Game 52: Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis Blues
Start time: **1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST***
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Blues region: Bally Sports Midwest
Streaming: ESPN+, TSN+, RDS
Joshua Roy is back with the NHL team following an injury to Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, and will be in the lineup with the roster holding no extra forwards. He’ll be eager to pick back up at the same level he was enjoying before he was reassigned to the AHL after his first stint.
Jake Allen gets a turn in net versus his former team, something he didn’t get when the Canadiens were in St. Louis earlier in the year; a surprising decision from Martin St-Louis at the time. The goaltender’s most recent result was the overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the final game before the bye week, and that’s the minimum result he’ll be looking for today.
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 |
#56 Jesse Ylönen |
| 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, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, Chris Wideman
Suspended: Brendan Gallagher
Scratched: Cayden Primeau, Arber Xhekaj
St. Louis Blues projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Pavel Buchnevich |
Robert Thomas |
Jordan Kyrou |
| Jake Neighbours |
Brayden Schenn |
Kasperi Kapanen |
| Brandon Saad |
Kevin Hayes |
Sammy Blais |
| Alexey Toropchenko |
Oskar Sundqvist |
Nathan Walker |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Nick Leddy |
Colton Parayko |
| Torey Krug |
Matt Kessel |
| Calle Rosen |
Marco Scandella |
| Starter |
Backup |
| Joel Hofer |
Jordan Binnington |
