Game 54: Montreal Canadiens @ New York Rangers
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Rangers region: MSG
Streaming: ESPN+, TSN+, RDS
Brendan Gallagher has served his five-game suspension, and will be in the lineup for his first game in three weeks tonight. One of his eight goals came in the first match of the season series with the New York Rangers, and he’ll be looking to add another to make up for lost time.
The Habs are coming off a solid effort versus the Anaheim Ducks, and have the safety of Samuel Montembeault in net for this one. The only way to end the Rangers’ winning streak is to score a few goals to outpace a deep offensive team, which means Montreal’s own depth will play a significant role in this contest.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #22 Cole Caufield |
#14 Nick Suzuki |
#20 Juraj Slafkovský |
| #40 Joel Armia |
#35 Alex Newhook |
#89 Joshua Roy |
| #70 Tanner Pearson |
#71 Jake Evans |
#17 Josh Anderson |
| #55 Michael Pezzetta |
#74 Brandon Gignac |
#11 Brendan Gallagher |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #8 Mike Matheson |
#58 David Savard |
| #47 Jayden Struble |
#21 Kaiden Guhle |
| #72 Arber Xhekaj |
#26 Johnny Kovacevic |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #35 Samuel Montembeault |
#34 Jake Allen |
Injured: Kirby Dach, Christian Dvorak, Jordan Harris, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, Chris Wideman
Scratched: Cayden Primeau, Jesse Ylönen
New York Rangers projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Chris Kreider |
Mika Zibanejad |
Blake Wheeler |
| Artemiy Panarin |
Vincent Trocheck |
Alexis Lafrenière |
| Will Cuylle |
Jonny Brodzinski |
Kaapo Kakko |
| Jimmy Vesey |
Barclay Goodrow |
Adam Edstrom |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Ryan Lindgren |
Adam Fox |
| K’Andre Miller |
Jacob Trouba |
| Erik Gustafsson |
Braden Schneider |
| Starter |
Backup |
| Jonathan Quick |
Igor Shesterkin |
