Game 49: Montreal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
In Canada: CBC, CityTV (English), TVA Sports (French)
In the Penguins region: Sportsnet Pittsburgh
Streaming: CBC Gem, ESPN+, Sportsnet+
After getting an early offensive outburst in their last game which helped snap a three-game losing streak, the Canadiens have travelled to Pittsburgh for one final game before the bye week. They’ll be taking on a Penguins team that should be desperate for a win given their place in the standings, though with more losses than wins since the Christmas break, there is growing concern among the team’s fanbase that it’s going to be a second consecutive year with no playoff appearance.
The Canadiens’ lineup looks a bit different from the one that beat the Islanders on Thursday. Brendan Gallagher will be serving the first of five games he has been suspended for, and Martin St-Louis has also scratched Arber Xhekaj after the defenceman took two penalties in the last game. Jordan Harris is back in the lineup, and Jesse Ylönen also reclaims a place with Gallagher out.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #22 Cole Caufield |
#14 Nick Suzuki |
#17 Josh Anderson |
| #20 Juraj Slafkovský |
#91 Sean Monahan |
#40 Joel Armia |
| #70 Tanner Pearson |
#71 Jake Evans |
#56 Jesse Ylönen |
| #55 Michael Pezzetta |
#82 Lucas Condotta |
#49 Rafaël Harvey-Pinard |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #8 Mike Matheson |
#21 Kaiden Guhle |
| #47 Jayden Struble |
#58 David Savard |
| $54 Jordan Harris |
#26 Johnny Kovacevic |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #34 Jake Allen |
#35 Samuel Montembeault |
Injured: Kirby Dach, Christian Dvorak, Alex Newhook, Chris Wideman
Suspended: Brendan Gallagher
Scratched: Cayden Primeau, Arber Xhekaj
Pittsburgh projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Jake Guentzel |
Sidney Crosby |
Bryan Rust |
| Drew O’Connor |
Evgeni Malkin |
Colin White |
| Rickard Rakell |
Lars Eller |
Valtteri Puustinen |
| Jansen Harkins |
Noel Acciari |
Jeff Carter |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Marcus Pettersson |
Kris Letang |
| Ryan Graves |
Erik Karlsson |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph |
Chad Ruhwedel |
| Starter |
Backup |
| Tristan Jarry |
Alex Nedeljkovic |
