Game 1: Montreal PWHL @ Ottawa PWHL
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
In Canada: TSN 1/4/5 (English), RDS2 (French)
Streaming: RDS, TSN
Before the Canadiens wrap up their road trip, the newest professional team in Montreal begins its first ever game, taking on Ottawa in PWHL action. There are plenty of familiar names involved for those who have followed along with the international women’s game, including Marie-Philip Poulin captaining Montreal and Brianne Jenner, former teammate of EOTP’s Matt Drake, helming the team in Ottawa. This is the first of 24 regular-season game for each club before the playoffs begin.
Montreal PWHL projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #15 Maureen Murphy |
#29 Marie-Philip Poulin |
#21 Tereza Vanišová |
| #7 Laura Stacey |
#43 Kristin O’Neill |
#24 Ann-Sophie Bettez |
| #22 Kennedy Marchment |
#14 Jillian Dempsey |
#42 Claire Dalton |
| #16 Sarah Lefort |
#26 Sarah Bujold |
#8 Gabrielle David |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #9 Kati Tabin |
#23 Erin Ambrose |
| #10 Brigitte Laganière |
#96 Dominika Lásková |
| #12 Leah Lum |
#4 Catherine Daoust |
|
#2 Mariah Keopple |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #35 Ann-Renée Desbiens |
#20 Elaine Chuli |
Ottawa PWHL projected lineup
Game 37: Montreal Canadiens @ Dallas Stars
Start time: **8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST**
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Stars region: Bally Sports Southwest
Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN
With three losses in three games since the Christmas break, the Canadiens take on arguably the toughest team of the entire trip in the Dallas Stars. Dallas is challenging for the Central Division lead as one of the top offensive teams in the NHL.
Samuel Montembeault has received the call for a second consecutive start as Martin St-Louis wants his best goaltender to help the Caandiens get at least one win. The netminder’s game will be put to the test by a club that has creative forwards throughout the formation.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #22 Cole Caufield |
#14 Nick Suzuki |
#20 Juraj Slafkovský |
| #17 Josh Anderson |
#91 Sean Monahan |
#56 Jesse Ylönen |
|
#71 Jake Evans |
#11 Brendan Gallagher |
| #55 Michael Pezzetta |
#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 |
$54 Jordan Harris |
|
#26 Johnny Kovacevic |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #35 Samuel Montembeault |
#34 Jake Allen |
Injured: Kirby Dach, Christian Dvorak, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, Alex Newhook, Tanner Pearson, Chris Wideman
Scratched: Gustav Lindström, Cayden Primeau
Dallas Stars projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Jason Robertson |
Roope Hintz |
Joe Pavelski |
| Mason Marchment |
Matt Duchene |
Tyler Seguin |
| Jamie Benn |
Wyatt Johnson |
Evgenii Dadonov |
| Sam Steel |
Ty Dellandrea |
Craig Smith |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Ryan Suter |
Miro Heiskanen |
| Esa Lindell |
Jani Hakanpaa |
| Thomas Harley |
Nils Lundkvist |
| Starter |
Backup |
| Scott Wedgewood |
Matt Murray |
