Canadiens wrap up a three-game homestand tonight before heading out on the road for the next four. The final visitor of their sequence at the Bell Centre will be the 3-6-2 New York Rangers.
The Canadiens should be able to take advantage of what has been one of the weakest defensive teams in the NHL so far, but that wasn’t the case in their first matchup with the Rangers this season, as they fell 2-0 to Henrik Lundqvist and co.
The netminder won’t get a chance to replicate that performance tonight as Ondrej Pavelec takes the crease for the second consecutive game after recording a victory over the Arizona Coyotes in his last outing.
For the Canadiens, the loss of Nikita Scherbak to injury means that Torrey Mitchell draws back into the lineup. He takes that spot over Jacob de la Rose.
Puck drop is at 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
How to watch
In Canada: Sportsnet One, Sportsnet Now, City (English), TVA Sports (French)
In the United States: NHL Network, MSG
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: Joe Morrow, Jacob de la Rose
Injured: David Schlemko (hand), Nikita Scherbak (leg)
New York Rangers 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 |