Game 33: Montreal Canadiens @ Chicago Blackhawks
Start time: **8:30 PM EST / 5:30 PM PST**
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Blackhawks region: NBC Sports Chicago
Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN
The net belongs to Cayden Primeau for the game in Chicago versus the Blackhawks. The goaltender has started six games this season, and the three wins he has amassed have come in the three games he’s played on the road, giving up two goals in each of those outings
The opportunity is there for him to improve his season record to 4-3 when he faces the 31st-ranked Blackhawks. The former juggernaut is now little more than Connor Bedard in the first phase of a rebuild, and while he is a very impressive rookie, he doesn’t have much of a chance in a sport played with six players a side. It’s going to take a few seasons to install a supporting cast around the prized talent, so for now they are just a points dispenser for other teams.
That’s not to say they can’t win games. They have accomplished that 10 times this season, but after the contract termination for Corey Perry, goals aren’t easy to come by. The Canadiens have managed at least three in each match of a current four-game points streak, which is good for their chances of scoring more goals than their opponent tonight.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #22 Cole Caufield |
#14 Nick Suzuki |
#20 Juraj Slafkovský |
| #91 Sean Monahan |
#71 Jake Evans |
#17 Josh Anderson |
| #40 Joel Armia |
#28 Christian Dvorak |
#11 Brendan Gallagher |
| #51 Emil Heineman |
#13 Mitchell Stephens |
#56 Jesse Ylönen |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #8 Mike Matheson |
#58 David Savard |
| #21 Kaiden Guhle |
#52 Justin Barron |
| #47 Jayden Struble |
#26 Johnny Kovacevic |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #30 Cayden Primeau |
#34 Jake Allen |
Injured: Kirby Dach, Jordan Harris, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, Alex Newhook, Tanner Pearson, Chris Wideman
Scratched: Gustav Lindström, Samuel Montembeault, Michael Pezzetta
Chicago Blackhawks projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Lukas Reichel |
Connor Bedard |
Ryan Donato |
| Philipp Kurashev |
Tyler Johnson |
Taylor Raddysh |
| Nick Foligno |
Jason Dickinson |
Colin Blackwell |
| Anthony Beauvillier |
MacKenzie Entwistle |
Reese Johnson |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Isaak Phillips |
Connor Murphy |
| Jarred Tinordi |
Louis Crevier |
| Kevin Korchinski |
Nikita Zaitsev |
| Starter |
Backup |
| Petr Mrazek |
Arvid Soderblom |
