Game 59: Montreal Canadiens vs. Arizona Coyotes
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Coyotes region: Scripps Sports
Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN
Back in action after two-and-a-half days off since a matinée loss on Saturday, the Canadiens will be hoping more practice work on the defensive side will eliminate some of the major errors that have led to goals against during this five-game losing streak. The players have become frustrated with the losses in the second half of the season and want to put in the effort to turn things around.
At Arizona’s end, the Habs will be going up against Connor Ingram, one of the best stories for the Coyotes this season. The goaltender has posted a winning record and a .911 save percentage. Though Arizona has failed to get a win in the past 12 games, Ingram has helped the team earn a point in two of his last three starts, the only points they’ve managed on this slide. While defence will be the main focus for Montreal in this game, it’s also going to take some work on offence to make solid defending hold up.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #22 Cole Caufield |
#14 Nick Suzuki |
#20 Juraj Slafkovský |
| #89 Joshua Roy |
#35 Alex Newhook |
#40 Joel Armia |
| #11 Brendan Gallagher |
#71 Jake Evans |
#17 Josh Anderson |
| #70 Tanner Pearson |
#36 Colin White |
#56 Jesse Ylönen |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #8 Mike Matheson |
#21 Kaiden Guhle |
| #72 Arber Xhekaj |
#58 David Savard |
| $54 Jordan Harris |
#26 Johnny Kovacevic |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #35 Samuel Montembeault |
#34 Jake Allen |
Injured: Kirby Dach, Christian Dvorak, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, Chris Wideman
Scratched: Michael Pezzetta, Cayden Primeau
Arizona Coyotes projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Nick Schmaltz |
Barrett Hayton |
Alex Kerfoot |
| Jason Zucker |
Logan Cooley |
Dylan Guenther |
| Mattias Maccelli |
Nick Bjugstad |
Lawson Crouse |
| Michael Pezzetta |
Jack McBain |
Liam O’Brien |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| J.J. Moser |
Matt Dumba |
| Sean Durzi |
Michael Kesselring |
| Juuso Valimaki |
Troy Stecher |
| Starter |
Backup |
| Conno Ingram |
Karel Vejmelka |
